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28.50 KG
£260.00
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By: The_Screw1972 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2007 Rating:  Date: 23/11/2011
Purchased our ontario third hand from a work colleague earlier this year and have used several times in a variety of weathers. Loads of room inside (as others have said)and we found very easy to pitch right from the first attempt. So far we have only used as a 4-berth fro sleeping purposes (my wife and I and our 15yr old daughter and friend, but when other family members camped with us, plenty of room in the living area for 8ish adults plus 3 toddlers to sit / eat in comfort.
We have also used the living area as a cooking area prior to the purchase of a Gelert Horizon side porch to use for this. (Unable to locate a Kyham one so far)
Would have given the Ontario 10+ out of 10 but for the (un)availability of accessories / spare parts.
That said we have just upgraded to a new 2010 model Ontario in preparation for next seasons trips. (I would happily camp now in the Ontario as, with a little help from an electric blow heater, tent stays nice and warm inside, despite the weather outside)
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By: Finetune9 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 02/10/2011
Overall this is a very good tent. I bought this last year based on the reviews and have used it four times. I am still finding it a bit of a challenge to put it up in a reasonably quick time. It has plenty of space and the bedrooms are large. I would describe the build quality as average. Some of the sewn seams appear weak and the toggles on the bedroom pods are on the brittle side - 3 broke on first use. As has already been mentioned the pegs are extremely soft and ineffective. On our final outing we had 5 days of high winds and heavy rain. The tent stood firm, remained completely watertight and the space inside was a godsend!
This is a budget tent and you get what you pay for. All in all you get a lot for your money and I would happily recommend this tent to others.
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By: Sdwnewcamper Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 26/08/2011
I have a Kyham Ontario 8xc.This is my first family tent and it very easy to put up. It does require two people but only for setting the poles.
I searched for a long time for a porch for this tent and have found that the Gelert Horizon ones fit it, as do the Hi Gear Zenoba ones. Unfortunately none were available and I went for the Hi Gear Kalahari as a risk for my Ontario. The fit is not as good as the Zenoba (saw one on one of my travels) but it fits well with only a small gap on one side and one of about two inches on the other. Stayed erect even through winds of 20mph. It does work fine and when I bought my porch there were loads of Kalaharis available at Go outdoors.
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By: Abby 2011 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 24/08/2011
Love it! We are a family of 5 and find the tent very versatile, our 3 children can be separated or be together!
We purchased the carpet which makes the inside more luxurious. There is plenty of space for us all to move about inside the tent too. Pitching the tent is getting quicker each time. Our only gripe is that the pegs supplied with the tent were not up to scratch,bending on first use! We have replaced them all with strong plastic ones now!
We have camped in all sorts of weather and no leaks!
All in all, we are very happy with our purchase and would definitely recommend.
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By: Lackie80 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 22/08/2011
We used this tent for the first time last month after upgrading and we love it!
Its really easy to put up, it can be a bit fiddly if you get a gust of wind but I think most tents are like that.
Lovely big living space and I like the fact you can have one large sleeping space at one end and either one or two bedrooms down the other end. Our children are small and happy to share at the moment so we get even more living space.
A lot warmer than our old tent and no draughts which is lovely.
We haven't stayed in it in really bad weather but I can't see us having any problems.
Only problem is trying to roll it up small enough to get it back into the bag!
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By: Campingsos Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 07/06/2011
We have had three trips away with our new tent and I have to say I love it. We are a family of five and there is plenty of room. We bought the sun porch, carpet and footprint and find them invaluable. The porch gives you much more usable space. It is easy to pitch, I managed it with my 12 year old on our own in around 40 minutes. I did find that a couple of the little eyelets snapped off quite easily and there is a gap at the back door which I need to figure out how to close up. Also, the tent does fit back into the bag and the quality of the tent bag and peg bag could improve as both have ripped. I did notice that the inside of the tent is quite wet from condensation in the mornings but once the doors are opened up it dries out very quickly. I would highly recommend this tent to anyone looking for a large family tent. I was a bit worried when buying if it was going to be too large for the campsite pitches but we haven't had any problems so far. Hope you find this review helpful.
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By: Rosy glow Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2007 Rating: Date: 04/06/2011
This tent is a great family tent, ideal for our family of 2 adults & 4 children. It is versatile with the 4 bedrooms & provides adequate cover/space in all weather conditions. Provides the option of cooking inside. The only problem we have had recently is locating a porch to give us that extra space for cooking/shoes etc.
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By: Familycampers5 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: Date: 18/05/2011
I love this tent, we bought ours from new after lots of research, the things that appeal are the internal size, the hydrostatic head being 5000.
It stood up very well in a freak storm last year, not a drop of water did it let in, we purchased the porch/awning extension as a wet room/ cooking room and have found that really adds to the already amazing tent.
The only thing that stops it getting 10 is that sometimes if you peg out too wide before getting the bedrooms up properly you cant always get all the eyelets attached.
Would recommend all accessories with it too, carpet footprint and porch. All makes for a lovely luxurious tent
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By: MrsPots Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: Date: 02/05/2011
We have had our Ontario 8 for 3 years and still love it as much as the day we got it. We are only a family of 3 but love the space we get with the Ontario 8. 2 double bedrooms (one for daughter and one for 'stores') and one quadruple bedroom for mum & dad plus 'dressing room'! We opted for the carpet too which makes the living area super cozy. We have camped from early April to end September and with a little help from our electric fan heater, the tent stays super cozy!
We've camped in wind, rain, high temperatures (yes in this country) and the tent has stood up to everything so far. In 3 years only damage is a small rip to one of the bedroom inner tents where friends borrowed the tent and overloaded the pockets. We have fine-tuned the pitching to about 20 mins in total (including pegging out). Then I spend another 3 hours doing all the little finishing touches!We are also very pleased that we can get everything back in the bag (including the poles). We also have the side sun porch as we personally thought the side doors were not suitable for a tent of this size. For example, if it's been raining when you open the standard side door, water would definitely pour in straight onto the carpet. This is why we have scored it 9 instead of 10/10.
I have recommended this tent to many people and know others who have one too.
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By: Doddy1 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: Date: 27/02/2011
We've used this tent a few times for up to a week at a time and I can say I am really happy with this.
No leaks despite some really heavy rain, we actually only use it as a 4 berth tent as we do like more room and the layout works really well for our family of four.
We use a footprint to try to keep the tent clean and would use this as a two berth, once our teenagers no longer come with us. As the previous reviewer mentions, if you just use the pod at one end, it would make a massive living area but still substantial anyway.
Looking forward to using it again this year.
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Manufacturer's Description
Tunnel tents give a huge amount of space for a minimum of effort but with the Khyam Ontario 8 berth tent there is no loss of useability.
This tent has three bedrooms so you can trade off berths against living or storage space by simply removing a bedroom. Also the Ontario 8 tent offers a sewn in groundsheet that ensures you can keep the bugs zipped out!
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