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small tent for 5 people - black out. Small!

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demotedreally · 03/07/2022 21:16

Hi any recommendations for a tent that 5 - 2 adults and 3 6-10yos. We'd really like blackout, and it needs to fold down super small. Not air, and not too expensive because it is only for the occasional night.

We have just bought a decathlon poled for £139, but it is not blackout and we are worried about an early wake up.

Any suggestions?

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NannyR · 05/07/2022 18:19

demotedreally · 05/07/2022 12:39

Some really helpful comments there thanks! I am a previous tent owner so do know they come up small etc. We are not going for luxury experience and it will only be one or two nights at a time. 2 smaller tents is the other option we looked at,but the pop up style normally folds into a round circle which I think will be harder to accommodate than a lozenge shape. I'm not worried about future proofing for older children too much as we can always expand pup tents - but for this year at least only one of us can tow a trailer so we need to pack light! Eye masks are on the packing list already, most of us wear them all year round!

The two and three man decathlon blackout tents I mentioned are pole versions, not the pop up ones.

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demotedreally · 17/07/2022 22:20

Thanks for all the comments, I thought I would come back and update. We went for the decathlon black out 4 manned in the end. I didn't change my view that blackout was essential - it was basically the only criteria alongside "fits in trailer."

The trip was epic, the tent was easy to put up, DH slept in the living space and the rest of us had plenty of space in the main section (for people who like each other, not strangers!). We all slept in until 0800 so mission accomplished!

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