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Discontinued
6 (more 6 berth tents)
52.90 KG
Ł1,749.90
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9.25/10 from 91 reviews

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91 Reviews of the Bear Lake 6 Showing 51 to 60 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

By: Suzy Warren-Harris Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: 10 from 10

I am in love with my tent. I love every aspect of it. I have just come back from a week away (my first time in my new tent), with my 2 children and we experienced some of the worst weather you could imagine ever. The tent was amazing!

My Dad kept telling me that I should weather my tent, but unfortunately, I ran out of time, so decided to go for it and weather it whilst I was in it! We experienced a small leak during the torrential rain. Other people at the site however were flooded. The 30mph winds made no impression at all on the tent. It was as sturdy as it is heavy. The noise of the rain was heard, but was nothing like my old plastic tent. In fact, I would say that the noise was more from the tents around us, rather than mine.

My children had plenty of room in their bedroom, my only disappointment was that I had bought the discontinued 'kids bedroom' on ebay to go with it, and was unable to put it in, as it didn't fit the 2010 bedroom, but will try and fix that some how! The other larger bedroom was plenty big enough for 4. We had all of our bags in there as well.

The polycotton fibre kept us warm in the cold weather and stayed cool in the hot weather, especially when we opened up the windows and side doors - it was cooler than being in my house!

I had so many positive comments from people passing by, about how fabulous my tent was, and they're right! I bought the side extension too, along with the footprint and carpet. I would recommend that if you are ever camping in the rain/cold, that both of these items would be invaluable.

To cut a long story short - if you have the money, and you want to go camping for many years to come - but this tent! I AM IN LOVE WITH MINE!

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

Love it, Love it, LOVE IT!

What more can I say. Yes it is expensive but you get what you pay for and you won't be using the BL6 for a few seasons, this tent is for LIFE!

The whole feel of the tent is first class, from the moment you open the box it screams QUALITY! The bag that the tent comes in is the same material and style as the tent, the pegs are more robust than the standard pegs, poles perfectly made and slot together beautifully. The ZIG is a great innovation and keeps the drafts and bugs out, even though a bit tricky to find the starting point when you first pitch. And the pitching is a joy. Everything is tolerance great and there is no struggling with getting the rings into the bottom of the poles. Took me 20 minutes to pitch on my first attempt and sure I could easily do it in 10 by the end of the season. The vents and windows are great keeping the tent cooler than any I have been in thus far. Inside is spacious and light with enough pockets for any family to keep everything tidy. The inner tent clips in great and can be tensioned to form a great shape. We also bought the carpet and side extension which are bought of the same quality are really finished the tent off and make the whole space that more homely!

Only bad point is the weight of the two bags. The first bag has the outer tent, inner bedroom and front porch, which to be fair is heavy, and am glad that the straps on the bag are made of stern stuff! Then the pole and ground sheet bag. If you’re not a 15 stone beef cake like me then get an extra pair of hands, they are extremely heavy especially when lifting in and out of a trailer. But this does emphasise the quality and this thing does not move or make a murmur in the strongest of wind!

Have read a few comments about the front door on earlier models but have to say ours is perfect and very easy to open and close.

All in all great tent and glad we spent the extra. The only reason we could think off to change this tent would be to go for the Wolf Lake 7!

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By: Pearsonville Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2006 Rating: 9 from 10

We bought an ex-display model,and thought it was expensive, paid around Ł450, we can see from todays prices is was a wise investment!

Its bulky in its bags and quite heavy but its the best tent ever.

We had not owned a tent before purchasing the BL6, so it took a few goes at putting it up before we felt confident.

We purchased a kitchen extension which is brilliant when using the tent for longer periods.Have yet to purchase a carpet though!

Spent 2 years running in a very wet Cornwall, tent kept us dry. Only leak was at the bottom of the bedroom canopy where the inside was touching the outer canvas.

The pleasure of no condensation and moisture inside the tent of a dewy morning is hard to beat.

Height inside the tent was important as my husband is over 6ft and needed all the encouragement in the world to actually try camping.

