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8 (more 8 berth tents)
29.05 KG
£299.00
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Fully Sewn-in
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Average User Rating:8.78/10 from 78 reviews
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78 Reviews of the Horizon 8
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By: Lucky333 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: 
Brilliant! Just taken our new tent away for a wet 4 nights in Wales. It coped brilliantly with rain and high wind. We invested in the foot print and porch - we highly recommend both. We are a family of 6 and the tent was spacious enough to spend the whole day in - the living area is huge with loads of head room. Sewn-in-ground sheet (SIG) is a massive bonus keeping out wind rain and bugs. Easy to erect for such a large tent.
Cant recommend it highly enough.
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By: Skippingmass Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating: 
We had a weekend of bad weather torrential rain and heavy winds and this tent stood the test of time. One complaint is why couldn't they do the end zip like the others it was flapping around in very strong winds this weekend. Excellent choice well worth the money I think. Its also very warm in the sun and with a carpet is the best .
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By: Adrsmith Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating:
I looked at many tents before selecting this and the first weekend away with it justified its selection, as it withstood prolonged downpours, high wind (a brief sunny spell) and then torrential rain without problem. A shame that the porch didn't arrive until we got back, but even without that there was sufficient space for the 5 of us (3 daughters sharing the large bedroom pod without its screen and leaving more storage space inside the tent. Despite a sloping site and wet boots stacked by the doorway (and NO porch at that point), no water got in, while other campers packed up and went home to get dry. My reluctant-camper wife was won over too!
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By: Browne Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating:
Just has first camping weekend in our new Horizon 8 and it was fabulous in every way. The bedrooms were all large enough for our campbeds and there was lots of room in the living area. I will be buying the canopy/porch but we did survive no probs without it. The SIG is brilliant. In one weekend we had sunshine and heavy downpours but this tent stood the test while all around us flooded. Great.
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By: Campingqueen98 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating:
This tent is great. We have just returned from our first holiday of the year and it has been tested in all kinds of weather. We erected it is hot sunny weather but during the week we encountered strong winds and heavy rain but this tent withstood it all.
We used three bedrooms as a family of 5, with the larger one used for dressing and storage too. My son had a room to himself with oodles of space and my other 2 kids shared a room with 2 camp beds and still had space to dress.
The living area space is amazing even holding 9 of us around 2 large tables for our traditional card night.
We bought the porch which was great for cooking, storing the shoes outside the SIG and we even set up an indoor washing line. Also the carpet was a godsend - you really notice a big difference, it's well worth the extra money.
We had no problems with erecting or packing away this tent. You do need at least two people to do it effectively but overall a great buy for us. Highly recommended.
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By: Janet Croxon Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating:
We love this tent. Having previously had tents you had to crawl into being able to stand up in it is fantastic. There are only three of us (parents and teenage son) but we like our space. We will be joined by another of our children when we use it next and there is plenty of room for the offspring to have a 'room' each with room for storing equipment and a 'room' for us as well.
We bought the carpet which we recommend.
Don't know how other reviewers managed to get it up so quickly. It took us far longer, both when trying it out at home and on a rather windy site this weekend.
Only snag is that when using it in the garden our son managed to get the facing of one of the door zips caught and damage the zip. We used the other door on the next outing. He also managed to crack a pole when helping to put it up.
We are looking forward to our next trip.
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By: Bishy Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating:
I am so impressed. We have just returned from our first outing with our Gelert Horizon 8 which I bought from Ebay for the bargain price of £105. The lady which I bought it off said she had used it once but it looked brand new to me. I also bought it with the sun canopy which is absolutely fab and I would highly recommend it.
Firstly we found it very easy to erect as all pole holes and other holes are all colour coordinated so it's impossible to go wrong. There was more than enough space for my family which is 2 adults and 3 children. It was warm and very wind proof. Usually when we go camping I have tent envy of others but this time people were checking out my tent.
I also bought the tent carpet to match my tent and can honestly say it's one of the best accessories that I have bought to date, the difference under foot was massive and everyone in my party was admiring that too.Lol
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By: RobertsClan Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating:
We upgraded our tent from a 6 man Gelert tent which was great when the kids were smaller but with 4 kids (2 teenagers) and a very tall other half we needed plenty of space. Headroom in this tent is great we used the large 4 man pod for the kids to sleep in we had a 2 man pod and used the other for storage. Incidently the 2 man pods fitted a double airbed in them I know in the past we've seen some that don't. The first outing we had was to a very wet Cornwall last summer and the tent stood up to the elements really well.
As the weather was bad we spend a few of the nights having to sit inside instead of being able to sit out while the kids played on the park and we had plenty of room in there for the table and our 6 chairs which was great. I didn't once hear the kids moaning that someone was in there way or Mum tell them to move so think everyone was pretty happy on that score.
We didn't have the canopy as we mistakenly thought our chances of sunshine when we went to Cornwall in August were pretty good. How wrong we were! Another family on the site had one and we could see how useful it would have been so bought one as soon as we came home.
