Note: All dome tents should be erected at home before going Camping. Read our practical hints before going and please do practice. Behind some of our web pictures we do have instructions posted & also have an instruction page up. Your help in improving our web information will be taken on board.

Poles: From any O Meara tent will be replaced free of charge for the first year irrespective as to how they have been broken! Just bring in the poles and your receipt.

Hydrostatic Head: In theory the amount of water material will withstand before leaking. If you want to test what the "spec" says get a test tube and fill it to the height specified. Next hold that height of water in the test tube on the material. Leave for a few minutes and see what the result is. In O'Meara's opinion this measurement is a load of nonsense. The problem of leaking is almost always confused and is a problem of condensation. Rain in Ireland still does not fall in column inches. It certainly does not fall in test tubes at least not yet. Check instead for ventilation features. I have asked in a factory in China about the hydrostatic head to be told I would be given a certificate for what ever number of mm I wanted!  An Irish solution to a problem.

Budget Priced Domes: I considered the following before typing as the feed back of directness on our web site has heartened me and emboldened me to be brutally honest. All large dome tents for families that are "Budget Priced are just what they seem Budget priced. Some of the prices are so cheap as to beggar belief. The quality of the tents for the price is fantastic but they are not made to, nor are they intended to last. Many of the budget priced tents will only last one or two outings. Seams although taped will start to come undone. The seams can be seam sealed to repair them but not with standing the repair the tents have a function which is to get you camping in the first place. As most suppliers now source in the Far east it is only the local suppliers quality that determines the better tents. Budget tents will get you started and in most cases are even better than we say.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 4, with two bedrooms each sleeping 2 persons. Two entrances, front and back. Front porch with poles to make canopy. Opens to rear for ventilation. Good Quality Material, with separate flysheet with taped seams. Easily erected.

Very easily erected Hybrid Dome Tent with front and rear door!

Family Tunnel Dome Tent that erects fly sheet first. Sleeps 5 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space. The large living area has extra height along with windows and most importantly good ventilation. The living area is tall enough to stand in. The bedroom area can be divided if needed by roll up curtains. In addition there is a side opening in the living area that can double as a shaded area or eating area.   The flysheet has taped seams and is made from 185T polyester which is PU coated. The inner tent is made from a breathable polyamide material and the floor is meshed PE.  The hydrostatic head is rated at 2000 mm a figure that really means very little. The poles are 11 mm fibreglass. The tent is supplied with two extra steel upright poles and a separate detachable groundsheet. The tent pack size is 74 * 24 cm. A really nice starter tent. Recommended.

€499

Extra large family dome tent with taped seams, 3 Separate bedrooms, Porch Canopy, Living Area, top quality Separate Fly sheet, Easy Erect tent with colour coded poles. Built In Ground Sheet, Sleeps 9 Persons, Complete with Carry All Bag, Pegs & Guy Ropes. All large dome tents should be erected at home a couple of times. That way you will only look an "idiot" at home!  

Very easily erected Dome Tent with front and side door!  With standing room.

Fantastic Ventilation on this tent.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 5 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space. Two entrances, front and side. The flysheet has taped seams and is made from 185T polyester which is PU coated. The inner tent is made from a breathable polyamide material and the floor is meshed PE.  The tent erects flysheet first and the material has to be felt to be appreciated.

A really first class superior tent. If price is not the first requirement this tent will do the job.

The Tent has a ring and pin erection system with adjustable straps at the corners for fine tuning. The ring is put into the end of the ferule on the dome tent thereby keeping the tent under tension. The pictures below give you some idea of how the tent is erected. It is simple!

   

 

 

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 6, with two bedrooms each sleeping 3 persons. Two entrances, front and back. Front porch with poles to make canopy. Opens to rear for ventilation. Good Quality Material, with separate flysheet with taped seams. Easily erected.

