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Any help and hints please.

Ive narrowd down my choice to :-

Outwell colarado 5

Vango Icarus 500

Gelert lakesbury 5

I think the outwell is probably the best, but please comment.

(i want one big bedroom area and a living area)

Regards

pete

The outwell and the Gelert both have the same HH, which is better than the vango.

The gelert has a slightly less pack weight and a sig. Personally I think the Gelert is a nicer looking tent.

The Gelert gets my vote !

Mine too....the Gelert looks like a nice little tent

If you are not too worried about sig, this item on ebay 250360460564 could be a good buy. Seller seems to be very honest about his descriptions. We had the 8 version and found it had great living space and solid as a rock in heavy wind and rain!

Worth a punt at thep price (dont let it go over 100 though especially sold as seen)

The sunvalley looks great but really is too big for what i want

I dont like the front of the caralina 3

Well after much searching about on the net, reading reviews and basicaly doing what swmbo told me, i went for none of the original 3 choices!!

Went for the Outwell Minisota 6.

Bit of an overkill, but pitching looked easy, nice lot of space etc

Good tent. 

See my review on the Minnesota 4 on an easy way to rectify a problem can can occur with the side porch (also see my gallery - photo 3).

However, have you budgeted for the footprint groundsheet and the extension?  Both are somewhere between highly desirable and essential.

yes, also got the footprint.

Carpet was out of stock, but will prob get that.

Not sure of the extension, will see how it goes.

Quote: Originally posted by oohmyback on 26/1/2009

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yes, also got the footprint.

Carpet was out of stock, but will prob get that.

 

Not sure of the extension, will see how it goes.

 

 

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thanks, will def have a look at it. If i can find one at a good price its probably worth going for, especialy if (when) it rains.

Thanks for the help.