Aaaaaaah Lucycat, welcome to the small but perfectly formed mn de waard lovers club.
it is my ultimate dream to own one, beautiful, beautiful tents. There was one pitched at Bala last summer, I walked past it several times before I plucked up the courage to go and talk to the inhumanely tall, attractive, slim and healthy Danes camping inside.
"is that a De waard" I asked (I already knew it was cos of the de waard label on the outside)
"yes" said the seven foot Dane
"it is very beautiful"
"yes" he said
And we both stood back and admired it.
A short but pleasant conversation.
The Dutch have the equivalent of eBay where you can buy them second hand I believe.