Hi-Gear Hampton 4 Eclipse Tent with Porch, Darkened Bedrooms & Spacious Living Area, 4 Man, Easy to Pitch, Tunnel Design, Sewn In Groundsheet, Ideal for Family Camping & Festivals, 4000mm HH, Blue

This is what we need, decent size for 2 adults and 1kid, sturdy built

Having now used it four times, I have now got to grips with pitching it. The times quoted on their instructions are highly speculative for erecting the tent. I am concerned, however that upon packing, there is water in the tent, around the sleeping area. Whether it is rain coming in or condensation, or both I have not been able to work out yet. I don't have a garden so drying the tent at home is not an option. The guide ropes are stupidly designed, as it is so difficult to tension them, together with their length makes erecting the tent in a campsite problematic. I note other manufacturers use a ring device to join two guide ropes from the tent to a single rope which is then peg to the ground. This makes any tensioning easy and quick.

The design of the tent is good, plenty of space with a porch, great for family. However, the quality of the product is far from satisfactory which 3 out of 4 poles broke suddenly during first use

On first use, this tent collapsed and two poles broke in high winds. The poles and design are not stable enough to withstand strong wind in my view, as the poles simply buckled sideways and snapped. The broken poles give off hundreds of fibreglass splinters that are painful and a nightmare as you can't see them in your skin to remove them. Avoid this tent if you don't want a disaster on your hands. I'm grateful I discovered how weak the poles are during the day as my 10yo and myself could have been trapped in the dark sleeping chamber unable to unzip it easily in the dark to get out if this had happened at night.