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85 Reviews of the Base Seconds 4.2 Showing 31 to 40 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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

A massive lover of pop-up tents, my first was just a two man (same make) I then got a beach tent and purchased pop-ups for my sons (all Quechua). When we saw this tent it was just perfect! Pure camping luxury in a pop-up! The tent is incredibly easy to put up and take down and takes a fraction of the time of pole tents – you can find a video online that shows you how easy it is and very clear instructions are sewn into the tent bag. Great family sized camping with very little effort involved. Even if this is your first pop-up tent you will still find it quick and simple to use. Sleeping pods fit a double blow-up bed in easily and are lovely and warm. You don’t feel closed in with this tent as it has a huge back window (mesh) that you can open and close completely. Last year we set up our kitchen and several chairs inside the living space and we were very comfy indeed. The sun and rain are kept at bay by the lovely sun shades across the door and back window meaning you can easily sit inside with the tent fully open and not get wet if it rains, it’s also very sturdy in wind too!

This year we went all out for complete luxury and be purchased a base seconds extension which connected to the front of our 4.2 perfectly and even clipped in place to make it secure. This meant we had a living room and a kitchen area and plenty of room to lounge about and for my grandson to play in. One thing I did like was that I could place the door zipper right at the top which meant that little hands could not reach it and therefore remained safe.

You can easily fit four adults in here without being on top of each other and likewise it’s a fantastic family tent. I would recommend this tent to anyone. Well made, well thought out, full ground sheet and internal sewn in ones on the sleeping pods, sun shades, window, full doors that open completely and store away in side pockets, lots of storage pockets built in, incredibly easy to put up and just as easy to put down it makes the perfect tent! We love ours! Buy one, you'll be glad you did!

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

Used ours for the first time last week, marvellous. Put it up in five minutes from the first groundpeg going in to the last guy rope being secured. Taking it down took a little longer due to the fact that I was holding the tent the wrong way around, keep yellow tag on your left! Plenty of space for us (two adults and a six year old) withstood plenty of wind and rain. Cant recommend it enough to be honest.

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By: Ashbiscuit Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: 10 from 10

This is our third tent and the best by far. It has a distinctive shape, lovely colours and plenty of room inside. We have just got back from a family trip to Wales and it took 20 minutes to get it up in very strong winds and 10 minutes to take it down at the end of a lovely weekend. Other members of our group, struggling with complicated monster tents, looked on enviously as we settled down inside. We have always found that other campers watch with interest when we first take out a deceptively small, round pack and then literally throw it out into shape, pin it down and move in.

It is brilliant for two and fine for four people. The living area is not huge but this is not a tent for sitting inside all day. We cook under the canopy, eat inside if it is raining and there is room for a table,four chairs and a kitchen storage unit.My husband and his brother have taken it all over France, Holland and the Lake District (including -5 in the New Year) where it has survived torrential rain, snow and gales. It is perfect for hiking, festivals, family weekends and sleepovers.

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

Brilliant tent. Goes up on its own and (with a bit of practice) comes down just as easily. Got it to save spending half the weekend putting up 6 berther and the other half taking it down again.

Plenty of sleeping room (I am 6'8' and have no problems) Standing room is adequate for the normal (I have to stoop but not badly). Got the Base seconds pod which gives much more room and keeps the mucky boots etc outside the living areas and bedrooms.

Had pretty string gusts this weekend and the tent survived fine (unlike 2 Coleman event shelters)

I would recommend them to anyone - although do study the videos for erection and taking down again

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By: Jensyfer68 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: 10 from 10

We have just returned from our first camp in this tent - we wanted a tent for quick weekend trips (we also have a large family tent for longer trips).

This tent did not disappoint us in any way - it went up really easy and also more importantly went down really well, this being mainly due to the excellent demo that is available on You Tube (as mentioned in the previous review) which hubby watched a few times before going away.

There are handy pockets in both the living area and both bedrooms and the bedrooms are big enough for a double sized SIM.

There is an 'eyebrow' above the door so no water escaping in when going in and out!

We used a Hi-Gear Zenobia carpet (blue/green check) which fitted near perfect in size and complemented the tent colours which as mentioned in a previous post are very pleasing to the eye on a campsite.

To summarize: a lovely, family sized tent, with decent head room that is very quick and easy to erect/foldaway.

We are so pleased with this tent we are already seriously thinking of ordering another as a 'standby'!

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By: Loup67 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: 9 from 10

We have just spent a long weekend in our new tent and we are very pleased with it. It went up quickly and easily, I did run out of tent pegs but I didn't read any instructions so perhaps I was meant to double up in some areas! The tent was spacious and more than adequate for the 3 of us. The bedrooms are a little small but enough room for a double airbed. We also bought an extra pod which was fantastic for adding extra space. We used it for table and chairs and sat out at night when the kids were in bed.

