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Quote: Originally posted by largeruk on 25/3/2014

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Quote: Originally posted by Tazz070299 on 25/3/2014Did the OP ever find a tent? If not, I might be able to help as I have a Kyham Rigidome Clasic with 2 sleeping pods. My family have now grown up and consider themselves too old forfamily camping.

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Hi. Thanks for posting, and no I haven't sadly. They've either been too expensive or been sold to others so still looking..and hoping!

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Quote: Originally posted by Tazz070299 on 26/3/2014

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Quote: Originally posted by Tazz070299 on 25/3/2014Did the OP ever find a tent? If not, I might be able to help as I have a Kyham Rigidome Clasic with 2 sleeping pods. My family have now grown up and consider themselves too old forfamily camping.

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Well I don't know if my tent would be of any use to you. Being steel poled it is heavy, but it is well made and spacious. As previously mentioned my daughter is now of the age where camping with mum and dad is a definite no-no.

As well as the base tent, we have two sleeping pods, a footprint ground sheet and an additional awning.

Up till now we had not considered selling it, but, to be honest it won't get used by us again.

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An enclosed outdoor area (porch) big enough to for a table and chairs and cooking equipment is a must for us. We had the front extension and my daughter loved being 'outside' but under shelter (she can't get too hot);

The large and numerous windows on the Nevada and its front extension meant we/she never felt 'enclosed', even in bad weather, so a large number of windows is another highly desirable for us;

An integral mesh panel on each door on the Nevada was a real help in keeping the tent both cool and bug free. Being able to have all the door 'open but closed' to allow through ventilation is def. a must for us.

Quote: Originally posted by KateB1975 on 29/3/2014

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Hi,

Have you looked at the Vango Maritsa 500, and is it something that you think would fit your needs if the price was right?

We have one, absolutely love it and it has coped with some pretty bad weather without any issues. However, we have decided to buy an inflatable tent this year, so we will be looking to sell our Maritsa complete with carpet and footprint.

Let me know if you think it would be of interest to you 😊

Kate x

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Quote: Originally posted by largeruk on 30/3/2014

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Quote: Originally posted by Tazz070299 on 26/3/2014

Quote: Originally posted by Tazz070299 ...

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Kyham tents are not ones I know much about. Had a look at the reviews on this site and I think it might be rather heavy for me and my 11 year old to put up. What is your experience? Mind you, I think that's going to be the same whichever steel poled tent we have (if we find one we can afford, that is!).

A few things have become clear(er) since having our Nevada and looking through the various views and reviews of other (steel poled) tents on here about what we need/like in a tent:-

An enclosed outdoor area (porch) big enough to for a table and chairs and cooking equipment is a must for us. We had the front extension and my daughter loved being 'outside' but under shelter (she can't get too hot);

The large and numerous windows on the Nevada and its front extension meant we/she never felt 'enclosed', even in bad weather, so a large number of windows is another highly desirable for us;

An integral mesh panel on each door on the Nevada was a real help in keeping the tent both cool and bug free. Being able to have all the door 'open but closed' to allow through ventilation is def. a must for us.

I do understand that 'beggars cannot be choosers'and that we'll have to compromise on a few things but I'd really rather not, if at all possible, on those listed above.

Cheers

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My instinctive response is that a Khyam Rigipod would be far too heavy.