On the last night it rained constantly, we watched from the bedroom compartment pools of water settling on top of the tent, then watched it gush down the side, must be to do with its design. I really thought we where going to be drowned by the morning, but surprisingly we remained dry throughout the night, admittedly a few drops fell through, into the main area but nothing to worry about. The bedroom stayed dry. There is a brand new version of this tent available from Argos. It no longer has the PVC windows, and the hydrostatic head is now 1200mm. The next step was to try and narrow down our search even more. So we’ve already looked the prices of products in the Tents category. Then we’ve also looked at the prices of products from ProAction. So this step combines the two and looks specifically at the price you’d expect to pay for ProAction branded products in the Tents category. We have lovely friend who have all donated camping equipment and materials our way which included a massive gazebo and windbreaks and using these we managed to make ourselves a lovely cosy little home for our camping trip. (hopefully I will be able to upload the pics and you will see what we did). This allowed us to extend the tent and have a little outside area.

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We select the bestselling pop up tents, buy every pop up tent we test and take them to a field to peg them up and record how they stand up to the wind and rain during a blustery week. Pitching and collapsing We passed it on to our daughter and son-in-law this summer and hopefully there will be a few years left in it yet for them. The first is brand. Looking at the brand of the product is often a really good indicator for judging product quality. For example you’d expect a much higher quality product from a brand known for providing excellent quality than you would from an unknown or even a budget brand. Air circulation might not be your first concern when tent shopping, but it can have a major impact on your comfort. Putting it up was easy, in spite of my allowing the instructions to blow away on the wind! The sleeping area is a good size, the outer living area is more than adequate to allow two people to shelter from a serious storm, stand up, move around, and keep all the clothing and equipment out of the storm.As you can imagine, pricing is one of the most important factors of any purchasing decision. We can find the perfect product for our needs, that fits the brief in every single way. But if it doesn’t fit our budgets, we simply can’t (or at least shouldn’t) buy it. We used it a couple of times in 2007 and a couple of times this summer, but not at all in 2008 (didn't have time to go camping last year!) Find out why ProAction 4 Man 1 Room Dome Camping Tent scored an incredible review score of 9.0 out of 10.

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Has survived thunderstorms and plenty of rain - no leaks in the sleeping area and very few drips into the living space. The only thing we noticed was the top covering didn't seem to fit completely, it was a struggle getting the pegs in the ground, and tying it to the main tent! Just before we get into the detail of analysing the price of this product, we want to briefly highlight the importance of setting yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a suitable product. It’s all too often that we get carried away when shopping and find ourselves buying a fantastic product, but probably actually overdelivers on what we need and therefore costs a lot more than we should have spent. So spend a bit of time looking around at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products in the Tents category and use that alongside your own financial situation to set yourself a budget. It is so easy to put up, completely idiot proof. You simply can't get it wrong. The front porch bit was big enough to put the coolbox on one side and the general big camping box on the other so I had the full space inside for my sleeping bag and clothes etc. I'm only 5ft4, and it wasn't tall enough to stand up in, but I didn't really find that to be an issue. It didn't feel cramped in any way.Five things to look for when buying a pop up tent 1) Be wary of how many people supposedly fit in the tent Pop up tents are all about convenience, so getting them up and down in good time and without frustration is a key part of what makes them good or bad. Small or poor-quality air vents will lead to a hot, stuffy tent and lots of condensation build-up on the ceiling.

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Manufacturers don't appear to take storing kit into account when labelling tents, so you might find yourself short on space. Then folding the tent in half vertically, and then again horizontally to leave you with the tent folded into a circle The next step after looking at products in the same category, was to look at products from the same brand, ProAction. The second time I used it, it lashed with rain and was quite windy during the night and I was completely dry and cosy - well, at least until the very wet dog sneaked in!

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Also, the zips for the 'doors' are fiddly - almost impossible to pull zips closed without catching something somewhere on the way. Maybe I'm just clumsy? The first time I used it was just outside Brighton, me and the dog.With my son and his friend in other small tents on the next pitch. We also take note of tents that struggle against the wind and need frequent re-pegging. Some tents actually blow over entirely.

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A handy rule of thumb is to subtract one person (or two people if you have a lot of stuff) from the number listed. This means if there are two of you (for example) you'd probably be best suited to a three-person tent. 2) Look for air vents and consider their size and quality Although it's technically 4 man, I wouldn't think it would be comfy for any more than 2 adults. It was a great size for me and a large hairy dog but like caravans etc ' 4 berth' would have been an uncomfortable squeeze. The brand of product you buy can vary in importance, from person to person. Some people will of course be much more particular about the brands they will use. Whilst others aren’t interested in the brand and are more interested in the overall quality or price of the product itself. Thankfully ProAction is a brand that many customers have grown to love over the years and is very popular for items in the Tents category. The next step for us was to look at all of the products that fall within the Tents category, of which we found 50 products at Argos. So we pulled together all of the prices of these products to analyse the average prices as well as finding the cheapest and most expensive options.Oh, and the basic wire pegs supplied with the tent let the side down - buy yourself some better pegs if you have this tent, it'll make life so much easier. It was sweltering hot when I first used it, but it seemed to stay quite cool inside, not that I was inside it much in the day. Having the two air vents definitely helps keep a little air moving.