Hi I am looking for a large tent for me my wife and two girls. This will be a long term investment so. I dont mind paying £500-£600. I was looking at the Vango Casa which looks ideal but I was wondering if anyone had some advice or tips on which tent would be good to use.
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Agreed.
I wouldn't describe any polyester tent as "an investment", long term or otherwise.
Sure, it could well give you 2, 3 maybe even 5 years of fun, frolics, and fantastic family holidays, so it certainly wouldn't be the worst purchase to make, but for an all round better feel to the whole experience... and a better chance of longevity when it comes to the actual tent... and therefore better value for money £ for £, I agree with Ewen.
Basically my wife is going back to uni for the next 4 year. I have 2 small children 6 & 4 so. What ever I get it needs to hard wearing and very spacious....
Look at the 6 berth tents, deffo polycotton, look at the second hand markets too, I just sold my Kampa Croyde Classic Air which was within your budget.
I like polycotton too, BUT they tend to be expensive and bulkier than polyester. A polyester tent should give you four or five years, especially if you only go camping two or three weeks a year but, as others have said, the polyester tent will eventually degrade as it's exposed to UV light from the sun.
The Vango Casa looks as good as most other family tunnel tents, so I shouldn’t think you’d have any problems there. I have a similar tent (polycotton, though ;) ) that I use for my main holidays with my wife and three kids.
I don’t know if you’ve seen it but in the reviews section there’s an excellent, extremely comprehensive, review of the Casa.
On another topic – and you might have this covered already, but – a camping experience can be massively affected by the other camping kit you use. A decent sleeping bag and bed is pretty essential. Personally, I like Self Inflating Mats for both adults and children. They tend to be fairly bomb-proof when it comes to puncture resistance and kid-bouncing. They also tend to be far warmer than regular air beds. They’re available quite cheaply from places like Go Outdoors and even Aldi (sometimes). A carpet in the living area is also really nice, especially for the kids.
Good luck – report back and let us know how you got on!
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Thanks for all the help and advice. A camping holiday would be for 2-3 weeks a year and more if I could pursuade the wife...... The kids are squared for sleeping bags as I have got them a sleeping pod each and the camping bunk beds from go outdoors for them. I have a great sleeping bag so it's only the wife that will need one and then something to sleep on.
I have a basic table with 4 seats and 2 single gas cookers. I could probably do with a more comprehensive one. (Any advice would be great) I also need to get some sort of electric cool box.... And some storage stuff.....
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