Average amount to spend on a tent

[Bubblepopelectric]

I second the Avon recommendation. We bought one and used ours last year and it was fabulous, it felt really big inside cos you can put your non-valuable stuff in the porchy area and you can even crouch down inside and not be too uncomfortable. Also you can get in without having to crawl out on your hands and knees, a godsend if you have knee issues like me.

http://www.millets.co.uk/product/093129/eh-avon.html?attribute=3703062

At the very least, get one with a porch for wet things with an inbuilt groundsheet.

[hazey_jane]

Cool. I hope you like it

[Spindles]

So good, I posted my recommendation twice!

[cammie81]

Is this tent too big:

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-1706.aspx

There will be four of us but I mean more for finding space to pitch it?

[hashcity]

That is a reasonable size for 4 people. Bringing a 6 man tent, might seem excessive at first, but when you consider that you also need to fit 4 backpacks plus beer, chairs and any other assorted shit in there, it soon starts to look cramped. The other thing is that most pictures you see of tents have people sitting around outside them. Well, there is no guarentee you will get to do that, especially if you pick a popular area. Maybe you will be surrounded on all sides with other tents and very little space (this is why everyone on here seems to like tents with porches, because you do want more footage than just where your sleeping bag fits).

I don't think you'll have too much of a problem pitching something that size, though it depends on when you'll be getting there. e.g. You won't be able to stick it on Pennard hill, unless you get there Wednesday AM.

Actually, I've always wondered what it would be like just to have a sun shelter and a sleeping bag in the lockups. Probably a damn site easier than lugging a big tent along. It's a 5 minute job to put it up, and you'd have ultimate flexibility - could quite easily sleep in a different spot each night. Although you'd probably end up spending a fortune on-site.

Edited May 4, 2011 by hashcity

[Kyelo]

I normally spend £50-£100 on a 2 or 3 man tent! haha

[cammie81]

I don't think you'll have too much of a problem pitching something that size, though it depends on when you'll be getting there. e.g. You won't be able to stick it on Pennard hill, unless you get there Wednesday AM.

[ian the worm]

I replaced my 20 year old 2 man dome with a 2nd hand eurohike 2 man dome from ebay (private listing) this time last year and it is great. Took it camping last weekend for my teenager + friends and it sttod up to holding 5.

So, I'd have a trawl through ebay.

[LusciousLucy]

Coooo. That Khyam website is rather pretty

[LusciousLucy]

Coooo. That Khyam website is rather pretty

[jeffie]

I normally spend £50-£100 on a 2 or 3 man tent! haha