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15/5/2017 at 11:31am
Location: Liverpool
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Hi all,
We have a 1990's canvas-and-steel-pole tent, years old, gifted to us by a friend. It is fantastic and could withstand any weather, I'm sure. Problem is, it is huge and heavy and takes up half the car. It also takes a long time to pitch. We may have to downsize our car, and won't be able to fit this monster tent in with 3 kids, 2 adults and all the kit and caboodle.
For main holidays, we will still use Itldoous (that's it's name) but we are looking for something sturdy and roomy for long weekends. We currently have a sewn-in groundsheet dome tent from Go Outdoors, which is great but LOADS of condensation and very stuffy as no vents, plus it gets cold. We have a teeny-tiny Orla Kiely (?sp) A-frame tent but literally only fits me and hubby.
We are looking for a 4-6 berth tent that is durable, sealed unit but vented and that will withstand wind, as the campsite we go to is seafront and very windy (it's eaten 3 of our tents to date)
I have read and researched all the posts on here, but there's so much info so just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for us?
Many thanks
J
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15/5/2017 at 3:22pm
Location: Suffolk
Outfit: Very variable
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Agree with all the above (amongst several tents, I have a bell tent, love it for space simplicity and durability amongst much else (see review Blacks Solace), and definitely prefer cotton/canvas/polycotton for some of the reasons you've mentioned above. Prices will be more than plastic tents.
Apart from bell tents, Dutch (Robens, Obelink, Esvo for example) tents, also perhaps look at a ridge tent range, but maybe a little small perhaps for your spec.?: the highly regarded BCT Task Force range?
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15/5/2017 at 7:10pm
Location: County Kildare Irel
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Second the Alaska. Mine has already stood up to gusting winds.
It will take 3 kids in one bedroom. The original literature for the tent shows it as a 6 man.
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Durston Xmid-2 solid
Durston Xmid-1 solid
Hypercamp Alaska - Dutch Pyramid
Vango F10 Helium UL1
Coleman cobra 2
Eureka solitaire
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