The iconic VW campervan is the pinnacle of the hippie camping lifestyle, but for most people these days it’s well out of their price range. Fear not! You can get the look for a faction of the price and without the risk of breaking down on the way (unless you have the tent in a car as old as mine then it is a constant risk). The VW Tent is a four-man tent with a divider down the middle creating two rooms and it is an exact licensed replica of the 1965 classic. It is available in Blue (our test model), Orange, Red and a limited-edition Green. It has a 3000mm waterproof roof and 1000mm waterproof sides, inner storage pockets on the inside walls. The tent comes with an outer tent, inner tent, guy ropes, pegs, poles, carry bag and clear instructions…that is, if your husband (with just one job to do) remembers to pack them…which of course, he didn’t.

So, there we were in a remote area of the North Norfolk coast and with no instructions, but I think it is testament to the product that after 15 minutes of arguing we manged to put the tent up without them, it was that easy to do. From 90x25x25cm packed up it becomes 3.98m(w)x1.87m(h)x1.55m(d) when fully erect. The instructions say it can be set up by one person but it’s certainly easier to do with two. One person would definitely have great difficulty when it comes to standing it up and putting on the outer layer over the top (though it really depends on how tall you are and how windy it is). It was just as easy to pop up and pack down, however I would like to see a more fail-safe way of identifying the poles, as after using it on two occasions some the identity stickers were peeling off. The tent looked awesome and we had plenty of people stop and take photos of it. It was tall enough to stand up in, but we have a massive airbed and so that filled one compartment leaving the other area for changing in, and storing our beer supplies, so there was no way we could squeeze another two people in there comfortably with their stuff too. The waterproofing should be better on the sides as we took a hammering from the rain at night and where the airbed was pressed against the side it got damp. The white roof of the tent also means you wake up at about 4am being blinded by the sun so we would highly recommend an eye mask especially if you have had a few beers the night before. As a novelty tent it works well and looks the part. Overall, I would not advise spending more than a couple of dry nights in there as the waterproofing isn’t good enough, and it does get very hot inside due to the lack of ventilation. RRP £199

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3.9 out of 5

Pros

Easy to set up and pack down

Looks great

Tall enough to stand up in

Two compartments

Cons

Lack of ventilation

White roof gets very bright

Sides need better waterproofing

Identification stickers on poles peel off