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thank you everyone for your replys it is nice to hear such sound advice yes easycamp does have a loose groundsheet but we not gooing in that one as it too big for the pitch we have booked and it takes us too long to put up on our own we alsoo dont know what its like as not had it out for two yrs have to check it in summer at some point we taking our orchy as pitch with elec is only 6m by 6m  until we upgraded to elec we did have a pitch 9m by 6m nevermind i dont know whether i going to take sleeping bags or duvets yet.

Will take a paddling pool for him

We have just returned from a weekend in Dorset (near to Corfe castle) It was very hot and sunny and the tent was VERY hot in the day. However, you will not be in the tent much during the day and it does cool down very rapidly in the evening. At home you are usually not outside after 10pm, in a tent you are 'outside' all the time. It was actually a bit chilly as soon as the sun went down. We used sleeping bags opened up like duvets, and had an extra blanket just in case, I needed it! We do not have EHU so did not have, or need fans, if the weather was hot and humid at night you could need fans, but if the weather is just hot and sunny, the nights are much cooler and pleasant. We got 2 really good nights sleep. At home we have had some really hot sweaty nights - due entirely to the weather !

Sarah