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A Robens Triple Dreamer meets your requirements for height and living space plus it is a much more compact pack size than most of the others you mention. See here

http://www.outwell.dk/Tent.aspx?b=Robens&bid=1&lid=1&l=en-GB&ID=104&pid=1

MT

I have the colorado 8. I am 6 feet tall. Where ever I am in the tent I can stand up without any fear of touching the top of it.

The layout is 4- 2 birth inner tents on the outsides leaving a 2.5 by 2.5 (ish) area in the middle for your living space. We are a family of 4 so we use 3 bedrooms, leaving one bedroom for clothes and food.

I have had this tent for 2 years and have now issues with it. It has not leaked once and me and the wife can put it up in under 30 mins.

If I do not but this one again it will be becasue I am buying the Monty. Go for it.

Tent with good height throughout, seporate sleeping area (from kids) and not huge in size for transport...

Thoughts would be first for a tunnel type tent, with bedrooms at either end:

• Coleman Sahara 8
• Outwell Colarado 8 (as already suggested)
• Campus Indiana 6/8
• Canpus Nevarda
• Vango TBS Vista
• Wynnster Grouse

I would have inluded the Sunncamp Fortress (such an impressive name!), however, it would be outside the budget - but worth a look if you find one.

Domes with off-hanging bedrooms, tend to have a great central hight, but the bedrooms drop-off (slope) quickly. However, some that retain a good bedroom hight which you might want to look at: Campus Arizona, Wynnster Camarthon.

For me, I would put the Outwell Colarado 8 at the top of the shortlist.

How about a tunnel tent?

Gelert and Sunncamp do Varios which are the same height throughout, have decent size bedrooms and plenty of living space.

http://www.completeoutdoors.co.uk/test/default.php?cPath=64_285_293

Take a look at the above site, you get to take a virtual tour too!

Jackie

This tent looks pretty good too

http://www.worldofcamping.co.uk/shop/Detail.asp?ProductID=964

World of Camping has quite a few good bargains at the minute.

Jackie

We bought a Royal Biarittz 6 last week from Worldofcamping (see post above) and it is superb.  Living area is at least 2.5m x 2.5m, plus the porch area.  The bedrooms are more spacious than other 6- man tents that I have seen, and you can stand up in them (although they do clearly slope down towards the sides).

A real bargain at £150 and the service from Worldofcamping was first rate. 

Just can't wait to us it for real - the garden doesn't count.

What about the Sunncamp Haven 8? There appear to be some *very* good deals around at the moment (£199 at a couple of places) which I'm looking at.

I'm actually looking for some advice on this myself - it appears to be identical to the Sunncamp Antigua  8 SE reviewed on here. It ticks all the right boxes for me: good height (over 2m for most of it), good/simple construction, flexible sleeping arrangements and flexible configuration (one end can open up). And currently a good price. But very few people mention it on here! Have thought about the Colardo 8 but this one has a bit cooler design (IMO) :-).

Its good to know you have the tent you wanted!

Jackie (even less time 'til Christmas now!)

I borrowed a Colorado 8 last year before buying my own kit. The only thing I would suggest looking at as an extra, is the Outwell canopy that will effectively give you a more porch type area.

Hope that helps.  

Quote: Originally posted by Kenton on 26/10/2005

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I borrowed a Colorado 8 last year before buying my own kit. The only thing I would suggest looking at as an extra, is the Outwell canopy that will effectively give you a more porch type area.

Hope that helps.  

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