HI Swadey
We have recently returned from a great holiday using the Outwell Hartford XXL tent. I can vouch for the fact that it is a great piece of kit. We were lucky enough to have to camp through the tail end of the recent hurricane apparently ( typical British ‘Summer’ as far as I can see), so we had high winds and heavy rain and the tent proved more than up to the job. In fact we were among the few on the site that did not have any issues due to the weather. We did a practice pitch before going on holiday and found the tent simple enough to put up. During our holiday we visited several sites and have now honed our technique to make it quicker and easier to pitch. I would say that if you follow a few straight forward processes the tent will be easy for you to pitch.
As an aside I would say that the XXL is well worth a look as it gives you a spare ‘pod’ to use as a larder, wardrobe etc and its footprint overall fits on the same size pitch. The dome is huge and we had several requests from others capmsters for a guided tour. Oh yes, and it IS flysheet first and there are fitted, but detatchable inners in the sleeping pods.
If you do decide to buy or want any more info just let me know.
Regards
Ed