We never had any stability problems in high winds but did find you got a little bit of pooling on the roof if no wind to blow water off in heavier rain. The tunnel pitching style of the Vanguard Nightfall 8 uses five durable steel poles, which makes the tent quick and easy to set up, taking only 30 minutes. Borrowing more than you can afford or paying late may negatively impact your financial status and ability to obtain credit. The tent has some great features and flexibility - if anyone has any tips to ensure we are not let down again, these would be greatly welcomed! As others have mentioned there is quite a bit of tent envy when on site, and you do get a few visitors who want to have a nose round.

My only concern would be the weight, it says 32 kg but together with the porch etc it's very heavy indeed. A range of our Hi-Gear family tents are designed with tough, high-quality air tubes that inflate to create all the space you could ever need, and if you want, even more, there is an optional side porch available. Overall, I’d rate this tent a 8/10 for the tent, 10/10 for the other accessories and a 4/10 for the porch.If you're planning a camping trip with a big group, the HI-GEAR Vanguard Nightfall 8 Tent is an excellent option. Normally we use a spare bedroom for the loo, but it seemed a waste of such a lovely big space so we found a handy spot to the left of the wardrobe for that, instead using the spare bedroom to create a lovely little dark lounge space for our inflatable sofa, footrest and Outwell Kimberley side table.

We have had 10 sleep in this comfortably and still has plenty of space to move around in the good old English weather. And you can make your camp even more roomy by extending your living space with the Frontier 8 Porch, add warmth and comfort underfoot with the Frontier 8 Carpet, and help to protect and insulate the floor with the Frontier 8 Footprint. When we got back home we decided to put the tent back up in our back garden and give it a full check over.Hi Gear, you would have to pay a fortune with one of the top brands to come close to the quality and sheer size of this Top Tent.

In fact, I would say it takes no longer to pitch than our Outwell Corvette, an airbeam which comes in two pieces. If you do use all four rooms then there is still a handy storage area right at the back of the tent for any empty boxes or bags. My only complaints of this tent was the fact that the bedrooms could have been bigger as found them quite small for 8 people. The HI-GEAR Vanguard Nightfall 8 Tent is an updated version of a classic tent design that is perfect for group camping. To this day, it remains one of our all time favourite tents, so much so, I could not bear to sell it and gave it to friends of ours – who now love it just like we did, however after pitching on a windy day and hubby getting whacked with a pole in the nether regions, thanks to a gust of wind, it’s been little fibreglass poles or big airbeams ever since in our little tent collection – and our Fibreglass Outwell Glenwood (my favourite) is wonderful but aging now, and probably due for an upgrade, so always looking for a bargain, we saw one and headed to Go Outdoors.Our first family tent was a Relum Khios XL which served us exceptionally well with our young daughter for a number of years all over Europe and in all conditions!