following on from the tunnel tent qyery below...

[bea]

am thinking of getting tunnell tent as they seem to be the most sensible... quick and easy to put up etc... and following the recs below (peachychocolateclair seems very very knowledgeable!)... am beginning ...to favoyur the khyam ontario... however... at the moment there are 5 of us me, dh, dd 5, ds 3 and dd2 7 months... i'm thinking that we get a tent with two bedrooms (berths?) as the littilies will generally prefer to sleep together... or should i go for a three berth? for future... or by the time that the kiddies want to move into separate rooms... will we ned to get a new tent anyway... does this make sense... i do tend to waffle....

also what are the major things i should look for when getting a tent... will generally be for summer camping... nothing too rough!

ta!

[Blandmum]

Get at leats sleeps two more than there are of you IYSWIM, for for 5 of you get a sleeps 8 or sleeps 9 tent.

The estinates of how many a tent will sleep are generous, to put it mildly, and you would have to be sleeping on mats to fit into most using their estimates

[Lucycat]

With a tunnel tent I would suggest getting a vis a vis with one 4 berth bedroom acrosss one end which is separated with a dividing curtain and other bedrooms at the other end that you can either remove or use as storage space. So an 8 berth tent in other words!

Something like this Outwell Nevada XL would suit you.

or Argos do a ProAction 8 berth - much cheaper!

[Lucycat]

this is the Argos one

Up until this year our dd's have slept in the same end of the tent as us, so we can get to them easily - they are going at the other end of the tent this year

[Blandmum]

Lucycat and I are both big vis a vis fans!

Practically a clique!

[Lucycat]

we are the clique!

can you have a clique of two?

[Blandmum]

Yes, darling, we are very select

[bea]

you are a bunch of happy campers!!!!

hmm! looks very nice.... though a bit pricey!..

am i strangely peverse in being quite intrigued with all the different sorts of tents you can buy!?

[dustystar]

You only want vis-a-vis so you can have sex without the children being in the next room

[dustystar]

How much were you looking to spend bea?

[Lucycat]

absolutely dusty!

[Tigana]

Agree. "2 man" means "2 very skinny men who are remarkably comfortable with each other a nd don't mind sleeping nose to nose".

[bea]

sex???? me and dh??? did you not read my original post 3 kiddies....one being 7 months old!!!!

spending? prob about £150 - 200

[Lucycat]

How about this Lichfield tent?

or a Khyam Kansas 8?

both under £200

[bea]

thanks... i really like the look of the kansas 8 (same as the ontario!)...

hmm! all i've got to do now is to find a bargain on the web!

[dustystar]

You can have our Gelert Lokon Vario 6 for £50 if you like It looks like this

We are going to sell it as we have just bought a new tent.

[Lilymaid]

Another vis a vis fan here. Size also depends on how long you want to camp. We have a four berth vis a vis frame tent which is fine for a long weekend but not for a fortnight's holiday. It is useful to have a "spare bedroom" into which you can fling bags extra clothing etc.

[bea]

thanks for the offer dustystar! but i think i'm joining the ranks of the vis a vis brigade!

[carol3]

ooooh dusty star thats just what I'm after, I'm camping by myself with my three this year as ex took our tent when he went! so really need one for the summer, can pay paypal or cheque

[dustystar]

Where abouts are you carol? I am near Bournemouth. If you aren't too far the best thing would be to collect it as it is big and heavy and will cost a lot to post. Or else i can get my sister to take it up to her place near london and you could collect from there.

[carol3]

Hi I'm in Gloucester so I think posting would be only option, do you know the approx weight? I could find out how much.
Thanks

[dustystar]

Its about 27kg.

[PeachyChocolateEClair]

Hi bea

there's 5 of us in our ontario and we still maange to not put up a berth LOL! The ds's go in the one with the divider (as luce suggested, the Khyam has one) and we have a 2 berth; the other space does nicely for staorage.

Have you seen the pictures of ours (the 8 man?) up? I shall go fetch

One of the key pints for it of curse is the oprice- £199 or £189 from outdoor world I think, try gettingt he Outewell brigase to get something for that with their beloved brand

will go fetch pics

[PeachyChocolateEClair]

ours with the optional £50 canopy

HTH

[carol3]

thanks dusty star will have a look at postage prices

[Dottydot]

Bea - how long do we have to wait before we can ask you if we can borrow it sometime! Seriously, am thinking we should get one 'cos you know what ds's are like - I'll let you trial camping first and let me know if you think I'll be able to hack it!!!