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By: Stoppercoach Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 13/12/2012
I have the Ontario 8xc and have found it to be fantastic. I also bought the enclosed porch to go with it. The tent is very spacious with excellent head room. It has stood up well to some extremely bad weather, including high winds and driving rain lasting all night. Adding the porch has made a massive difference, being used for all our cooking and food storage needs and serving as an entrance to the tent, I have added a ground sheet to the porch and it now gives us a place to remove and leave shoes. With some careful thought I have even pitched the tent on my own. This is not meant as a brag but as an indication of how easy it is to pitch for two people. I would have given a 10 but for the fact that a small amount of water is getting in through the top of one of the windows. This can be easily rectified with some seam sealer, just not got round to it yet. Someone else mentioned about not being able to put the bedrooms up properly if the tent is stretched out too far. I make sure now I don't stretch it out too far, I wait until the bedrooms are in. All in all a brilliant tent. I am looking forward to two weeks living in it again next summer.
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By: Hulmerist Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 28/08/2012
We have been for 2 week long breaks in this tent over the last 2 years. The first time we put up the tent, we were very disappointed that 2 of the poles split. Although the tent did survive the rest of the week very well with the poles held together with sticking plaster!Including strong winds and heavy rain.
Before camping this year, I replaced the poles and purchased Delta pegs and used line lok cleats on the guy ropes. This year the tent was not going to move anywhere, and looked to be the most stable tent on the site.
The tent is ample for the 5 of us with one large double pod and two single pods. I like the fact that you can leave a single pod down and use for extra storage.
The tent survived strong winds and heavy rain, very satisfied with it so far.
I am very pleased with the tent, especially with the price of £175 that we paid.
We have purchased a Hi gear Zenobia tent porch, which although is a slightly different coloured blue fits fine.
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By: AntandRae Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 11/08/2012
We had to upgrade (Our previous tent being a Quechua T4.2 XL), and the fantastically spacious Ontario 8 XC was perfect. As soon as we saw it in our local shop, we had to have it.
With 2 single pods, and one double, its perfect for any size family or group.
2 years on, it has let us down only once, it lost its water proofing last week in the Brecon Valleys, which put an end to our 2 week holiday after 4 days.
We have the rubble sheet, and the carpet, making it homely, as well as spacious.
We have got the Gelert Horizon 5 Canopy for our front entrance, and the SunnCamp Verano DL Extension for our kitchen (over the secondary entrance). Both fit perfectly together 1 each side of the tent, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
If it hadn't had lost is water proofing (being 5000 it should be monsoon proof) it would have got a 10/10
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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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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.
The Ontario 8 XC tunnel tent gives a large amount of space with the minimum of effort. Featuring a fully sewn in groundsheet this tent is comfortable, functional and keeps the bugs at bay.
Ideal for family long stay and touring holidays.
The newly added 'eyebrow' door canopy shelters the main door.
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