Skandika Daytona 6 XXL

I did a lot of research before buying this tent. I was looking for something that wasn’t too expensive yet really waterproof. I found lots of negative reviews on other brands and models around this price point and eventually settled for the Skandika Daytona. I took the tent to Glastonbury where there were numerous downpours of biblical proportion throughout the weekend. I spent the first day watching bands, fretting about the soggy mess I’d be returning to in the evening. Not one single drop of rain leaked through. I was amazed. Some of the reviews said it was difficult to erect and came with limited instructions. That says more about the users than the manufacturing – it couldn’t have been simpler. The poles were colour-coded and incredibly straightforward to assemble. One piece of advice I would offer would be to peg out the ‘back’ bedroom first, before the outer 2. That was the only issue we had. The inner rooms were spacious enough – we had a double airbed in one, a single in another and used the third for storing bags etc. The ‘living’ area was incredibly spacious, allowing 3 chairs plus room for more. It’s always a bonus when you can stand up inside as well. I would definitely recommend this tent.

Ive used this tent 3 times so far and it has withstood heavy rain and strong winds (but not at the same time). The "instructions" for putting it up were worthless, but anyone who has put up a dome-style tent before should be able to figure it out, although you need more than 1 person. It took 3 adults to get it up with a wind blowing but on a calm day My 12-year old daughter and I can erect it in about half an hour. It is good that you erect the flysheet first and then hang the sleeping compartments inside, so they can stay dry if it's raining. The tent is pretty spacious, with a good space in the middle (with a loose ground sheet)to sit in and store your gear .It is very tricky to get the poles supporting each of the 3 compartments at the correct angle to eachother, and we have always ended up with one compartment sagging. The sagging compartment wouldn't have been comfortable for 2 people and did let in some water when it rained. Although the compartments are wide enough for 2 adults, the person on the outside will have a sloping roof very close to their face. One of the plastic clips holding up the internal sleeping compartment broke on our first trip, but amazon arranged for the German distributor to replace it. Also, the stiching came undone on one of the internal straps, but i fixed it fairly easy with a sewing machine. The tent is pretty basic, but for a tent this big at the price I paid, I'm not complaining.

Assembly is very complicated. Be prepared for a cold night, holes everywhere, no instructions on how to set the tent up. Not enough pegs, flooring not to shape, canopy - well what canopy? The thing didn't even stand up. Fits 9 people? The rooms could barely fit 1 person. No such thing as a 'repair kit', quick and easy setup? Took us a long time, very painful. There was a tare in the top, maybe a defect item? Taking it down was another experience. We set it up in my field to test it out to take it to a festival, could only just about get it to fit into 2 bags. The poles were broken, one of the rooms (3rd room) was leaking. Colour coding? Did not understand this what so ever. Straps didn't even keep the tent shaped correctly as it was too tight. Good job we had duck tape to patch holes together. Definitely isn't fully waterproof as we found out in the morning some of our food was covered in rain. Very poor quality, attempting a refund - if you're going to buy a tent, don't buy this one!

Fantastic tent, quick assembly and once up really spacious. Survived some verrrrry heavy rain at a festival and no leaks! Very impressed, definitely worth the money 😊

It's an OK tent. Sturdy and pretty easy to asemble after the first time and height is good, but my 2 gripes are the sides don't go low enough to the ground (guess this is ventilation, but big enough for a small animal to come sniffing in during the night!) and the zippers to the sleeping pods are bit cheap and broke the first time (not major, but expected a £200+ tent to stay in tact). Not used in rain yet.

Was a bit tricky to put up for the first time as it was really windy. My advice would be to get everything out of the bag, peg the centre ground sheet down where you want the tent to be, then peg out the 3 separate sleeping compartments at the edges of the centre compartment ground sheet. Next lie out the outer cover and place the poles in all while flat. Then with an extra pair of hands start to bend the poles into position. NOTE: it may seem that the poles are too long to fit into the little clips at the end but the straps are adjustable so you can make them longer if needed! Then place the outer cover when upright over the top of the other parts on the ground. Then you know the parts are in the right place. Peg in the outer cover. Attach the sleeping compartments and tadaa! If only we knew this before! The first time we assembled the tent the stitching was being pulled rather tight on the sleeping compartments and it looked like it would rip. It didn't, but if you follow the above steps the top will align properly with the underneath and not pull! ALSO remember to clip on the little square over the top of the outer over before you begin putting poles in as this is the waterproof bit and can't be done once the tent is up! Double inflatable beds fitted perfectly in the sleeping compartments. Tent withstood heavy rain and thunder and lightening storm. Kids loved it.