Well, its a few months down the year since summer, and winter is approaching fast and furious. We've had a fair few trips away in our tents this summer and the weather has been "interesting" to say the least. We decided that a weekender tent was a necessity, so after trawling ebay, we found a Gelert Linea 6 Polycotton tent. This tent is VERY rare, especially in the UK as it was designed for the continental market. It has a very unusual setup within, as it uses both steel and fibreglass poles for the structure. The steel poles form the front part of the tent and the rear sleeping pod is basically a dome tent. Its Not got a sewn in Groundsheet in the porch area, but im going to design something over the winter with an old outwell groundsheet that I have sitting doing nothing. The mudflaps all round are good at keeping the draughts out, so im going to put eyelets in them to make them peggable too. the picture above was the tent in its first outing to Ardgarten forest Holidays site at Loch Long, in Argyll, Scotland - Not far from home! This was the weathering weekend to get the tent actively waterproof. It's frame was also put to the test as the wind was approaching 50-60 mph that weekend and we were right in its path. Shown to the left is a front view of the Linea, and as you can see, it resembles the Gelert Utah - one of its selling points to us to be completely honest. Its about the same size of sleeping area as the Utah, but the living area is just a little bit smaller. A canopy or extension is probably going to be another addition for next year - funds permitting. I spent some time researching where this tent design originated and contacted Gelert. A nice lady emailed me and told me that the tent is the polycotton version of the Gelert Skydome. This was helpful, because it allows us to be able to source spares if needed. It also resembles a model of the coleman tent range too. One thing that is for certain though - There is no way that our 3 kids and us will fit comfortably into the tent on inflatable matresses. So another item on the wishlist is self inflatable matresses. Then again, we havent tried it as a family yet, as my wife and I went on its maiden voyage. To the right is a picture of the view inside - a bit of a mess there, as it was just before we packed up to come home, but it gives an idea of the space. It is quite spacious and I think on a family outing the Cooker etc would be relegated to either under a canopy or into the utility tent. This would allow space for all of us. Well its been weathered, Its been dried out and now its back in the bag and ready for the hibernation of the winter - unless we get an October heatwave! But I dont think there are any predicted.