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Topic: De Waard questions

Slubber

16/7/2014 at 10:05am
Location: Cheshire
Outfit: Cabanon Guadeloupe De Waard Albatros

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This may well be a moot point if De Waard don't ship to the UK. I've emailed Vrijbuiter and I'm waiting for a reply, but maybe someone on here knows.

After many years of looking at these tents on line, and a trip to Vrijbuiter several years ago we are going to take the plunge and buy ourselves a De Waard.

We are a family of 4, kids are now 9 and 10.

We currently have a Cabanon Guadeloupe which I love, but its just getting a wee bit small for the four of us. We are camping for 17 nights in North Wales next month I have decided that this is the time to upgrade and enlarge.

Do I go for an Albatros or the Vergrote Zilvermeeuw?

I have always wanted an Albatros, the single pole design is much more pleasing that the two poles, but is it big enough?

Looking at floor plans it's even bigger (width wise) than the Cabanon Barbados which is their 6 man pyramid, but I really don't want to feel squashed in the bedroom.

Am I going to regret not going for the even bigger Zilvermeew?

Can anyone tell me what the 'Albatros Gordijnset albatros' is? is It a footprint groundsheet?

Is the best combination of additions the two windshields and then the varioluifel?

Thanks in advance. It's such a huge spend on a tent (joint 40th birthday presents to each other) I want to make the right decision.

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Wendyhouse

16/7/2014 at 10:35am
Location: Staithes
Outfit: Vantage Neo

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Have you tried these folks - it is in English

http://www.dewaardforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=12901

Slubber

16/7/2014 at 11:58am
Location: Cheshire
Outfit: Cabanon Guadeloupe De Waard Albatros

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Thank you Wendy, that was so helpful. Have just had a long chat on the phone with the very lovely and helpful Pe Bouwman.

They do ship to the UK!

decisions decisions....

dk168

16/7/2014 at 12:54pm
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
Outfit: MWB2BVW2BCrafter2

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IMHO, the Albatros is not that much bigger than the Guadeloupe, and I would be inclined to go bigger and get the Vergrote Zilvermeeuw instead.

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mjdb

16/7/2014 at 6:12pm
Location: Shropshire
Outfit: Karsten 3m with sleeping unit Kos 6

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Hi Slubber,
Not sure if you still need the translation but
Gordijnset = a set of curtains.
Gordijnen = Curtain .

Not sure if its a set of curtains for a window ...or if its a set of curtains ...like a partition for sleeping area. Would have to see how it was used in the whole text.

Maddie

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i think its the door window curtains because the Albatros has an inner tent

Basichendo

16/7/2014 at 7:09pm
Location: Essex & Suffolk border
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I'd ask if / when they do a sale at any point? I noticed on their Facebook page that last year (65th anniversary) their classic tents had 20% off and 50% off all accessories!

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Basichendo

16/7/2014 at 7:10pm
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Okay that's just their stream... It's in the 2013 pics

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