The tent is spacious and comfortable though I wouldnt want to put 8 people in there. For 2 or 4 though loads of room!

So if you want a Kalahari tent, you can only buy it from Go Outdoors, at the price they dictate, and there is no price competition. Available exclusively from GO Outdoors, this is an 8 man tent that's great for long weekends with a group, or an extended family camp-out.A roomy and practical tent that will house 4 campers, and all their gear, in comfort. Available exclusively from GoOutdoors.co.uk The sewn-in groundsheet couples with the fire-retardant polyester flysheet give you a ventilated interior that's completely protected from draughts and downpours. The two doors can prop and extend out for extra shelter, or to expand your relaxation space. We extended our tent with the porch unit, which adds some good utility space but we haven't mastered putting it up properly yet. Perhaps we're just not tall enough. We have been caravanning the last 3 or four years, but the family just loves to camp.So it was time to buy a new tent. It's a great size and the extra space it gives is really fantastic. There is room for my entire kitchen outside in the porch plus 2 fold up chairs to sit in. If the porch was better designed then it would be almost a no-brainer.

I would recommend buying the footprint. This not only protects your tent but also makes it even easier to put up by giving you a guide to were to peg. An updated version of the Kalahari Elite, the Hi Gear Kalahari 8 Eclipse is a spacious, stable and comfortable tunnel-style tent with two large partitionable bedrooms in a face-to-face layout, roomy enough for you, your family and all your gear.

Erecting it is straightforward - we're no professionals (and not very tall either) and can put it up in about 45 minutes. Secondly (and related) is that the very useful lantern mounting point on the ceiling has a fantastic cable management system - but it only goes down one side of the tent - towards the cable entry point. There are many reasons why the electrical supply wont necessarily be right there so it would be really useful if it had the velcro tabs going both ways.