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Words by Iain Duff, Editor of Camping magazine
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The impressive Outwell Jacksondale 7PA is a new three-zone family tent, featuring a wet room, dry living room and bedroom section.
Durable and waterproof, it’s packed full of features, but is actually a fairly simple and…
Back in the mid-nineties, Britain was a nation divided. As bitter conflict raged, friends and families were torn apart. Yes, in the great Britpop Wars you either pledged your allegiance to Blur or Oasis, and never the twain shall meet.
These were the days of “Cool Britannia” – when music, art, fashion and politics all came together in a way we hadn’t seen since the swinging sixties. As Britpop reached its peak in 1995, camping was also becoming cool. Partly due to the popularity of music festivals in the early part of the decade, more and more young people were choosing to go camping with their families.
But this new generation of campers didn’t fancy the back-to-basics approach to life under canvas – they wanted comfort and convenience. That meant spacious, watertight tents that were easy to put up, cosy sleeping bags that would keep them warm through the night and smart-looking furniture that was comfortable to sit on. They wanted good quality, but at a price they could afford. And a few hundred miles across the North Sea, a new Danish outdoor brand called Outwell was ready to deliver.
Oase Outdoors, Outwell’s parent company, was founded in 1984 by…
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This generously-sized six-person tunnel tent has lots of living space - perfect for larger families
Tunnel tents are an interesting proposition: there’s less space overhead, but they can be ideal for offering separate living chambers nevertheless. Here’s how the Outwell Avondale Air Tent stacks up as temporary home for six people.
A whopping three bedrooms
No bedroom standing height
The search is over – we reckon Outwell’s Avondale Air tent, new for 2022 and sleeping six, might just be the perfect all-rounder tent for larger families with three or four kids.
Bigger families need bigger tents – and at 30kg this design is on the heavy side for one person to manage, and is large and bulky.
You’ll need to check it’ll fit in your car boot, and that you have two adults available to carry and pitch it – we’d have preferred a carry bag with wheels for this reason.
Once you’ve chosen your camp spot…