Very easily erected Tunnel Dome Tent

Sleeps 5 with plenty of space. Very easily erected. Tent comes with living area ground sheet that stays attached making all of the inside of the tent bug free. See smaller picture at the side.

Two spacious bedrooms at either end sleep 3 + 2 separately. The tent has a facility to allow electrical leads enter both tent and bedroom.

Bedroom walls have storage compartments. Tent can be opened from both sides with a sun awning on either side.

Colour coded pole sleeves so instructions are not necessary.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 4/6 with one large bedroom.  Front porch with poles to make canopy. Easily erected with 3 main flexi-rods. Good Quality Material, with separate flysheet with taped seams. Easily erected.

Very easily erected Hybrid Dome Tent Tunnel tent.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 5 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space with metal frame. Very easily erected. Tent comes with living area ground sheet and a large sun porch.

New for 2007. Reports back on this tent are that it is a fantastic tent at a really keen price.

Tent tidy on front of the two separate bedrooms. Larger bedroom will sleep 3 while the smaller of the two will sleep two. 

Colour coded sleeves and poles make instructions unnecessary. It is truly simple. 

Very easily erected Hybrid Dome Tent Tunnel tent.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 5 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space with metal frame. Very easily erected. Tent comes with living area ground sheet and a large sun porch.

 

Very easily erected Tunnel Dome Tent .

Two separate bedrooms on either side makes this a huge tent.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 8 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space with metal frame. Very easily erected. Tent comes with living area ground sheet.

Each of the bedrooms accommodates two sleeping 8 in total.

A separate ground sheet is supplied for the living space between the bedrooms.

A tent tidy is fitted to the front of the bedrooms for light items to be stored. 

New for 2008.

Very easily erected Hybrid Dome Tent with front and rear door!

Fantastic Ventilation on this tent.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 4 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space with metal frame.  Two entrances, front and back. The flysheet has taped seams and is made from 185T polyester which is PU coated. The inner tent is made from a breathable polyamide material and the floor is meshed PE.  The tent has four clear PVC windows with curtains, two mesh windows with covers and a hooded vent.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 5 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space with metal frame.  Two entrances, front and back. The flysheet has taped seams and is made from 185T polyester which is PU coated. The inner tent is made from a breathable polyamide material and the floor is meshed PE.  The tent has four clear PVC windows with curtains, two mesh windows with covers and a hooded vent. Unusually in a tent of this price the material is rip stop nylon considerably stronger than on almost any other dome tents.

FAMILY TOURING DOME TENT, TWO ENTRANCES, LARGE LIVING ROOM WITH SEPARATE PE FLOOR, TWO MESH VENTILATION WINDOWS WITH COVERS, THREE HOODED VENTS FOR VENTILATION, THREE SEPARATE INNER BEDROOMS, SMALL INNER TENT CAN CONVERT INTO LARGE STORAGE ROOM WITH EXIT, MATERIAL 185 T POLYESTER,  RIP STOP PU COATED,  TAPED SEAMS, INNER TENT BREATHABLE POLYESTER, MESH DOOR AND PE FLOOR.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 5 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space with metal frame.  Two entrances, front and back. The flysheet has taped seams and is made from 185T polyester which is PU coated. The inner tent is made from a breathable polyamide material and the floor is meshed PE.  The tent has four clear PVC windows with curtains, two mesh windows with covers and a hooded vent. Unusually in a tent of this price the material is rip stop nylon considerably stronger than on almost any other dome tents.

Family touring dome tent, two entrances, large living room with separate PE floor, two mesh ventilation windows with covers, three hooded vents for ventilation, three separate inner bedrooms, small inner tent can convert into large storage room with exit, material 185 t polyester rip stop p u coated taped seams, inner tent breathable polyester, mesh door and PE floor. 

Very easily erected Hybrid Dome Tent Tunnel tent.

Family Dome Tent. Sleeps 6 with a convenient Large Front Porch living space with metal frame. Very easily erected. Tent comes with living area ground sheet and a large sun porch.