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03/7/2012 at 9:58am
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We have just sold our Vango Tamor 500 which has given us years of great service however we have found that there is just not enough living space and due to small windows dark, we tend to go away for at least a week at a time, (it would have been fine for short breaks). There are only 2 of us but we like space!!! We dont have a huge budget only up to £400 max please can anyone suggest a tent for us? Thank you in anticipation
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03/7/2012 at 10:57am
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Colorado 5 by Outwell. We have had one for several years & bought a new model with a sewn in groundsheet last year. We bought a footprint groundsheet too. OH is 6ft 4 & can stand up throughout. It has a fab living space & we have had 8 people around a table in it. It has 2 bedrooms but with a zipped partition which we keep unzipped. In one we have our double camp bed & in the other a luggable loo & is our dressing room. It's a fab tent & perfect for weekend breaks . We have stayed for a week in it too & it was brilliant. After a couple of camps we got the pitching time down to 20 mins!(bearing in mind I am a weak thing too!)The windows are large & give plenty of light. It has stood up to 40mph winds with not a murmur. It's a really great tent for 2. One issue is it's orange but hey we can always find it on the site! We paid £259 from Go Outdoors so you'd have plenty left over for nice accessories!
------------- Lyn xxx
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03/7/2012 at 11:00am
Location: Surrey but from Dumfries Originally Outfit: Outwell Virginia 5
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There is only 2 of us too and we just bought an Outwell Virginia, it has been discontinued but you can still get them, it cost me £130 (rrp £300)
I have to be honest, I was looking at the Nevada M or the Oakland L, both of which are about £260 but you can still get extensions and awnings for them. We had actually settled on the Oakland L but decided to go for the Virginia because of the side rain safe canopy, plus it was cheaper for us as budget was an issue.
I dont have experience of any other make of tent of this size, mine before were all 3 man dome tents but I am sure lots of other people will give you great advice.
We spent a couple of weekends looking at outdoor displays, not Go but SK Camping and Outdoor World in Horsham, helped us narrow down the type of tent and size and then google from there to get the best deals.
Hope you get exactly what you want :)
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05/7/2012 at 9:46pm
Location: Aston Clinton Outfit: Kampa Holkham + Outwell Yukon River*
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Kampa Croyde 6 would be good if you want some space, steel poles and a built in canopy. Great quality, realistic price and great after sales
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05/7/2012 at 10:31pm
Location: Nottingham Outfit: Outwell
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Quote: Originally posted by arsenaldes on 05/7/2012
Kampa Croyde 6 would be good if you want some space, steel poles and a built in canopy. Great quality, realistic price and great after sales
I cannot praise this tent enough.
Family of five here and LOVE it. VERY sturdy too.
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05/7/2012 at 11:07pm
Location: Doncaster Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder
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Hi Guinness 19 We are sellilg a outwell nevada l with every thing but sleeping bags on ebay if you are liking what you see let me know if not happy hunting and good luck in finding what you want
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05/7/2012 at 11:40pm
Location: South Wales Outfit: Conway Crusader
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Have a look at the outwell Carolina M - Lovely light tent
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06/7/2012 at 12:08am
Location: London Outfit: Kampa Frinton 4 Classic Nevada M
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You could go.polycotton with Kampa Frinton 4 classic. I just got one for £405
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06/7/2012 at 9:00pm
Location: Nottingham Outfit: Eldiss Affinity 482
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Another vote here for the Kampa Croyde 6, we have nothing but praise for ours, there are only the 2 of us, we use it for weekends as well as longer trips and absolutely love it, I am always looking around at other tents but havent seen anything I like as much as ours.
------------- Debs
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07/7/2012 at 9:32am
Location: Rural Peterborough! Outfit: Elddis Xplore 302 & Defender 110 CSW
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We had A Lulworth (precursor to the Croyde) for 2 plus Poppy Dog, it was lovely, but the living area was too BIG for us, we spent our time in the canopy area. The living area was only used for storage and to walk through!
Our new Eureka! N!ergy Grand BTC is polycotton and has smaller living area and BIG porch. Love it!
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11/7/2012 at 5:12pm
Location: Manchester Outfit: Airgo Stratus 4 Air
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Quote: Originally posted by mcguire6078 on 06/7/2012
You could go.polycotton with Kampa Frinton 4 classic. I just got one for £405
Post last edited on 06/07/2012 05:54:43
Did you manage to get any pictures of your tent up? I still haven't decided what I want lol
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