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Hi RR,

Are you looking for a trailer tent ? If not you,ll probally get a better response in the Tents section. Welcome to UKCS by the way.

THUMPER.

A few questions, would help us - how much do you want to spend? is this primarly for weekends or weeks away? how are you transporting it (some fo these can be monster space eaters in the boot!)?

If you don't want a very large tent (and generally larger they are, the more trouble they can be to errect and more space they take in teh car), look at a tent with a SIG, where you can sleep in the living area and have just two pods connected.

Two that come to mind, are the Sunncamp Magnum (a new 2005 model is around £135 which is a great price) and the Wynnster Orion. If you like the Orion, last years model called the Anglesey is still on sale and cheaper for around £190. And note, with the Orion/Anglesey, the bedroom is split in to two by a perm divider, so your 6 and 2 year old would not be together.

A campus/Khyam Yale, also relatively cheap, would allow you to do this and still be a smallish tent to carry and errect.

Hi, have you looked at the Vango Vista 800?  That would probably suit your needs, its still a large tent, but lighter than the Vail, and they are very easy to erect.  There are a few other 8 berth tunnels out there with a 4+2+2 bedroom layout.  If you're looking for ease of pitching, I would consider a tunnel.

Vango Vista 800, Suncamp Haven 800 (SIG I think), Gelert Alaska 8, Outdoor Revolution Scenic 4.4.

Just to confuse you a bit more!