I don't want our Outwell any more. I want a bell tent <sob>

[IngridBergman]

I did something stupid last year, I sold our bell tent which we had never camped in, only used in the garden, and bought a massive Outwell Sun Valley 6 instead, complete with Kids' room etc.

I don't like it. It's ex display so only been put up once and it was so difficult with the massive poles..I could do the bell tent in 10 minutes by myself.

Now you can't buy from Obelink any more and I can't afford a UK bell tent. I don't want the blardy Outwell.

If anyone wants to swap please let me know. I know it's hopeless and no one will!

Could ebay the outwell and probably get around £200-300 as it's in such new condition but even so, S?H bell tents are really hard to find.

I am just moaning as I know there are people here who will understand

Have fairy lights but need to make bunting I do have a lovely cream bell tent.

No.

There would be people stood all round the campsite pointing in its general direction sniggering.

My dds would undoubtedly love one though. They will NEVER be allowed to see that website.

Ah now I have bunting but need the fairy lights . Do you have solar ones Mollie - which ones do you have?!

I was going to make my own bunting but I coudn;t be arsed!!!

I have these ones. Got them last year. Also got loads of material to make bunting and tent liner but have done bugger all to make either!

Slubber what kind of parent are you to deprive your dds of sleeping in a pink tent?

I know! Heaven knows the catastrophical psychological problems I am creating by forcing them to camp in a plain old beige tent.

poor things

Hi, I have not read all replys but noticed few queries about where stuff goes in a bell tent. We have a 5m bell and camped for most of last summer in her!

Dh, me, dd1(9), ds.(6) and baby 6months then. We have no separate sleeping pod so are all in together. Our previous tent was a tunnel type with separate rooms but as we tended to keep the dc with us anyway it's not a problem.

We have 4 of the low morrocan tables that bell tent uk sell, these are bulky to take but handy.

I have a particular set up that I always do which seems to work. The 2 queen sized double height air beds go along the back side by side, creating a HUGE family bed. We cover with blankets and have 3 extra large sleeping bags too.

We have the coil matting half circle that goes in the front part of the tent, with 2 tables either side.

On one side I set up the small burner for the kettle, with mugs etc and a food box by the side. We also have a radio and cool box plugged in here.

The other side(2 other tables), are for the kids bits, we have a few rugs and cushions, colouring stuff, games etc. The box of clothes goes down one side of the bed and babies pram went down the other.

Outside we have the BBQ, with cover incase it rains and camp table. We only really eat/cook outside I suppose you could do this inside if there was only 1 bed.

A slight negative is that it can be bright in the tent very early, our dc are up early anyway so not a problem for us.

We have the tealight chandelier, bunting, fairy lights and a windmill, what saddos! But people do like to come for a nose which the kids love.

Having been to many fab places with the kids, florida, oz, fiji, all they want to do this year is camp! We all love our Belle, so we are off to the Italian lakes in her, driving there with a few stops on the way and can't wait.

I'd recommend one to anyone, i'm but not sure what we'll do when the kids get bigger as there is not much privacy! My dh has just reminded me that we had pole trouble to begin with, he would recommend an upgraded pole and pegs as our first one snapped in a high wind on the north wales coast.

It sounds very pretty - don't suppose you have a photo do you?
Our dds will be 11 and 8 this summer so we like our own rooms - and I like to cook outside too.

Hello Ingrid

We sold our Outwell, on ebay- got a small fortune really, 70% of intiial cost after 2 years heavy use; bought a vango that was so shite that vango refunded in full, then bought a soulpad; is sititng in cupboard ready for use at whitsun

It looks sturdy enough that my bopys should be OK. All 4 of them!

There's sleeping pods you an get now that are attached to an airbed so you get a little room of your own whereever you are; on one of the big websites last week.

although i don't suppose you can stand up in them..

oh i WISH it were better weather, really i do. am freaking out at the thought that that nice fortnight was our summer... that's what happened in scotland last year.

Rcc what a compreheisive post! Thankyou. And thanks Peachy, that's very encouraging...I need to put it on ebay really, it's on UK campsite but no one's answered yet.

Hope you enjoy your soulpad!
I'm still half and half about keeping the Outwell, because I like the kids' room and if we DO go camping it will probably be with another family (possibly sort-of dp and his kids) in which case separate bedrooms will be wonderful and also I'll have help putting it up.

I think I like the fact that there's no elastic to go limp on a bell tent and no poles to snap. But ithe Outwell is still a great tent when it's actually UP.

Lucycat, sorry Ive been trying to put a pic on but it's not working, an error it says but i'll try again later.