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BROADEN YOUR The MacTaggart family from Banchory in the north east of Scotland have been testing Gelert’s awardwinning Horizon 6 tent. Here’s how they have got on with it.
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We are a family of four (our boys are aged 10 and 12) and we regularly camp around Scotland. As teachers, we are lucky enough to have sixweeks summer holiday each year, and we find that camping is the most affordable way of getting out and about as often as possible. We have tested the tent on both the east and west coast of Scotland over the summer, where it stood up to high winds, heavy rain and would you believe it... extreme heat! Firstly the ventilation is excellent, with vents at both ends of the tent which Velcro open, and mesh options on both the outer doors and bedroom doors. The impressive 6,000mm hydrostatic head waterproofing proved to be excellent when we were faced with the occasional shower however upon packing
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up, we did find some small puddles in the outer bedroom corners following heavier and prolonged downpours, particularly where the tent had been under most pressure and stretched to the max. The pack size itself is manageable, and still allows for room in the boot to pack everything AND the kitchen sink. In terms of pitching it was very easy. There are pictorial instructions attached to the storage bag which are straightforward to follow – we didn’t even fall out once which is always a bonus - as well as colour coded fibreglass poles and sleeves. I should also mention that the tent pegs were of particularly high quality. We would normally instantly replace the tent pegs provided, with our own stronger Delta pegs; however the pegs did not bend easily and did the job perfectly well.
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