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hi there

brand new to this and this is my first post.

dont know if it helps but i bought the darwin 5 a few weeks ago and it had the awning poles in it so guess the darwin 7 will too. love my darwin 5 and didn't have too much trouble pitching it dispite some negative reviews on getting it up.

hope that helps

Hi

We have just bought a Darwin 5 from Go Outdoors in Coventry - and it came with two awning poles - so I presume the same is true for the Darwin 7.

We have used it for one weekend so far - lovely tent and easy to put up.  The high porch at the front makes it really spacious and a good useable space.

Ange

Quote: Originally posted by bumpypitch on 29/7/2008

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hi there

brand new to this and this is my first post.

dont know if it helps but i bought the darwin 5 a few weeks ago and it had the awning poles in it so guess the darwin 7 will too. love my darwin 5 and didn't have too much trouble pitching it dispite some negative reviews on getting it up.

hope that helps

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hi Rex

cheers for the welcome! discovered site a few weeks ago and am totally hooked.

bumpypitch

Enjoy your Darwin! Ours is fab.

Do check out the instructions in the reviews for putting it up, as I found the instructions from the manufacturer were not worth the paper they're printed on!

Thank you Superjules. 

I am a little bothered about the reviews for this tent on here now regarding the tension of the poles and whether it might leak in a heavy rain (I'm not totally pessimistic!).  We had a Sunncamp APS 3006 previously and it was a great tent, very sturdy in heavy winds and rain, but it was just a beast of a tent packed up, it was massive and I only have a Ford Escort and took up half the boot space.  The Darwin 7 packed up is a fair bit smaller, which is good, but we have yet to use it.

Vixen

Vixen, I've camped in some absolutely dire weather, where I've woken up to a flooded field, loo block half underwater, where everyone else has broken camp in the night, and our tent has never leaked. We had a fantastic thunderstorm on Monday night at Orchard and had no problems at all. Just make sure all your ventilation points are open, particularly the big one at the back, otherwise you will get some serious condensation.

Are you going to practice putting it up before you go away? The instructions are in the darwin 5 review in case you can't find them.

Have fun!