Inside the tent you feel secure, even in the worst of weather.

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By: Alfamonkey71 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: 9 from 10

We bought our bl6 earlier this year from campingworld who provided us with an excellent and faultless service.

We looked for a couple of weeks and researched the tents on the market until we spotted the outwell bl6. Although the wolf lake 7 was an option but slightly too wide for us but had a batter fully enclosed canopy.

Ill begin with facts about the bl6 relating to our ownership and use.

-quite easy to erect, especially if you buy the footprint groundsheet as this will offer you the chance to see how the tent will stand within the pitch in relation to the surrounding area. Also it provides guidence when erecting the tent on it, by starting with the front two corners and working back.

-very very stable construction especially once the two lengthways poles are pushed through, tightened and secured, this gives you the govenment to reset the poles perfectly in place.

-the tent has a very understated but quality appearance, everywhere we camp, people especially our neighbours come over and have a chat about it, and always get positive comments which is always a good start to our holidays.

-one thing which is overlooked is the tents superb soundproofing. Ill explain this in simple terms.

When inside the tent it is like all other tents we have owned in the respect that you can clearly hear others outside, thats normal but the exception is that doesnt mean people can hear you so easily. We carried out an experiment which was very surprising indeed::

Whilst in the tent we put some music on and set the volume to the level to which we thought could be heard by others outside, but astonishingly no, not a peep. Secondly my partner made a phone call whilst inside the tent and spoke normally as others around were doing so and again whilst standing outside I could barely hear the conversation! what this means in reality is just because you can hear others clearly whilst inside the bl6 doesn't mean they can hear you as clearly, so on returning to your tent at 2 am providing you make a reasonable effort you can happily carry on with your evening without the common worry of disturbing your very nice neighbours! what a tent lol

- we have camped in cool weather, rain and searing heat,,

Cool evenings aren't a problem as the tent is made from cotton any heat source you use will warm the tent without stuffiness as it will breath and without any condensation at all. As with the hot weather once all the fly screens are exposed the tent is a good 5 degrees cooler than outside. Lastly the rain seems to avoid this tent completely, you can hear it all around crashing into the tents around but as if by magic the bl6 is whisper quiet! the wind is also not a factor as the tent is so fantastically sturdy and stable.

-we have found though the tent is very spacey especially without the inner compartments, open plan gived the eye a massive cosy space that would cosset any fear of small spaces due to its over 2m height.

- the all enclosed zip in heavy duty ground sheet is an absolute joy, camping without the merest whiff of a chilly draught is fantastic and very cozy on your feet lol.

-the canopy is very well designed, we found it fantastic for cover sitting under it, but the surprise is its very very effective acoustically,, by this I mean you can still sit outside your tent under the canopy as late as you like listening to the dab or mp3 without disturbing others around as the canopy reflects the music holding it around you a little like an auditorium.

= my conclusion is this/// the price is accurate, if you can afford one then buy one, you can buy anything you need later its not important really. If you've set aside money for everything consider spending it on the bl6, you will never ever look back, its possibly the best purchase I have ever made, and now my partner has realised yes I do know what I'm talking about :-)

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By: MOJOAUSSIE55 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: 9 from 10

Not been one for writing a lot so expect poor grammar, just suffice to say take all the good points from all the previous reviews. This is a brilliant tent using all the best design and materials from bygone years, non of your wibbly wobbly fibre glass poles and nylon sheets hence the weight issue. But when in use which wasn`t long after arrival on site, after a couple or so practices. My only problem was as the weather for first couple of days including during the pitching process was abysmal. I'd set up the kitchen area near to the front flat face of BL6 which ended up in a heap as gail force 7/8 winds slammed into this un-guyable part of the tent, I had to stand the kitchen 2 feet away to prevent reoccurance. If I could sew, I'd stitch some additional guying loops on as this was the only downfall of an otherwise perfect tent. This was in the Lake District but the remaining 8 days were like the beautiful weather we`ve had recently which was again handled very well ie cooler in the tent, thanks to the polycotton fabric.