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I have an 'old style' Khyam 4 person Rapidex, which is coming to the end of its life. I like the tent, and I was thinking of replacing it with the 'new style' XL, but while we were camping in Skye, the people next to us had their XL suffer catastrophic failure of the elbow joints in strong wind, resulting in complete collapse, while our tent was OK.  Having quickly browsed the forums here, there seem to be a number of people with issues with the newer Khyams.  Is there a problem with lower standards of manufacture these days?

Also, if I'm not going to go with Khyam, what would people suggest as an alternative?  It needs to be about the same size, suitable for three seasons, and ideally possible for one person to put up.

We bought a Khyam XXL Classic two years ago(made with the new lighter material) & despite frequent use(& no doubt abuse) have not suffered any problems.There's not been any leaks & we have not managed to break any joints.We have just sent off for the new porch extension & can't wait to try it out.Has anybody got one of these,& what's it like ?

Andy J

Thanks for the heads up on the Annexe Andy.. the jury's still out as to wether we'll get one, we have an '02 4 oz XXL, we've broken a busted joint (my fault) patched fag burns and punctures windows and it's still going strong ! Ther's only two of us but we like the space an XXL with only one inner provides.. mind you I reckon we'd rattle around in it if we had an Annexe nailed on as well !

Quote: Originally posted by Barry B on 17/7/2006

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Thanks for the heads up on the Annexe Andy.. the jury's still out as to wether we'll get one, we have an '02 4 oz XXL, we've broken a busted joint (my fault) patched fag burns and punctures windows and it's still going strong ! Ther's only two of us but we like the space an XXL with only one inner provides.. mind you I reckon we'd rattle around in it if we had an Annexe nailed on as well !

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