One thing worth remembering about the bedroom door. There is a door on the flysheet, but once that is open, you need to open the door in the side of the inner also to gain access. This is little different to the security provided by the doors in the porch in the tent.
I spent last weekend in an Oregon 5, and despite wind and rain it remained comfortable for the duration. I was attracted to the Oregon mainly by the reduced weight and pack size over the likes of the Montana and Indiana, and the loss of interior space was not crucial as there are only 3 of us.
It;s a good tent, and a pleasant place to spend the summer weekends
I also looked at the Oregon 5, but in the end went for the Vango Oregon 400.
Similar name and spec. It is also a tunnel tent that is similar in size. I chose the vango for 3 main reasons
the tension band system for windy weather...adds stability
no bedroom door. Whilst I can see the benefits, I could envisage disbenefits too..not least my daughter refusing to sleep that side as she might be spooked by the easier access at night
the Vango is lighter inside with all doors closed as there is a window in the side door
On the other hand I liked the 2 and 3 configuration of the Outwell and if i was ojn my own I would just use one room and use the other area as extra living space...mind you the large area was very comfy!
I put it up on my own for the first time when it was a little wet & windy and had no problems (I am only 5'3"), it took me about 45mins as I am rubbish with big tents, but without a dummy run that was OK.
They are both great tents so either is a good buy....just a few small differences to think about which you prefer.
cccc - I'd go for the larger 5 - it's good value and the extra bit of room (and definitely the headroom, in my case) makes it so much more comfortable.
I actually thought that the feeling of space was better than in the Montana 4
I had this one recommended to me too but even after looking at the outwell website I can't see how the sleeping arrangements work - it looks on the movie on website as if all 5 sleep in the one compartment - how do you separate the bedrooms?
Excuse me if it is clear as mud but I'm not familiar with anything other than bog standard Millets tents!
The bedrooms are a quite sensibly organised. If you have both pods erected, then there is a zippered dividing wall between them that you can open, therefore essentially turning it into one 5 person bedroom, or you can keep it closed for a 3 +2 arangement with a little more privacy.
The complete 2 person unit can also be detached from the 3 person unit buy utilising another zipper higher up the wall of the divider(on the 2 person side). The flexibility is excellent. We sleep with the dividing wall tucked away, as our 8 year old son camps beside us, and we prefer to have visual contact. Idon't see the issue with the door on the 2 person side of the tent. Someone can just as easily open the pod door and then open any of the other porch doors. We have not felt that safety for either errant children or indeed intruders to be an issue
NimDur, I am sure you are right about security. Most of the time I use a small tent so the space between zips and person is much the same. More of a perceived vulnerability I think.
Contrary to a post above I think I would want that entrance to be on show to a campsite rather than tucked away into a hedge as there is safety from theft in being on show to others !
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Topic: Outwell Oregon 5
