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Topic: Hello advice please. 4 man with headroom

Sandpiper96

05/8/2011 at 6:39pm
Location: Cheshire
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We're a couple of oldee returners (total age 147) looking for a 4 berth tent with headroom and, most important, quick & easy to put up. We'd been very tempted by the Vango Airbeam Infinity 400 but were put off by the very poor reviws.
Any suggestions for practical alternatives, please? (No! Not a World Cruise - I haven't got a tie!)
Best wishes for the rest of the summer,
Tom.

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shelldean

05/8/2011 at 6:48pm
Location: Surrey London borders
Outfit: Harvard de lux. Indiana 8. Quechua 3

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hello and welcome I cant help with tent choices, but maybe try reposting on the tent part of the forum, you'll get more answers there. You'll probably get some here too.

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camped in 2009= 27nights
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CAZ1959

05/8/2011 at 6:52pm
Location: North West
Outfit: amazon 400 signature range 2012

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I notice you live in Cheshire,if you find Camperlands in Manchester they have loads of tents which may suit you all erected,also Go outdoors in Stockport is not too far away they have plenty too.

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pillsley

05/8/2011 at 7:04pm
Location: B&NES
Outfit: Luna Conquest

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Tent, trailer tent or folding camper? Lots of second hand stuff around if money's tightish.

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shelldean

05/8/2011 at 7:06pm
Location: Surrey London borders
Outfit: Harvard de lux. Indiana 8. Quechua 3

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oh what about the vango Icaras 500, maybe suitable???

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Shelli
Campers do it in the mud!
Hubby says we can't camp as much this yr mmm we'll see!!
camped in 2009= 27nights
Booked for 2010 = 30 nights.

YAH I win!!

Looks like I was right he he

madz

05/8/2011 at 7:06pm
Location: east midlands
Outfit: swift 530

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QUECHUA - tent

BASE SECONDS 4.2

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/family-camping-pop-up-tents-116275864/

Welcome if you are prepared to buy the extra living area this is the easiest tent I've seen, been hanging my nose over it for ages even though I have a caravan now.

Do you need standing room in your bedroom area? How much space do you want in your tent? I have to admit I like alot of extra living area with a tent in case of bad weather.

pally

05/8/2011 at 10:04pm
Location: Yorkshire
Outfit: Gelert Horizon 6 Hi Gear Mojave 5

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The Hi Gear Gobi 4 would be perfect for a couple, haven't got one (yet - still dithering!) but its very high all through and a good internal size. And it's on at £125 at the moment at Go Outdoors.

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sadkate

05/8/2011 at 10:45pm
Location: Linlithgow West Lothian
Outfit: The Yorkshire Diamond!

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Have a look at the Vango Kairos.

TBH, plain and simple tunnel tents are easy peasy to put up. Something like this:

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/redirect.asp?redir=http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/atlantis-4-p185588

Just check the height. That one there is 5'8" at the tallest point.

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Ye're no here tae enjoy yersel.

shirleys

06/8/2011 at 9:24am
Location: Stalybridge
Outfit: Outwell Oakland XL

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To be honest most tunnel type tents are easy to put up but can take a bit of time, another option would be a bell tent, peg out corners, single pole inside then peg out rest job done.

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HEJC72

06/8/2011 at 10:19am
Location: North Yorkshire
Outfit: Holi * Perran 4 * Airedale 5

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I can erect our Licata 400 solo in about 15-20 minutes (I'm a short, fat, unfit mum of 3 with back and knee problems!)

Lovely tent which is easy to erect, large bedroom pod, good sized living area, standing height throughout, SIG, massive windows let in loads of light, good ventilation.

Ours has withstood some horrendous wind and rain with no leaks or snapped poles in sight!

A lot of good quality tent for the money:
http://www.outdooraction.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000002.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eoutdooraction%2eco%2euk%2facatalog%2f&WD=licata%20400&SHOP=%20&PN=Easy_Camp_Licata_400__2010_%2ehtml%23a1405#a1405

Other popular tents to consider would be the Vango Icarus 500, Artemis 400 or Sungari 400 or the Outwell Carolina M

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arsenaldes

06/8/2011 at 12:55pm
Location: Aston Clinton
Outfit: Kampa Holkham + Outwell Yukon River*

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Or any of the Kampa 4/5 berth tents as well as the Easy Camp Boston

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Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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weetabixface

06/8/2011 at 3:19pm
Location: Glasgow
Outfit: coleman sahara tentipi safir + others

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Welcome to ukcs

Coleman mackenzie cabin would be my suggestion

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Dee OD

06/8/2011 at 5:23pm
Location: Cork Ireland
Outfit: quechua base seconds 4.2 Dandy Disc

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a second for the quechua base second puts itself up really and plenty room in living area to stand and even for table and chairs and fantastic design love it cant reccommend it enough good luck and welcome to ukcs youl definately get plenty advise and help here anyway

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lifes too short.... lets enjoy it while we can

nikkid21

06/8/2011 at 6:29pm
Location: Farnborough Hants
Outfit: Florida 6 Frinton 4 2seconds XXL

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Kampa Frinton 4 is full head height and goes up, pegged and everything in half an hour.

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37 nights in my tent

2012 booked
Swiss farm, henley (2)
La garangeoire (7)
Houlgate la vallee (2)
Dernwood farm (2)
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Madscot66

06/8/2011 at 7:38pm
Location: Dumfries
Outfit: Amazon 600 zenith 8 man kampa polzeath

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Must agree with pally. The Gobi 4 is a great choice. Check the reviews..............

TiMar

06/8/2011 at 8:12pm
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