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PersonGazSteevo
18/8/2013 at 7:28pm
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Help needed!!

We are a family of 5, 2 adults & 3 kids...

The problem is we are outgrowing our hi gear mojave 5, the missus loves our queen size airbed which is 163 wide but unfortunately this doesnt fit inthe standard 2 person pods, so at the minute were in the 3 pod and the youngest gets in with us and the other 2 girls in the 2 pod.

We have seen the outwell montana 6p has 2x 180 pods which would be an ideal upgrade but were struggling to find anything else that will accomadate. Everything seems to be a 2 and a 4.

Does anyone know of any more tents with 2 bedroom pods with 3 in each???

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PersonShd76
18/8/2013 at 7:39pm
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Yellowstone falls, Yukon river 6 (discontinued but theres a few for sale ebay etc) Both outwell.

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Personbrickiemum
18/8/2013 at 8:04pm
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Vango Monte Verde has a 3 person pod in the middle which fits our queen size bed perfectly

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Personnewnatjj
18/8/2013 at 8:44pm
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Vango Maritsa 700 has a 3+2+2 person pod. Not sure of the exact measurements without checking, but I'm confident your air bed will fit in the three person pod.


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Personfree-range-children
18/8/2013 at 9:10pm
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Mmmmm I've been eyeing up the maritsa 700 we are a 2 +3 family and are rapidly outgrowing our khyam faro 5.


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Persongreenscooby
18/8/2013 at 9:16pm
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THIS Will give you the bedroom dimensions, just click on the other pic.

Hope this helps,

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PersonGazSteevo
18/8/2013 at 9:17pm
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Thanks for all the reccomendations... The trouble with the vango ones is that 1 of the 3 kids would have to be in a pod by themselves and I can forsee the arguments now! Realistically though we may have to go with it...

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Persongreenscooby
18/8/2013 at 9:20pm
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As far as I can remember you can turn the 2 two person pods into one large room.

Scooby.

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Personfree-range-children
18/8/2013 at 9:46pm
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The one I saw you could turn 2 pods into 1. I too couldn't face the arguments lol

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PersonGazSteevo
18/8/2013 at 10:01pm
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Unfortunately I think the 3 joins with the middle 2 leaving a 2 (toobsmall for the queen bed).
If the 2,s joined the maritsa would be ideal!!!

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Personnewnatjj
18/8/2013 at 10:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by GazSteevo on 18/8/2013
Unfortunately I think the 3 joins with the middle 2 leaving a 2 (toobsmall for the queen bed).
If the 2,s joined the maritsa would be ideal!!!


Hmmm... yes, the 3 does join with the middle 2 on the Maritsa. Know it's bigger than you were looking for, but how about the Hi Gear Kalahari 8? This has four double bedrooms, however alternatively you can make two large bedrooms by taking the internal dividing curtains down. We had this tent before the Maritsa


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18/8/2013 at 10:30pm
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How about THIS one?

Scooby.


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PersonGazSteevo
18/8/2013 at 10:31pm
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The only downer with the Kalahari is I'd like to move to steel poles, also the living space isn't the biggest, definitely 1 to consider though, thanks for the suggestion!!
All things considered I think its going to be the outsell Montana 6p.

1 thing if anyone owns one they could clear up? On the pictures it looks like the awning & canopy don't actually add much more room? Is this the case or is it just deceiving in the pics?

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PersonGazSteevo
18/8/2013 at 10:34pm
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Thanks Scooby, another one to consider!!

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Persongreenscooby
18/8/2013 at 10:38pm
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The awning on the Montana 6 will add another 270cm to the front of the tent, giving an overall length of 675cm.


Scooby.



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Personmadmum2000
20/8/2013 at 7:34pm
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Might not work for you but our eldest sleeps in living room area and the end of our Aerobed sneaks into other pod.We have a Kampa Croyde 6. Won't be long before he can have a pup tent though as he is 13.


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