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hi ive been trying to find  a review on the Gelert Beyond Orion 3 tent but cant find any anywhere? hopefully someone can share there thoughts about it. is it bomb proof? it has a hydrostatic head - 5000mm should be.is the porch area big enough to sit in with camping chairsand all your kit? im swaying between this and spirit 200+ but its a bit more expensive the spirit,thanks for any input.

Can't really help with a review but I'd say the porch is far too small for sitting in with chairs and kit, for both of those tents!

I've got the 200+ and the porch is great for storing kit but you wouldnt want to sit in there unless you really had to, it's less than a metre tall! The Gelert tent appears to have an even smaller porch, though a little more headroom.

What do you want to use the tent for? Are you sure you're looking at the right products? Both are probably fairly weather resistant. Do you need to carry the tent? The Spirit is significantly lighter.

Used the Orion 3 for 4 months backpacking in Africa. Best tent I've ever used, loads of space even though I'm 6'5" and had my wife with me. Took a ridiculous amount of punishment and made every camper we met jealous, especially those that had spent 3 times the price and had less room and broken poles. Can fit 4 adults sitting upright in the main area of the tent playing cards, hiding from storms etc. Not the lightest tent but my 5' wife could carry the Orion 3 attached to her back pack. Not enough space to sit in the porch with camping chairs though.