Help choosing between 2 tents

Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013 at 22:38
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Obviously new around here so take it easy on me. :)

A little background first. Relatively new to camping and been using a generic tent for quite some time. Although everything go put on hold when we had our little fella. He is now 2 years old and it's time to get back into it.

So we've decided that a 2 room tent with basic tarp setup just isn't going to cut it any more and it's time for a massive overhaul of gear. I've been mainly looking at Coleman and Oztrail due to price/quality. Having in-laws (god bless their souls) who have been avid campers since the beginning of time they've both been happy with their gear from these 2 suppliers. Also looking at purchasing quite a few items such as kitchen setup, gazebo, tent etc. So bundling where possible will make warranty work etc much easier.

So the toss up atm is between either trying to find a tent with a form of 'gazebo' added to it or going the other route and simple having a gazebo AND tent. Obviously always price conscious and where money can be saved that's more for the fun stuff!

So I'm sort of set on a few tents with those being:
Coleman Chalet
Oztrail Lodge Family
Oztrail Villa

Now my head tells me to go with the Villa as it has the 'gazebo' feature at the front and would hopefully serve that exact purpose.

If that is a no go then I would go with the Coleman Chalet as then I would buy the Coleman Event 14 as my in-laws have one and it's fantastic, especially in windy conditions.

So I guess my main question to you much more experienced crew is, is the Oztrail Villa good enough to make do or do you feel I'm wasting my time and just spend the extra and go the Coleman Chalet option.

Thank you very much in advance to those who offer any advice of assistance.

Regards,
AJ
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