My friend bought alot of the camping gear from aldi last year including tent and had no problems with any of it.He spent two weeks in Cornwall with us when we had bad gales and it withstood everything thrown at it unlike a lot of other tents.
A lot of people on here buy stuff from Aldi/Lidls etc. At least if you've got the stuff its a starting point, you can always replace s you see fit (or when the need arises) enjoy you're camping!!!!!
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Windy jo
Best keep off the baked beans
If it's cheap enough it might be worth it as a starter to help you decide what sort of set up you really want. Why is the person selling/giving the stuff away?
got the tent, it's solid, roomy, and easy sleeps 4. it has a sown in ground sheet that covers from the front door area back to the bed pods. but I would suggest getting a a ground sheet to cover the full inside area.
it stood up to gales better than some well known makes, heavy prolonged rain, all with flying colours.
we are more than happy with this tent.
3 bedrooms, 16.52 Outer tent size: 460 (L) × 400 (W) × 210cm (H) Inner cabin size: approx.230 (L) × 380 (W) × 210cm (H) Weight: 22.5kg Weather-resistant: 4000mm water column 19mm alloy poles and 11mm fibreglass poles
The cooker, stand and lamps will be as good as most and better than some. As to the tent, well, the two items of kit you should never skimp on are your tent and your sleeping bag. The Aldi tent will probably be perfectly satisfactory for weekends in reasonable weather but in a gale force storm in April I'd rather be in a better specification tent from a reputable specialist supplier.
We have a little Aldi 2 man dome that my OH uses for car shows. He has camped in pretty rainy conditions and the 3 tesco tents next to him leaked but he was dry. We bought this about 6 years ago so don't know what the newer ones are like. I'd agree with Val that the bits and bobs will be OK. I buy various bits form Aldi/ Lidl and have alway found that the quality out weighs the small price. For an introduction to camping for sunny weather the tent sounds fine but check the forecast first. Once you get hooked (and you will) you will probably want to invest in another tent.(or 5 if you are anything like most of us on here.)
Judging by the way I've seen some good tents fall apart in bad weather by being pitched poorly, and some obviously cheap tents standing up to all kinds of conditions by being pitched correctly - as they say - if the price is right - go for it.
We bought the £80 aldi tent last year, being new to camping and after upgrading after two weekends with an Argos proaction 'mini' tent.
For £80 you get what you pay for, it was okay for size,(for two adults and two kids) with two pods side by side which can be joined into one big sleeping space, then a small 'living space' room for kit, also had handy pockets for storage of bits and pieces up the inside , but found it quite dark inside and after one weekend of wind and rain, it stood firm being a frame style but it leaked.
I ended up returning it and after much difficulty ringing the helpline and getting nowhere the store manager gave me a refund even though it was after the 28 day return thing. (there are actually some previous threads about this problem being common to some of the Aldi tents)
My friends whom we go camping with bought the cooker and the stand, the cooker's absolutely fine, the stand is a little wobbly and does the trick but they have since got a more substantial stand simpy because we've become addicted to camping and planning to go a whole lot more this year.
Think I'm with Val on this, if the tents free or going cheap, then it will be okay for weekends if you're starting out, but it's worth spending more in the long run or if you want to use it for longer periods. (we quickly upgraded to an Outwell, can't quite afford a canvas frame yet, but thats the plan for next year!!!)
Some of the bits and bobs are great for starting out - we bought things like the chairs, fold-up tables and especially the foil backed rugs from there. Couldn't comment on the tent but if you're planning fair weather camping it should be fine. Our not-expensive tent stood up to the gale force winds on a flat next to the coast site in Cornwall this last summer...the Vango next to us did not and the owners only lasted one night!
Like you Trixie, we got the foil backed rugs which are great for under the airbeds and the table is great. The good thing about Aldi, is that they resell these items each year, so what you missed last time, you can pick next time round.
Can't speak for the tents in Aldi but the cooker and stand have been serving us well for 3 years and there is nothing wrong with them so far. They are exactly the same as you can buy in many other camping stores (including Go Outdoors) but cheaper!
My hubby works for a Dutch firm who make and supply power tools...
This is relevant lol....
They supply Aldi and he has to deal with them alot as he writes the manuals for everything.
He says that Aldi have possibly the highest standards with regards to quality so I think it is safe to assume that the same standards apply to everything including camping gear.
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Topic: ALDI TENTS AND EQUIPMENT
