Saw this bargain 2 weeks ago so rushed down to my local Yeomans to have a look.
They didn't have any on display - but they did have an Easy-Camp Cosenza 500 which looked identical but was priced at around £129.
Easy-Camp are owned by Oase, the same company as Outwell, however when I compared the specs the Hartford M is slightly bigger and the HH is 5000 mm. It is only 2000 mm on the Easy-Camp. Could make a big difference with the sort of weather we're having recently!
Therefore I bought the Hartford M direct from Yeoman via their web site and it arrived the next day. It is actually bigger than I thought it was going to be. The first time I put it up I didn't get the flysheet to line up correctly - tie the velcro to the poles first before connecting the hooks!
Got it perfect the second time.
We were looking for a low-cost 'weekend' tent and this one fits the bill perfectly.
The only niggle I can see is pitching the inner tent first but, hey £99.95 What a bargain !! I am not complaining.
Right,we took it to the park today,bit breezy but if we can do it first go in the wind camping will be a doddle.rolled out the inner tent & pegged the pod into the wind. Main compartment has 3 poles which go in & up quite easily with someone supporting inside,get a couple of pegs into the ground up wind to hold while you level up,last pole goes through pod roof. Once pulled out evenly & pegged the fly goes on,seems a touch short in length compared to the XL but once velcroed it was just a matter of pegging out,put the steel porch poles together & insert the short fibre pole in the sleeve,insert into the bends & put the poles on the pins.Guy out the porch & it is very stable with out any guy ropes being used.
The actual tent is a touch on the dark side due to the dark green of the 2005 model but a nice touch is the mesh in the skylight when the vent is opened so you get fresh air without bugs also 2 small windows at ground level in the sleeping pods. Cant wait to try it out for a few days so thinking of going to Conway after these few days on wind are over.
All in all it took 2 hours to get to the park (10 minutes drive)unpack,erect,inspect,get the dog out,take down,fold in the now rising wind ,get the dog off,roll up ,get back in the sack (first go),get the dog to get back in the car,get home.
Well chuffed & we didnt even come to blows.
Knowing my look i would have bought one of these only to find next week that someone had seen the tent of my dreams a montana 6 at a bargin price, then i really would be crying.
Just come back from a weekend away in this tent. Have to say very chuffed with it. We have just upscaled from a smallish royal tent with sleeping compartment each end. This is great no stooping down, if it rains we can all get inside easily with bags of room. Like Brainhertz said we also looked at the Easy-Camp Cosenza 500 at a Yeoman display and it seemed to fit our needs. We then dedcided to look for a tent in the sales, saw this tent, looked again to make sure we were seeing right! Did wonder if it was going to be ex display, but no. Delivered next day. All for £99.95 including delivery. I don't think you could even buy the zips for that price! I want to go camping this weekend again now. It does state on their website that they are out of stock, but is also says phone for availability, so you never know.
Mine's got instructions stitched into the inside of the bag as well. Interestly, I called Yeomans to ask about singlehandedly erecting this tent, and was told it shouldn't be a problem, so on the strength of this went ahead and got what might've been the second last one in stock going by others' posts.
BUT - the instruction sheet says it'll take at least two people to put it up!
Can't both be right??
Will I have to get my arms surgically lengthened or what to do this myself - ideas welcome! So far I've not been able to get it out of the bag to check it out, far less have a go at putting it up.
I always remove the poles,stops the weight of them crushing the material if you put the bag down a bit heavy & leave a load of little horse shoe shaped holes in the fly.
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