The Retreat 280 5 Person Module Tent is a home-away-from-home that can travel the countryside with you. It’s ideal for growing families, with two fully enclosed rooms and a spacious living space with roll-away divider to create additional gear storage space or a third room. This tent provides spacious comfort on camping holidays, with plenty of clever features, like a star-gazing window and solar-charging pocket.
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Measurements Sleeps 5 Doors 3 Vestibules 2 Overall Dimensions L 590cm x W 275cm
Composition Fly Fabric: 75D/185T Polyester Taffeta, flame retardant, UPF 50+ Water Repellent Treatment, PU coated Fly Rating 3000mm
Inner Fabric: 68D 185T Polyester with Water Repellent Finish
Groundsheet: 180gsm PE Tarpaulin, 100% Polyethylene Groundsheet Rating 2000mm
Rated 5 out of
5 by
SHAZHUN from
Just the right size for our downsizingBrought this tent last week and used it straight on a family camp for scouts. We currently have the 360 and its just too big for us now that our son has gotten bigger and doesn't sleep in it. We have had the 360 for 6 years and have had no problems with it, just too big and has been through storms and winds etc. I was able to put the 280 up and down by myself with only a person to help with the holding of the black poles on raising the tent. Overall the tent has lots of room for everything and i mean everything. Will be using it again for 5 days at Easter and should be all good. Great Tent. Took us 12 months to buy after reviewing and looking at lots of alternatives.
Date published: 2020-03-02
Rated 5 out of
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Mick Josie and Toby from
Good family spacePurchased the 280 tent when previous tent was destroyed in a wind gust while we were out. This tent has good stability and peg down points all around.
Good space for sleeping in and eating and playing in on a wet day.
Thinking of adding a module for more space when cap ground area is big enough or when we just want a wind break for a picnic
Date published: 2020-02-10
Rated 5 out of
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Rookie Camper from
So far so good!We looked around at various designs and wanted something decent that was comfortable for the family - 3 of us. Even though this sleeps up to 5 people it meant that we have more than enough space between us. We even purchased the Kathmandu children’s bunks and put that in one end where our daughter sleeps on top, and we store our bags on the bottom bunk. The tent itself was easy to put up, and fairly straight fwd to pack away, although I would say that nothing is ever as easy to get back in the bag as it comes out. The tent has plenty of little pockets and vents to keep it fresh, so it doesn’t get stuffy. Overall, after our first camping trip, it did the job and we are thankful that we spent a bit more to get a quality tent.
Date published: 2020-01-29
Rated 5 out of
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Paul100 from
Does the job.Was looking for a big lightweight tent that was easy to setup. This met the spec. It was windy when we were camping. The tent stood up to the highwinds, but needed all the guy ropes well anchored. Other tents in the camp ground failed in the wind. It is a good summer ten, albiet noisy in the wind.
Date published: 2020-01-27
Rated 5 out of
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Peachy12345 from
Three Nights PerfectBought this on special.Best Christmas present. Good size. Really easy to put up.
Date published: 2020-01-24
Rated 3 out of
5 by
ES74 from
Can’t fit bunksWe just got two of these. One for the adults to sleep in and one for the kids, both to come off a compass hub. Set all three up, then went to put beds in. Due to the narrowing of the sleeping compartment the Kathmandu kids bunks can’t fit down one side, leaving room for bags of clothes etc (which was our plan). In the adults sleeping compartment (in the other tent) we had two camp stretches. Again due to the narrowing of the room the beds are at a weird angle leaving not much room for anything else. In hindsight when we saw this tent set up in store it had a double blow up bed in it. Kids bunks are now put out as single beds.. If you like this tent try out the beds you want to go in it first. It’s better to be disappointed in store than out camping.
Love how it fits so well into the Compass hub!!!!
I also like the fully enclosed floor which gives lots of space for things to be stored.
On the above two reasons I would recommend it however based on the actual sleeping space I wouldn’t recommend.
Date published: 2020-01-05
Rated 1 out of
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Podgee from
Tent splitAfter a day of camping our tent split at one of the exits
Date published: 2020-01-04
Rated 4 out of
5 by
Rebecca123 from
Consider where you intend to use thisPurchased this tent a year ago and have had a few really good trips in it car camping.
We are based in the South Island and although the tent excels on the hot days, with multiple ways to vent and open up the tent, the sleeping area is completely mesh apart from the door so if you sleep with your head away from the door you can feel the draft, or the wind if it is hitting the tent from that direction and coming under the fly. This makes it great for sleeping-in in the mornings, but I had to sleep with extra layers and a hat on which wasn’t what I expected during peak summer.
All doors open straight into the tent so during heavy rain you have to choose an area that gets completely wet. That was fine for two of us and a dog, but seems poor design and if the tent was used by a family would be annoying.
The doors are tight and strain when you zip them up, which may lead to wear from stress over time.
It is a great roomy tent for us as we will dominantly use it as two people with extra storage space. Next time I will try sleeping with my head against the door.
