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Hi Skinflint, I'm not a tent designer so I have no idea why you had condensation problems and I didn't. Also, sun was a bit lacking on Dartmoor this weekend so your experience of that would be more relevant than mine. Yes, the tent was OK in the wind but there were trees along one side of the tent and I had the narrow back of the tent pointing into the wind with the car parked immediately behind it. I don't know how it would perform anywhere more exposed or in very gusty conditions - after all I don't think that's what its designed for. I couldn't seem to get the roof tensioned right until I ran out an additional guy tied round the midpoint the rear pole, but then I worried I was putting too much strain on that pole. I think I will email ORev with that question

Jean, I didn't time putting up the Starcamper 3 so all I can say is very quick and very easy. Three prebent poles to thread through roof sleeves only, the poles clip down the side of the tent. Very easy to ring and pin with adjustable tension straps. Very light to pull up to standing height, especially with the inner left out. As I said before, its not a Cabanon so you can't expect that level of quality or strength but for £70 its a tent which I found comfortable in bad weather. MT

Quote: Originally posted by whiskydry on 14/5/2007

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How was the weight and packsize? Thinking of whether it would be easy to carry on public transport. Along with all the other stuff plus a 5 year old obviously.

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The tent weighs just ver 7 kilos and is a neat squareish rather than longish packsize!http://www.outdoor-revolution.com/StarCamper3.php

You could easily fit it inside a rucksack or strap it to a trolley. As to whether you could manage it on public transport with a five year old to manage as well, well that would depend on how much other bits and bobs you had to carry as well, how far you had to walk, etc etc etc.

The Khyam Sherpa 3 is another low tunnel tent  with a similar size footprint but a kilo lighter - because its 20cms lower and doesn't have a SIG. Somehow to me that 20cms differene between 130 cms high and 150 cms high tent makes a lot of difference (I can almost stand up in 150 cms high!) but if you've got younger knees it might not matter so much to you! MT

Quote: Originally posted by Merry Terrier on 14/5/2007

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...... I couldn't seem to get the roof tensioned right until I ran out an additional guy tied round the midpoint the rear pole, but then I worried I was putting too much strain on that pole. I think I will email ORev with that question......

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Quote: Originally posted by whiskydry on 15/5/2007

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The MD of OR has a mother called Merry Terrier?

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Yes, funny that!

Anyway, just heard back from ORev again and they reckon there's no need to tie an additional  guyrope to the midpoint rear pole to be able to tension the tent properly, but it shouldn't do any harm either. MT

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Quote: Originally posted by Skinflint on 13/5/2007

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.....The condensation was worse than any other tent I've had - but then they've either been bigger to allow more air movement or have not had a SIG. I did note that the only ventilation points are the slight gaps at the bottoms of the doors, which are more or less sealed when closed, and the narrow slot vent at the back of the bedroom......

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