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Beach tent recomendations please

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moragbellingham · 01/05/2011 09:58

After a breezy/rainy/sunny UK holiday last year requiring wellies and swimming costumes I've decided we need a beach shelter.
I've narrowed it down to two but would welcome any other suggestions.This pop-up one from Decathalon or a Coleman sundome?
Anyone have either tent or have experience?

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thisisyesterday · 01/05/2011 10:02

we have this shelta family tent and it's great!

it's ridiculously easy to put up, you just pull on strings at the top
it fits the 5 of us in it to eat a picnic/whatever
the pushchair can fit in it
you can open up the back for more ventilation whilst still keeping everything shady
it has useful pockets on the outside that you can fill with sand/stones to weigh it down (comes with pegs too, but they don't work on a pebble beach!)

it's just really good, i can't recommend it highly enough

inthesticks · 01/05/2011 15:20

We had a beach tent which was perfectly ok but the poles were a faff. So I bought a pop up. I know the argument against pop ups is they don't fold up as they should but I've done them before and it's just a knack.
On a windy beach in Fuertaventura it was useless. Not robust enough to stay up and I had to eat my words when it came to folding it up. It went in the bin.

moragbellingham · 01/05/2011 22:33

mmmmmmmmm. Decisions decisions. I have a feeling that I will get slated if I get one that takes ages to put up as we're not ones for staying put anywhere for long.
I was hoping a pop up would work.

Thanks for the replies, I think more research is required before I splash out £50 (eek!!) on a tent.

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