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Hi All,

We are looking at buying a family tent after a long break from camping and are very interested in the Outwell Bear Lake 6. However we have also seen the Vango Sungari 600 which is a similar size and is significantly cheaper.

Does anyone have any hands on experience with these two tents to determine if the Outwell is worth the extra money? We dont mind spending more cash if it's worth it but the saving of £500 buys a lot of accessories!

Thanks for any help

Clare and Gordon

Hi Six, thanks for your message!

Can you give some comparison between the Sunagri and the Tigris? We've seen the Tigris in the flesh so to speak but havn't yet seen the Sungari. We think we prefer the "end door" over the Tigris's "centre door" if this makes sense. I can't see the advantage of the Tigris over the Sungari other than the layout as i'm assuming the materials are identical?

The one thing putting us off the BL6 (other than the price) is the pitch time. Whilst we would be using the tent for our holidays we would also like to use it at weekends. The Sungari looks much easier to erect.

Thanks for your help, it's appreciated!

Clare and Gordon

Well the Tigris 800 does have an end door, but it does mean removing a bedroom for access. I assume that it is mum, dad and two children ? I would always recommend the Coleman Evolva as a versatile tent, which you can look at the appropriate threads for details . The Sungari has three bedrooms . Two are connected by a dividing curtain , so it could be two double bedrooms , or a larger family room. They are average sized at 140cm, the size of a double airbed. The third bedroom is a little narrower at 130cm , big enough for two single ready beds . It has floor space of 15.8 m squared. The side door has a small canopy handy so you can enter in the rain without allowing water in the tent , and there is also a front door .This is the strong selling point as the whole front can be used as an awning , or you can enter via a smaller door wwithin door. There are also three good sized windows .

The Tigris has two large bedroom areas at either end ,each of 280cm width that can be sub divided to make four bedrooms . With all bedrooms in place , the living space is just under 9m squared.Obviously this can be increased by not having all bed rooms up . It also has a small canopy on the side entrance, and the front can be opened to form an awning . I do believe there are two windows .

Pitching time will be similar as they are both variations of the tunnel design.I think if you need the four bedrooms, then the Tigris is preferable, otherwise the Sungari has it IMO.

Thanks for your help six, I think you have talked us into the sungari 600!

You could also consider the Vango Columbia 600 which is the same dimensions as the Sungari, except that it has an enclosed porch, steel poles and is polycotton.

I thought the Columbia 600 was polyester ?

The Vango Carrera is the same layout as the Tigris but in polycotton.  We've just ordered the Carrera 600 as the layout suited us best but, having been cooked in polyester tents on previous outings, we wanted polycotton this time.

Retailer was meant to place the order yesterday with the tent then taking about 3 working days to come to us direct from Vango.  The money is still in the bank, however, so the tent will no doubt arrive after we go away next Friday...!

Hi All,

just wanted to say thanks for all your advice. We brought the Sungari 600 and spent a great weekend away "testing it out" this weekend. Despite a bit of rain the tent was great. easy to put up and easy to put down (even wet)

Hopefully we'll get many years out of it and are already planning our next weekend away!