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After many years of camping on my own, often in large dome tents, both as part of a group and on my own back I have just convinced my Girlfriend to come camping with me after much twisting of her arm. Having had a bad year with my tent last year following a weekend of awful weather I decided to buy a new tent.So in a rush I decided to go with what seems like a good offer at Argos which is the Regatta 6 Person Frame Tent. I only realised after committing to buy it that I was actually purchasing a FRAME tent not a DOME tent as I am so used to. Will it be vastly different to put up? Any tips?

The reviews on argos say that it is a bit of an odd design and takes 2 people to put up, so I think it prob will be quite different. Can't ypu call customer services and cancel it if you are worried? Hope it all works out for you!

Regatta 6 Person Frame Tent

is that the one? if it is then i would say that is not really a frame tent

you should have no problems pitching it

I wouldn't rate the Argos tent, hopefully you cancel it or take it back if it's not fit for purpose. Go online and order something like the Vango Icarus 500 which is really easy to put up, only three poles.

If you like a dome, how about an Easycamp Eclipse 500, a dome with a porch out front.

For something really easy, there's the Khyam igloo, no porch but dead easy to put up. I think it's a bit of a heavy pack size though.

If you're prepared to invest a few extra bucks have a look at the Outwell Carolina S. It'll last you for summer after summer, and it's easy to put up.