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can anyone please tell me which family tents have sewn in groundsheets??????

we are looking for a large tent for 2 adults and 3 kids at the moment

8 berth plus.........

we have been looking at montana 12,sun valley 8 etc any help would be fantastic thanks

We are 2 adults and 3 kids too - we have the Campus Breckenridge Deluxe which has full SIG apart from in the porch area (see my gallery pics).

Campus have now been bought out by Khyam and have rebranded the tent - so the new 2006 version (which is virtually identical) is called the Khyam Breckenridge - with a £100 slapped on the price tag too. You can still by the Campus 2005 model at the moment with many places offering substantial discounts as they make room for the new Khyam 2006 version.

Wonderful tent, loads of room!

Hi there,

            Royal Biaritz 6 same as the one in my gallery.

Hi judy - you don't mention a budget, but I do know that Allweathers have some excellent bargains on their 2005 range of Wynnster tents which have SIGs and go up outer first. Wynnster are not running these lines anymore so the prices are phenomenal. I saw these models up at Don Valley Outdoor centre, and they are very well designed with good ventiliation and attention to detail. The only problem is that you would not be able to view them before purchasing.

Check it out here

Another one to look at is the Khios Metallica Deluxe it available at Tents Direct for £269.We were torn between it and the Hartford last year and in the end we only picked the Outwell because we prefered the layout of the bedroom pods.

http://www.tents-direct.co.uk/

We are 2 adults 3 kids- our Khios Metallica has a sewn in groundsheet for the bedrooms and living area and 2 detachable groundsheets for the front and rear porches. My children are still quite small and have nighttime needs so we find having a dividing curtain works best for us since in an emergency we are with them in seconds- and in touching reach immediately.We looked at the Hartfords but it would take too long to unzip our pod, walk across the central living space- unzip their pods and get to them in an emergency.

Last year we were so hot that we had 2 double pods on one half but on the other side unzipped the doors to make one huge bedroom. With dividing curtains you have so much more versatility. We still maintained our privacy.

 We have a vango diablo 600 which has a SIG, erects inner 1st as most do with SIG. Takes longer to put up but worth it for the added comfort. The 600 has 2 bedrooms either side of the living area, the 900 has 3. This arrangement of bedrooms not being side by side offers some added privacy believe it or not and prefer it to those with bedrooms adjoining. 

            Phil