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Hiking tent for two adults plus two kids 25-Nov-2005 At 11:06:02 AM M

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thanks for the good advice.
we did consider the two tent option but the kids are only one and a bit and nearly four so are to small to
sleep on their own and we wanted the camping to be a family experience. we havent ruled this option out
though particuarly as seperating them does make it easier to get them to sleep.
Its probably going to be a bit of a compromise whatever we decide to do. currently i favour a tent that is
just big enough for all of us but wont be too bad if we take two tents in the future. because they are small
they dont take up much space. the initial appeal of the trios was because it has a similar width to the
polaris but the corners are cut off reducing the length at the sides which I thought wouldnt be problem with
little kids.

chalk free
we actually booked to do the lighthouse which some others when my daughter was about 20 months old.
(we were going to carry her most of the way) the departure day was high 30s and the forcast for the next
two days was up to about 40 deg C so we bailed. the group we were going with departed from the
lighthouse at about 4.00am to avoid the heat but were still pretty trashed when they got back. fortunately i
think this sort of extreme heat is fairly rare at the prom.
if you are staying at the lighthouse at least you dont have to carry tents and thermarests.

mathew