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It all depends on what your camping needs are. If I had the budget, I would have a De Waard -I love canvas tents! But both budget and storage space/weight means that I have to stick with the manmade ones.

 SO within that group I have gone for high spec fabrics and alloy poles. Therefroe we have a Vango QUest 600 as our big tent for long hols ans this is a near perfect tent for us- light, strong, quick toput up, has withstood severe weather without flinching and has a lay outthatsuits us. We have a Vaude Opera as our weekend tent and the only down side with this is that there are no storm flaps so its a bit draughty - so I am making a groundsheet with stand-up edges to sit inside the flysheet and close that gap!

And my OH has a Coleman Adrenaline 3 for more simple camping such as when he goes fossilling.

Tend to agree with foggers - it all depends on your needs and your wallet.

My polycotton Bear Lake is excellent and appears a good compromise between nylon and canvas. However, I also rate my nylon Venture 500. If I won the lottery what would I buy - I'd stick to what I've got. That's the advantage of doing good research and buying what you really want - it saves money in the long run.

After saying that - I do like the look of the new Vango polycotton range for 2008.