It was very windy on our trip and the tent stood up to it well. No rain so can't comment on that side of things. Lots of handy pockets, hooks inside. Only thing I would have liked is the main section ground sheet to be sown in, might reduce the number of creatures getting in! We managed to put it down easily. Definitely helps to watch the YouTube video first.

Overall, we are very happy with our new tent and would highly recommend it.

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By: Cyprusjill1 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: 10 from 10

Bought the tent last week and used it for the first time this weekend love it! My self and my daughter put it up in less then 10 minutes and took it down in the same amount of time Its very easy once you know what you are doing. Loads of room inside, great ventilation and worth every penny. Can't wait to get out in it again!

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By: SJ1405 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: 8 from 10

Whilst many of you were watching the Royal Wedding, we were in decathlon buying the Quechua Base Seconds 4.2. We went on our first trip out this weekend (13th May 2011). My first mistake was accepting my husbands offer of doing the packing and setting up the tent at the site we had chosen - since Friday was his day off, we'd picked a site only 4 miles away, and he had until 3.30 before I arrived from work, via the school to collect the kids.

This was a really trial for the tent -

* it put up by a complete novice on his own - I'd put the tent up with him in the garden twice to confirm we were capable of such a task.

* it was put up in the centre of a field with nothing to protect it from the wind

* Despite my advise my DH did not bring a wind break or extra strong tent pegs

* We had really bad rain

* We had really bad wind

* We had a frost

Yet the tent survived. - (We didn't.DH packed one sleeping bag and one duvet for the 4 of us - We went home at 5am Saturday morning and retrieved the tent later in the day.) However, despite all of this, we are going to try again - maybe a different campsite without rooks, maybe choosing a more sheltered position so the sides don't feel they will blow in, maybe with stronger grown pegs so the guy rope stay in the ground and certainly with me doing the packing!

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

We too got to the point with our bigger, harder to put up tent, that we were put off going away for the weekend by the prospect of putting it up and taking it down, especially in the dark.

We bought the 4.2 and then soon after bought the add-on pod which is essentially a second living area come porch. It's great for doing the cooking and leaving your boots in. While it's not got specific connectors to join the two together seamlessly, you can still pretty easily do it.

We've since been away for several weekends, where, even arriving in the dark, we've had no problems putting it up by the light of our headlights. We've also put it up in quite windy conditions and it was no problem. We love it now - and we're going to get rid of the monster 8 berth.

We're doing 3 festivals in it this year and really looking forward to the prospect of being in the beer tent within 15 mins of arriving.

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

I originally wanted an Outwell Hartford L, after seeing a friends in use, Unfortunately, with 2 small boys of 8 & 6 years, I couldn't rely on their help and needed a tent I know I could manage on my own. I had seen pop-up tents before, but thought they limited to 2/3 man and not family sized. I saw the Base Seconds 4.2 in Decathlon at Ł150, which although not as spacious as the Hartford, provides a family space that the 3 of us can use and feel comfortable in, esp if the weather is poor.

It is really, really, REALLY easy to put up, takes about 5 minutes for me (alone) and because the groundsheet goes down first, its easy to plan where you want to pitch it, particularly if camping with others. We used ours once, in late last season and Easter 2011 so far and we all think its brilliant. Taking down is not hard (just remember to loosen all the zips, doh!), but practice with folding back into the bag will pay off, this takes me about 10-15 minutes at the most. I have just bought the Base Seconds from Decathlon (8.5.11) as an expansion pod, which means the girlfriend and her little boy can come along too.

The Base Seconds were on sale and including the groundsheet and inner tent came to only Ł70 (usually Ł110). Please note, the Hartford is a Ł500 tent, which I once saw on sale for Ł250, although out of stock. The Quechua Base Seconds 4.2 is Ł150-160, so no comparison really! Quechua also provide a 2 year, no quibble guarantee, I highly recommend it!

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Manufacturer's Description

Designed for camping for 4 hikers wanting an easy set-up family tent.

Good-size living area (5m˛/ 185cm high) and 2 standard bedrooms, 140x210cm.

2 minute set up. Folds down in less than 5 minutes if you have the knack.

Laboratory (shower test: 200 l/hr/m˛!) and field tested
Size and weight

Spacious 5 m˛ living area, with a max height of 1.85m. 14kg.

Bedroom space

2 x 2-person bedrooms. Comfortable-sized at 2.1m x 1.4m.

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