All in all a really good buy. We would suggest you get the 8 man if you are going to have 6 people staying in there I think we would have struggled for room in the 6 man.
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By: Huwbob Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating:
This is our second tent. We originally had a 6 (allegedly) man tent but found it constrictive for our family (2 adults, two teenage girls and a 9 year old son). I bought this tent from Woolworths for £90 as it was end of line, probably the best £90 I've ever spent.
It was easy to put up, in both torrential rain and high wind, both of which we experienced on our first outing. The advantages of putting the outer up first were clear early on. The three pods were easy to put up, and very flexible, there are two 2 man pods (perfect for our 2 girls and son) and a large pod for 4 or can be split into two 2man (pic above makes it clear!). We used all pods, but will probably use just 2 in future for more storage.
The main room is great, we had a table and 5 chairs up all the time (the weather was dire) and it didn't feel cramped.
The side doors are a bit of a pain when it's raining, so we've now bought the additional canopy for the side.
All in all for our first proper camping trip as a family it was great, and the kids are more than happy to go again. It was excellent in the rain, although as we put it up in the rain some water did get in through the doors as we were erecting (our fault I suspect), and was also fine in the 50 mph wind we had. If it can stand that, I'm sure it'll stand anything.
In closing, would I recommend? Yes, wholeheartedly, I would even say I'd happily have paid the full price for it.
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By: Campknotty Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating: 
We have just returned from our first camping trip in the Gelert Horizon 8. We had upgraded from a small 4 man tent. We are only a family of 4 but having recently camped in bad weather in the small tent with another family in a big tent you realise you need good living space to cater for all British weather! My husband is 6ft4in so we needed a tent with good head room in all living and sleeping areas. The tent has 3 bedroom pods to hang inside once the outer tent is erected, 2 bedrooms will take a double or 2 single airbeds and they hang at one end together. The other bedroom is one large bedroom that goes from one side to other and can be divided by a curtain if you wish, we didn't bother as the kids like to be able to see us. This also fits 2 double airbeds in, we have got one of the Gelert triple layer airbeds so it feels like a real bed! The good points: Easy to erect, 1hr total including all pegging and bedrooms etc, same to dismantle, easy to roll up into bag, sewn in groundsheet keeps rain and bugs out, 3 doorways that can be used, option to leave 1 or 2 bedrooms out for more space, you can prop up either side door with 2 poles to form a canopy Bad points: canopy no use in rain as it is also the door, it would be nice to have velcro straps to tidy uo guy ropes when packed away. Sewn in groundsheet is great apart from the fact this always needs drying so you have to get whole tent out, but I would rather this option than no SIG. However my bad points are minor niggles and I am very pleased with my choice of tent and I am sure will get many happy years camping out of it. We bought separate canopy which was great as it keeps rain off door when going in and out and you can eat and cook under it, we kept our cooker under it and wellies etc. I chose a tunnel tent as they are easy to put up and didn't want a huge 8mx8m dome tent as some sites wont take them, this tent measures approx 7.5mx3.5m so most sites will take it. I have now ordered the Gelert Breeze Breaker wind breaker for our next trip to give us a bit more privacy & shelter from wind.
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Manufacturer's Description
The Gelert Horizon 8 is a large family tent with space for up to 8 people having 2 large sleeping compartments and 2 access doors - back and front and a further door at the side which can be used if only one inner is attached. The Horizon 8 family tent has 3 inners - 2 x 2 man and a further 4 man inner which is divided into 2 by a detachable curtain. The front door can be turned into a porch by using the 2 steel extension poles included in with the family tent. There is also an optional canopy which can be added to give a large porch area.
FEATURES
* Reinforced welded groundsheet for maximum floor protection.
* Fully sewn in groundsheet prevents unwanted drafts or bugs
* Water repellent zips
* Electric cable zip access point
* Excellent living area space and head height
* Hanging storage pockets
* 2 side and 1 end door entrance options
* 2 living area windows
* Bright guylines for extra visibility
* Pre-attached guylines aid pitching
* Packed in a 3 in 1 suitcase style carry bag
* Fire Retardant
SPECIFICATION
* WEIGHT - 29.05kg
* PACK SIZE - 72 x 53 x 32 cm
* DIMENSIONS - Outer 740L x 350W x 225H cm; Inners 2 x 220L x 160W x 210H cm and 1 x 220L x 320W x 210H cm
* HYDROSTATIC HEAD - 5000mm
* PACKED SIZE - 72 x 53 x 32 cm
* FABRIC - Outer 190T polyester with waterproof PU coating. Inner 190T breathable polyester. Groundsheet Polyethylene
* POLES - 5 x 12.7mm fiberglass, extension poles 2 x 16mm steel porch poles
* PITCH - Outer first
* TAPED SEAMS - Yes
* COLOUR - Green or Blue
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