VAUDEBadawi Long Tent - 6 Person, Beige

Used twice so far, quite easy to put up (the top bit of the main tent is slightly tricky but not a major problem). Very spacious inside - love the fact that you can stand up (just about) in the sleeping pods as well as the main tent area.Not tried in bad weather yet, but the design looks so much better than a lot of the other big family tents you see that I suspect this won't be a problem. Good design inside - thought the drawstring on the front zip was a bit of a gimmick, but is actually v useful!, lots of storage pockets and materials seem v good quality.Not the cheapest tent by any means, but hopefully will last us for years and years!

the perfect tenteasy to erect and very easy for one person (me) to dismantle and folds easily back to its packed size

We have had this tent for 3 years now - it is spacious and has great sleeping space - our young children can sleep in one compartment with us if necessary and the other is then used for changing and keeping things bug free. It is big enough for 6 easily. It is very very easy to put up once you have the hang of it and it is very stable. The ventilation system is fantastic in hot weather, but the "windows" must be closed when it rains or when you expect rain. It copes well with high winds. It also looks slightly nomadic which helps finding it on a busy campsite. It is very light compared with other similar-sized tents and packs down well. A great tent.

My Badawi Long was delivered last week and, unable to wait we couldn't help ourselves but give it a go this week.As a long-time Vaude tent owner I had high expectations of this tent, looking for it to be very easy to erect, pack (relatively) small, provide plenty of useable space and give good, durable shelter from the elements.So myself, my wife, 3 year old daughter and dog packed ourselves into our Citroen C1 (a packed Badawi Long only takes up half the tiny boot space!) with all our kit and headed to our favourite camp site, Three Cliffs, Gower in the last week of September.We arrived just before dark so needed to get this tent up fast! The instructions, sewn into the tent bag are more basic clues than detailed instructions but being familiar with Vaude was a definite help. Basically, you spread the tent out on the ground, then spread out a triangular band equipped with fittings for the poles, underneath it. This is fairly easy as the triangular shape of the band corresponds with the central triangle of the tent's fly sheet. You then thread the colour coded poles into the fly sheet sleeves and clip them to the triangular band (you really need 2 people to do this). Then thread the two hoops into the sleeping quarters, clip them in place and the tent's up. Just peg it down, lay the bround sheet in the vestibule and you're done. It took us 30 minutes first time and I'd expect to nearly half that with a little practice ... not bad for a big tent.The 2 sleeping quarters are big and the vestibule is a great size too but cooking-wise I think it lends itself better to a low-down back-packer stove than full kitchen rig and sink. There is standing headroom in the vestibule and a lamp or torch will hang nicely in the centre. Being Vaude you get pockets galore inside the tent so lots of room to store your bits and pieces.In it's favour you get: small pack size, easy erection, excellent looks, lots of room, pre-bent lightweight aluminium poles, and Vaude German quality. The only negative in my experience is that the vestibule could get draughty in windy conditions. The bedrooms with their built in 'bathtub' groundsheets remain snug and secure and for winter camping I would recommend the optional 'footprint' which I understand clips to the flysheet and eliminates the draughts. The pegs are very pointy but are lightweight and work exceptionally well.Price-wise, I think that the RRP is a bit steep but at around half the RRP through Amazon the Badawi Long represents excellent value for money.In summary, for the serious car-camper who wants something better than the numerous cheap tents on offer from the local Outdoor Supermarket, it doesn't get a lot better than this.