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33.60 KG
Ł689.99
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8.87/10 from 76 reviews

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By: Dozie77 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: 9 from 10

We bought this tent this summer as we were looking to buy a tent that would accommodate our expanding family, in comfort and style. We spent ages researching different makes and models and visiting tent displays around our local area. We found this model on a great deal with the tent, footprint and carpet so snapped it up there and then. We have not been disappointed. Although we have only used it twice so far this summer it has survived through torrential downpours during both camps and on the last camp winds of over 60mph while on a hill! (2 other tents in our party didn't survive the night!)

We love the ease of putting it up, first pitch without practice took only 70 minutes in the pouring rain. 2nd pitch took us 50 minutes with the carpet and porch groundsheet down too! The tent is warm and comfortable and at one point has accommodated 15 people for a beer and 10 people to sleep (after the other tents were lost!) and I would recommend to anyone. The only reason we have given it a 9 out of 10 and not full marks is that the Outwell pegs are flimsy and nearly all have bent or snapped already on only 2 camps. Bearing in mind that as it was wet ground on both camps the ground should have been softer and easier to peg. And you have to check with each site to see if the tent will fit before you go. But apart from that we can't wait to start our camping season next year now!

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By: JimClews Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: 9 from 10

We upgraded to the Hartford XL at the end of 2010 after outgrowing our 5 year old Millets 4 berth. This is one large tent, the living and sleeping space is amazing. We also bought the carpet and footprint. The carpet is expensive, but makes those cold and early mornings so much more pleasant, and the footprint keeps the tent itself clean and helps you choose tent orientation before you start to erect the massive dome!

Pitching is a bit tricky and will need two people, and takes about an hour from unpacking to last guy rope.

My only criticism is the porch; the placement of the front door zips could be better and with the doors up, it's a wind sock and moves about quite a lot - we've learnt now not to pitch with the porch pointing into the wind! We had some very strong winds in France this year, we lost most of the pegs at the front of the tent as the ground became a swamp, the porch collapsed and some of the poles came lose. One of the porch poles split during this, but they're easy to replace and I wouldn't go camping without a set of spare poles! I'm going to buy some longer pegs for the porch, and windward guys, although the stock pegs are pretty good, they're not very long.