Oztrail touring tent questions

"and we are two adults, a 6yo and a 2yo."
Pretty advanced stuff for a 6yo LOL
Sorry Brian, I did see the comma just chose to ignore it .
I've always found the dome tents pretty nifty amd easier to set up than anything apart from a swag. Yours must have been a real doozy.

Brian,

We have an Oztrail tourer 9 plus, and found it very easy to setup (and pack up too), we did get the extra kit to remove the centre pole - worth the $60 on the space you reclaim.

Setup is around 10mins without raising a sweat. And when you pack it up, it does actually fit back in the bag first go - pack up takes around 10mins too. We liked these tents so much, that we bought an Oztrail tourer 9 for the boys (7 & 5) - I only need to help them with the centre pole, the rest they can do. I was surprised on how simple they are to setup - like you we have a big tent for extended stays, which takes 1hr to setup & pack up which we don't use anymore.

These tents pack really flat, so they don't take up lots of space. We only got ours at Xmas, so i can't comment on their lifespan, but the quality alone should give you many years.

You wont regret the purchase.

We got a Oztrail tourer 9 plus, but not happy with it and won't be using it again,
The first one we got didn't leak until the wind ripped the awning off and then it did leak, it got replaced but we have used everything out there to seal the seams and stitches but it still leaks big time. I wouldn't recommend it my enermies.
I'm sure some people are happy with it and didn't go through the crap we did , we must have got the lemon model

What a horrible dome tent you must have.... can't imagine a dome tent taking more than 10 mins to set up.

Just get a couple of smaller domes..... 5 mins each! Separate bedrooms... nice.

Just to throw a spanner in the works, have you looked at the COI Primus range?
I have had a 3m x 3m tornado for years. Its been everywhere, across the simpson, high country, and even weathered a storm on Fraser. We don't use it as much anymore because we have the camper trailer but it has been great and the same to set up and pull down as most of the touring tents. You will pay a bit more than the Oztrail but worth everycent. In the high country we had 4 days of constant rain and not one drop inside except for the water that came off our shoes.
Probably worth a look.
I think 4x4 equip in victoria sell this range or at least I know Ian used to.

Scott

I bought a tourer 10plus and bang for buck it's not too bad. We have 2 kids also and the extra room comes in hand especially if it rains. Quality wise it's no Freedom tent but should be ok for a few years. We did have a corner ring pull out on the 3rd outing but it was sus from new and I did notice it. The tent was replced but it would of been an easy repair. The thing doesn't leak unless you have the front and rear awnings out and the water runs down in the rear window or through the front door zip. So in heavy rain close up everything and you should be right.

Leroy

Hay there Brian........have the 10 plus .....great tent...a few mins to put up. don't need to put ropes out for a quick overnighter ...miles of room.....had mine for a few years now ......not a prob with it....only thing i found that could do with inprovment ..was the front flap..or awning as called .could be a bit bigger. so when it rains.....and you enter tent ...the water doesn't fallow you in .....but good all-rounder tourer
Bundy