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05/8/2015 at 1:50pm
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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I'n sure you could "produce" something more than suitable with a Karsten, what with their main pod (various sizes), then sleeping extensions and/or additional pods to suit... then of course, there's the awnings.
Wouldn't come cheap, but that depends how many you want in "separate rooms", and who are fine with being kept apart by a mere dividing curtain, but certainly an option!
Off the top of my head, and based on Mum, Dad, 3 teens and 3 pre-teens, I'm thinking 300 main pod, 240 pod to rear, for Mum & Dad, Sleep extension to the right, and same to the left. Awning(s) to the front, to finish it off in style.
It would be a beauty... but so would the invoice! 
Or just go for something completely whacky...
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05/8/2015 at 9:34pm
Location: Yorkshire
Outfit: None Entered
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For use in the heat of a French summer, you won't do better than a Cabanon Espace (8 berth). Yes, the canvas and frame is heavy and bulky but, if you can carry it, what other tent offers x 4 generous bedrooms (one is split by a dividing curtain), hanging rail for clothes, changing area, designated kitchen area (separated by a curtain, on later models), spacious living/dining area where 2 sides can be totally rolled up, for best possible ventilation and where a roof liner makes it cooler still?
The cotton canvas is dependable and breathable, the PVC coated roof can be wiped clean if required. Tough, large mud flaps go inside the tent and can be overlaid with a good quality groundsheet to keep you dry, or a breathable one if you want to keep things cooler still.
If you can get hold of one with a side canopy you can create more covered area and shade.
In my experience, nothing can touch them for usability, dependability, comfort or general niceness. They are wonderful tents, especially for use in France, when it's hot.
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