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Hi All

Just come back from Makro and see that they have a lot of their camping gear at 50% off. This included a Gelert lakesbury 5 which is marked up at £199.99. I'm very tempted with this tent at £100 plus VAT.

I've looked at tent reviews for this product and they look pretty  good, but do people think this is adequate for a weeks camping for me OH and what will be a 3 yr old next year. (ie is the living area big enough for rainy Cornwall days)?

We have a Lakesbury and there are three of us and our son is 15. We haven't found the living space a problem for us but we are very outdoors people and do not tend to spend a great deal of time in our tent except for late evenings, sleeping and early mornings.

We do use wind breaks and a tarp to extend our space mainly because our son has special needs and we need to keep him contained and safe. The lack of windows could be a downside if you are spending a great deal of time inside.

I would say that is a very good price and the quality of our tent is very good. We have had no problems in wet weather.