Hi Gear Kalahari Elite 8, Individual Black Coded Fibreglass Tent Pole Run

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An updated version of the Kalahari Elite, the Hi Gear Kalahari 8 Eclipse is a spacious, stable and comfortable tunnel-style tent with two large partitionable bedrooms in a face-to-face layout, roomy enough for you, your family and all your gear.

I bought the Kalahari Elite 8 after doing days of research online into which tent to buy. I couldnt afford an inflatable tent and didnt want to get anything too cheap either. We extended our tent with the porch unit, which adds some good utility space but we haven't mastered putting it up properly yet. Perhaps we're just not tall enough. The ventilation of the tent is great in the main area, but it can get very stuffy in the bedrooms as there's no easy way to get air flowing.

The gap at the sides was not too big though, about 4 inches at the most, but flush at the top and bottom of the dome. It also directed most of the rain around the outside of the tent, rather than into the door area. We couldn't get the roof properly taught, again, possibly due to the angle of the tent we attached it to, so water did pool a little above us, but at no point did it leak. The porch is designed for the tunnel shaped Kalahari, so didn't fit flush to the more curved wall of our Voyager 10, but was the closest option we had available. However, it did cover the entire width of the door, and prevented rain from getting inside the tent, as well as providing us with a large kitchen and eating area. Great for a long weekend with a group, or an extended family camp-out. Available exclusively from GO Outdoors The tent is spacious and comfortable though I wouldnt want to put 8 people in there. For 2 or 4 though loads of room! A brand new tent available exclusively from Go Outdoors, offering all the space and convenience you need for a group camping holiday

A roomy and practical tent that will house 4 campers, and all their gear, in comfort. Available exclusively from GoOutdoors.co.uk The Hi Gear Double Burner With Grill, Lid And Piezo Ignition is ideal for any family or group camping trip. No need for matches, and with a windshield and integrated drip tray for less mess and more safety. Enter our competition to win one!I mentioned earlier about ensuring you peg the rear straps as close to the tent as you can get. The reason for this is that the rear apron isn't quite long enough to come down far below the roof line. This means a letterbox shaped opening is left. The further away you peg the straps, the bigger the opening is. Wind goes straight through this opening, across the top of the tent and into the porch. This means that the porch is almost impossible to keep stable and is very, very draughty. The cost brings with it some poorer quality construction and after 3-4 weeks of camping with it some of the zips are loose and the seams breaking away. The four double bedrooms mean us grown ups get a room, the kids get a room each plus we have a 'dressing' room to keep our clothes in. On colder trips we take one of the internal dividing curtains down and all sleep in one big bedroom What I can tell you is that it’s a great tent for a family of six. There are two bedrooms that can squeeze four people in each (or four rooms of two if you prefer).

As others have mentioned there are no fixing points in the centre of the porch and this means that the material flaps around and lets wind in. It really does need those additoinal fixing points. Next season I may even put in a couple of eyelets and bands myself. Enjoy a comfortable party feast in the outdoors with this folding picnic table and chairs set from GOOutdoors.co.uk There are plenty of large windows on the porch, and the front will open partially, or can be completely removed with ease. All the space and practicality you need from a large family tent. Available exclusively from GoOutdoors.co.uk A simple, yet versatile 5 Berth tent for easy group camping. Available exclusively from Go Outdoors.co.ukThere is nowhere in the porch to mount a lantern/light which is a little silly really. To be honest a pole going between the 2 upright poles would add huge stability, help to tension the porch and provide somewhere to clip a light to.