By: Rickyboy Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 13/01/2012
This tent is really good value. It is well made ( but see below) and has plenty of room for my wife and I plus our grandchild of 6yrs old. I like the headroom and the way you can use the doors to suit the arrangement of the inside giving you flexibility of use. So far it has proved to be completely waterproof and comfortable to sleep in and stable in high winds. The tent has three sturdy poles which are difficult to secure onto the bottom fixing when under tension. You need fair amount of strength to locate the bottom of the pole to the lower pin. The poles also split in a few places after only a few uses and I have duck taped them but expect to renew them this year. Also the channels where the poles run have worn with small holes but no rips or tears. So both the poles and the fabric pole channels need to be upgraded to make this tent score higher. However, the rest of the tent is very good.
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By: OBladeo Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 01/01/2012
I bought this tent from B&Q in the sale for £50 as I liked how you could walk in and not crawl in like other tents i've owned. Before using the tent I also went out and bought the carpet and footprint.
This is a all in one pitch and I managed to do it myself without to much problems. I did find I had to use allot of force to get the poles up but I have to say once it was up was quite stable. The next problem I saw was was the dividing curtain in the bedroom. As I was sharing the tent with a guy I had only just met (offered a space to a fellow paintballer) it wasn't very good at all and felt more like a hanging sheet rather than a curtain (wasn't many fixing points and had a gap all the way round).
In a whole the tent was very good for the price and had quite a bit of room that would be great for just a camping trip but I was using it for a paintball weekend so we had allot of camping and paintball gear. Just glad I also took a sunncamp dayroom for the extra room and somewhere to sit as it's quite dark inside. I also found it odd that the front door didn't come with poles to hold it up and have since bought some. The tent did hold up well to quite strong wind and the carpet and footprint really do make the tent allot better.
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By: Mikey_c Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 28/09/2011
We bought one of these at the beginning of the year from Camping & General on Canvey Island at a reduced price because Gelert were bringing out a new model.We were upgrading from the Vango Venture 500 as we wanted something slightly roomier. We also opted for the footprint and carpet but bought those elsewhere along with the Vango Icarus canopy as suggested by Tonyb21. I think most of the reviews here cover most of our experiences over the season.
The tension of the poles is very high and the straps need to be loosened right off before trying to put the tent up. We put this up in quite high winds and once up the tent was very stable. It has faired very well in heavy rain with only one small leak at the bottom of the side door LHS. Easily remedied with waterproofing spray.
The canopy is almost a perfect fit and at £35.00 much cheaper than the new Gelert alternatives. The extra height is welcome and the sleeping area/living area very large compared to similar sized alternatives. Comments about places to hang stuff I agree with, especially for lamps etc. The pitch in one system is great and makes for extra stability. The pockets in the middle of the main area are also very handy.
All in all a good tent with some good new ideas.
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By: Chubnut Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 04/09/2011
We recently took this tent for it's first weeks holiday. It doesn't really take that long to put up.The first thing I noticed was the amount of tension required to get the poles located so will be getting repair kit before the next trip. The front door,bottom two fastening toggles were both about 6' out of alignment, so couldn't fully secure the door( which was a pain with the amount of wind we had) Rather than take it back and risk finding more problems with another tent. I just cut them off and re-sewn them where they should have been placed on the groundsheet side. Overall though this served us well and coped well with high winds, I love the height of this tent as well. Just pre-erect the tent before you go away for your jollies
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By: Ladyluck Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 02/09/2011
I purchased this tent to use after reading various reviews. When we put it up in the garden I found it difficult to get the ring pin in so looked on the forum & people had said to loosen the straps off before pitching then tighten once tent was erected.
We went to Fforest fields for the bank holiday & I did as advised & although myself & my sister managed to pitch the tent in about 40 mins once it was up & pegged out on one side it seemed to be higher in the floor area no matter how much I tightened the straps & on closer inspection it seemed that the stitching on that side did not seem straight.
A few hours later we had a heavy rainfall & the zip on the front door leaked on the side where the pitching was not very good.
Over all if this tent had been stitched properly I would have given it full marks as it is very spacious in both the living & sleeping areas. The all in one pitch ensured that there were not too many draughts although on the front door it could do with another couple of toggles to stop the wind.
I too agree that if it also had more windows it would be a lovely tent.
I purchased my tent from Leisure shack & I have to say their service & customer service are brilliant as the item was delivered within 36 hours & since I have contacted them re issues the gentleman is arranging for collection from me on Monday & a no quibbles refund has been guaranteed.
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By: Fromtheuk Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 19/08/2011
There are only two of us and we chose this tent so that we had a large bedroom area. We can get a queen size blow-up double bed in there with room to stand either side. We have used it twice, once in fabulous weather and once in the rain. When it rained it did not leak anywhere. However, we did buy the Gelert Atlantis 5 porch, which we felt was not built to the same quality as the main tent. Not very good in the rain and they used metal poles instead of fibre glass. Around the foot of the porch the gap from the ground to the porch was too big. This meant that as the rain ran off the porch it splashed and entered into the porch. So I would not recommend the porch, but definitely the main tent the Atlantis 5 (10 out of 10)
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By: TwinknChumb Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 08/08/2011
We love our new tent and found it easy to erect having not used a tent for a while. It is really sturdy in poor weather and made us feel safe and snug. We are greedy and have it just for two of us and it fees like a mansion! Sadly a pole split on second use, but hope to get this resolved with Gelert. Could do with a hook for a light in each compartment.
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By: Jen24 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 08/08/2011
Overall this is a super tent:
Pros:
All in one pitch.
Sturdy and resistant to wind and rain
2 Openings from living area. (side door and front door)
Storage pockets are handy.
Can comfortably seat 4 adults in the living area around a small table
Cons:
Sleeping area Probably not suitable for 5 people to sleep in unless you want to be squashed.
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By: Devon Dumpling1 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 15/07/2011
This is a great tent for short breaks. Straight forward to put up and take down. Sturdy and plenty of room for 2 adults, (one 6'2), and 2 large dogs. We have footprint and carpet so now Glamping. Only thing missing is mesh window in living area, would be helpful. Thinking about getting the porch which would be a benefit for longer breaks as at the moment we use a Vango Aspen which is now a bit too big for us. Great tent
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By: Niki8rown Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 02/07/2011
This is a great tent. Easy to pitch, for us novices it took around 40 Min's to complete fully. The living area is spacious enough for 3 people but I wouldn't want more than 3 people sleeping in it as it only fits 3 airbeds in the sleeping area.
The tent survived a night of non stop heavy rain and I recommend buying the footprint and carpet as they make the tent feel much more homely and comfortable, The sewn in ground sheet is also great (no horrid drafts).
This is the first tent we have owned and I'm very pleased with the quality and space offered. I would recommend this tent.
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