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19/5/2009 at 10:01pm
Location: None Entered Outfit: Outwelll Bear Lake 6
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Thanks for that Angie - good to know that sone tents are still made locally.
Otherwise I'd have to go with Bernie and say the chinese manufacturere that makes them all.
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19/5/2009 at 10:05pm
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1. Karsten
2. De Waard
3. Cabanon
4. ESVO
5. Tesco
Spot the odd one out!. even though I own one!
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19/5/2009 at 10:06pm
Location: Netherlands Outfit: De Waard Esvo (3) Hypercamp
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Asked OH where De Waards are made and he thinks it is what used to be Czechoslovakia
But they do repairs etc here.
Angie
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20/5/2009 at 8:13am
Location: Norfolk Outfit: Cabanons - 5 of them!
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Cabanon
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20/5/2009 at 8:29am
Location: Cheshire Outfit: Elddis Avante 636
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Id say Cabanon just for its durability - I love the way people are still camping in their 30 year old tents & the attention to detail that goes into every tent. But also although mass produced you do have to hand it to Outwell who turn out best selling innovative tents year on year - they seem to understand what their target market wants from a tent.
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20/5/2009 at 8:41am
Location: The Love Shack Outfit: BearLake 6 and a hot water bottle.
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Polyester = Outwell
Canvas = Cabanon.
Can't comment about the dutch tents as I have never seen one to examine.
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20/5/2009 at 2:41pm
Location: Nottinghamshire Outfit: Coleman Evolva
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I've now gone away and thought about it ,and I've concluded that the best tent manufacturer is Outwell. This is because of their extensive range of polyester and polycotton tents ,something to suit all but the most specialist requirement , and a similar range of prices.Praise for the provision of pitching videos also . The weakest area is really the lack of innovative designs , and there have been issues raised about some build quality, particularly concerning the polycottons , overall I think they are the best all round tent manufacturer.
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20/5/2009 at 2:55pm
Location: north-east-lincolnshire Outfit: 5m bell tent and several cabanons
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we have had 2 outwells and never been let down by them we also have a vango but only camped once in it and it was fab but dont know against wind rain etc, got a gelert tornado yet to come out of the polythene let alone see grass ............... i think there much the same and it is personal preference and brand loyality. we bought a vango orchy as we couldnt find an outwell product to match it after trawling for hours on here
i wouldn't like to say which is the best or give a reason ...... i will sit on the fence for this one i think lol
love cabanons though but as i have repeated in other posts ....... hubby says NO!!!! 
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20/5/2009 at 10:04pm
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family tent?outwell simply because well they used to be priced within most budgets and look and feel nice and stand up to our great british summers,all well and good wanting canbanon but at there prices its just not possible.
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20/5/2009 at 10:21pm
Location: Aylesbury - Bucks Outfit: Vango Yukon 800 & Vango Omega 250 (09)
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Well it has to be Vango for me, ive got 2 of their tents & a Sleeping bag, the quality is seamless.
God I sound like a Vango sales rep......lol
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21/5/2009 at 6:57pm
Location: Rochdale Lancashire Outfit: Khyam XXL Ranger & Aspen PT Cruiser
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Khyam for me, we've had our XXL for seven years, it's been to the moon and back and apart from one broken rapidex joint (my own stupid ham-fisted fault) and a few holes nibbled by mice (expertly fettled with the patches we got with the tent) it's never let us down. It goes up in a heartbeat, no messing about threading poles in sleeves and then trying to pursuade them onto rings. We can have ours up and providing shelter in 10 minutes and, including all guys and the annexe up as well is probably 30-40 minutes. Top piece of kit, I'd recommend Khyam Ridgidomes to anyone.
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