Outwell Knightdale 8PA Tent

Sleeps: 8
Bedrooms: 3
Ceiling height: 220 cm
Floor area: about 29 m²
Weight: 32.5 kg

 

Quickly pitched with three bedrooms and two living areas

Imagine avoiding using tent poles when you are going to pitch the tent. With the Outwell Knightdale 8PA it is possible. The only thing you need to do is attach the tent fabric to the ground and then pump up each channel with the included pump. Then attach the guylines and the tent is ready for use. Simple, smart and fast. In other words, you avoid the most time-consuming step of assembling, threading and pitching the tent with poles. Two spacious rooms, the larger of which has a fixed floor and is completely protected against cold drafts and small insects, as well as three bedrooms with low light transmission that protect against the morning sun and provide the extra comfort you are looking for during your camping holiday. 

 

Outwell Knightdale 8PA

• Rigid Air technology makes it easy to pitch / disassemble. Inflate the five channels instead of using poles.
• Three zones: wet room, dry room and inners
• Dry room: With floor that is sewn in to the tent fabric to protect against cold drafts, moisture and small insects. Perfect for socialising in the evenings or colder days.
• Wet room: room without floor for equipment or to open up and use as a sheltered patio (floor is included in the accessory footprint).
• Inners: Three bedrooms where two of them can be opend up to a large one if you want to gather the family. The smaller bedroom at the front can also be removed to increase the area in the outer room.
• Dark heavy fabric with low light transmission in the inner tents and a darker fabric over the inner tent in the back of the tent. Emits less light and reduces the effect of the morning sun
• Outwell Quick & Quiet Inner doors - The master sleeping area and the door between the living area and the outer room have a magnetic strip in addition to the zip so they can be opened and closed without a zip
• The outer space is protected by unfolded edges of the tent fabric. 
• Large entrance at the front opens up the tent completely on hot days
• Double entrances on the side make the tent easily accessible. One of the doors has a rain cover
• Tested against winds up to 24 m/s.
• 2 living areas with large windows and a ceiling height of 220 cm
• Tinted windows provide a pleasant light while protecting against visibility and heat
• Built-in curtains that can be attached in three positions
• Outwell Hook Track System - hang ceiling lights or equipment up to 1.5 kg along the strip (10 mounts included) & nbsp;
• Properly dimensioned end-to-end ventilation
• Built-in mosquito nets in the ventilation and mesh doors in the opening at the front and on one side
• Cable entry for easy handling of electricity
• Neon-coloured guylines that are clearly visible in the dark
• Pump with pressure gauge and repair kit for the canvas included

About Outwell Knightdale 8PA

Outwell Knightdale 8PA is a family tent adapted for families or groups of up to eight people in 3 bedrooms. For extra comfort, we also recommend it for up to 5 people as the small inner tent in the front can be dismantled to create extra space in the front living area and to get extra space in the bedrooms at the back. The tent is based on three zones, which is a principle that is common in England and is usually called the wet room, dry room and inners.

Instead of poles, it uses Outwell's Rigid Air technology where the poles have been replaced with air channels for easy assembly. The five channels are easily pumped up via the valve in the lower edge on one side of the tent, which is both fast and allows it to be mounted when the tent is pitched. In addition to the simple assembly, the tent has a durable tent fabric that not only withstands rain and wind but also rustles less than simpler fabrics when it moves. Large windows provide a bright and pleasant tent and if you want to reduce transparency, there are curtains on all windows.

The family tent has three doors, two on the side and a large front. The side entrances make the tent easily accessible regardless of location on the campsite and can be opened on hot days to ventilate the tent. The large opening at the front covers the entire front so it is easy to open up the tent completely and use the living area as a protected conservatory.

Outwell Quick & Quiet
The door between the living area and the outer room as well as a door in the large inner tent has, in addition to the zipper, a magnetic strip so it can be opened and closed without a zipper. A solution that makes it easy to move between the tent rooms, get in and out of the inner tent without waking the rest of the family and to get in and out of the tent without having to use the zipper during the day (if the outer door is open). 
 

Outwell Crossflow Ventilation
The ventilation at the back can be opened up completely to create extra air flow in the tent during hot days or in the morning. As well, the ventilation at the front is substantially increased in order to get a better continuous flow. As the family tent's three openings also have mesh doors, you can open the tent completely to keep the temperature in the tent down, even if there are a lot of small insects on the move. Perfect for really hot days or for those who camp in warmer countries.

 

The living areas

The tent has two rooms for socialising. Both rooms are spacious and it is also possible to open the door between the two rooms to use the whole tent. Large tinted windows along the sides and the panoramic windows at the front provide a very pleasant light while shielding occupants from view. The tent's windows are also equipped with folding curtains, which makes it easy to choose how much light or transparency you want.

The outer room can easily be opened up and used for eating or socialising in, protected from sun and wind, and thanks to the mesh door you can also protect yourself if there are small insects about. To increase the size of the outer room, the inner tent can easily be dismantled. If you want a floor in the outer room as well, you can buy a footprint (not included). 

The inner room has a completely sealed floor. By closing the door to the outer room, you can then ensure that no cold drafts occur or any small insects enter. A much appreciated quality in the evening or in bad weather. Both rooms are great for furnishing.  

Outwell HookTrack System
The Outwell HookTrack System makes it easy to attach lamps or other accessories to the tent. The included hooks also make it possible to hang equipment or clothes in the tent.
 

The inner tents

The large inner tent at the back of the tent is divided into two bedrooms (3 + 3). The walls between the bedrooms can be removed if you want to gather the whole family in a large room. The smaller inner tent in front is adapted for two people and for families who do not need eight sleeps, it can either be dismantled, used as a guest room or to store equipment in. A heavier dark fabric in the inner tent and in the outer tent fabric over the inner tent reduces the effect of many tent campers' worst enemy, the morning sun. The inner tent also has a curtain that can be rolled down over the ventilation opening to reduce the light that enters via the valve.

Other:
The tent has a well sized ventilation that can be easily adjusted to get the desired air flow. The tent fabric is completely waterproof with taped seams and is treated with flame-retardant. The inner tent is pre-assembled on delivery, and does not need to be detached when the tent is packed.



Questions and answers Rigid Air / Smart Air
1. How durable are the air channels?
The channels consist of three layers. In the outer layer is a layer of strong polyester, then a protective layer of PVC and then comes the channel itself in the TPU. The construction makes the channels more resistant to wind than steel and fiberglass poles. It is important, however, that you only use the supplied pump and do not pump up a pressure higher than 0.6 bar as there is a risk of destroying the channels. 


2. What happens if there is a hole in the channel or a valve breaks? Is the tent collapsing?
The channels are separate in the Air tents. So the tent does not collapse if there are holes. All channels can be easily replaced and if it is a small hole, you can also fix it temporarily with an Outwell repair patch, duct tape or silicone tape. Should a valve in the tent stop working, they can also be replaced.