Me and my boyfriend went away alot camping, we'd had a few tents but once we got the dog we wanted more space. So we sold our old tent and hunted for another. We decided on the Utah 4 + 4 because of the size. It is around £230 in shops but we managed to get one that had been on show off ebay for £160.
We recieved the tent and put it up in my parents back garden. It was huge, there was so much space inside and plenty of windows to let light in. There was even a window at the top of the tent!! You could stand up everywhere in the tent which was brilliant.
We actually went camping in it one weekend, we pulled upto the campsite and suddenly realised you had to carry the tent to wherever you camped (everywhere we'd been in the past you could park next to your pitch!!). We were pitched across the first field and down a hill, it took the two of us to carry the tent in its carry bag, it was so heavy!
It was easy to put up too, i don't think you could do it on your own, but the two of us got it up in no time at all!!
We got the tent up and ALL our stuff in it. It was so big, there was more than plenty of room in the bedroom for us two and the dog, still with space left over!! If you needed you could definately sleep 8 people in there, and i would say 8 adults at that!! It rained for the whole day on sunday, and there was again, more than plenty of room in the living area to have all our stuff round the outside, a table in there, and us two sat on our two camping chairs with the dog in there too!
It was also really windy the first night, and the tent was not affected in anyway whatsoever, the solid poles rather than the bendy ones just make the tent like a really sturdy wendy house!!!! You could tell it had been windy when you looked at other peoples tents but ours looked like it hadn't been touched!!
Overall i would say this is a fantastic tent especially for familys, or people with a dog!!!! There is loads of space and it's a very sturdy tent so good in bad weather, also adequately waterproof too. It's also quick to put up which is a bonus!! I would say there is only one disadvantage to this tent and that is the fact that when all the bits are in the carry bag it is heavy to carry!!!
I would definitely recommend this tent to others!
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