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Has anyone seen this tent and any comments?

Thanks in anticipation..

No I haven't but I keep looking at it in online shops. I don't need one, I am just really curious about it...

The demo fo the twister 4 shows an ingenious development from pop up tents and I think that these Twister designs are more versatile than the pop up shape - at 173cms the Twister 5 will be tall enough for me to stand up. However, I notice they don't give a proper waterproof rating in HH or mm, and that always makes me wonder....

Quote: Originally posted by foggers on 16/2/2008

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No I haven't but I keep looking at it in online shops. I don't need one, I am just really curious about it...

The demo fo the twister 4 shows an ingenious development from pop up tents and I think that these Twister designs are more versatile than the pop up shape - at 173cms the Twister 5 will be tall enough for me to stand up. However, I notice they don't give a proper waterproof rating in HH or mm, and that always makes me wonder....

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Features:
• Unique ‘roll away’ system to pack away the tent
• Quick & easy to pitch
• Double skin construction
• Excellent ventilation
• 2 doors
• Can be used with or without flysheet
• Bright guylines for extra visibility
• Pre-attached guylines aid pitching
Outer: L400 x W300 x H136cm
Inner: L300 x W250 x H120cm
Fabric: Outer: 190T Polyester with waterproof PU coating
Inner: 190T Polyester with waterproof PU coating
HH: 3000mm
Weight: 4.8kg
Pack Size: 82 x 82 x 5cm
Poles: 4 x 6.9mm Fibreglass
No. of persons: 5
Pitch: Inner first
Taped Seams: Yes

Would love to hear how you get on McSpud, Particularly regarding any condensation problems. It seems like a good idea as the inner tent has large mesh panels in the roof to allow warm air to escape which in theory should keep condensation down, add to this that both doors have a full mesh option, there should be good ventilation and bug barrier. I am looking at the Twister 4. As the spec does not make it clear if both Fly and inner tent are both coated to 3000mmHH, I checked with Gelert, who confirmed they were. This was a concern I had due to the design of the fly not covering the tent walls. Re packing away, I notice that even Gelert's video show two people putting the tent back in the bag as it looks there is a real knack to it.

On another post, it was mentioned that some amount of strength and dexterity was required to bend the poles sufficiently enough to roll it into the bag and the lady could not do it. I'm hoping the smaller size of the Twister 4 will make this easier. Really impressed with the feeling of space and airiness in the 4. As with all tents, it's never a 4 berth...a cosy 3 berth maybe, but great for two with good space for kit due to the hexagonal footprint.

The Twister 4 is definetely the roomiest smaller pop up design around at the moment...bigger than the Outwells, the Quechuas and Gelert smaller pop ups and now it's confirmed that inner and fly are both 3000mmHH, it seems to me that that gives double protection in real heavy rain. The seam sealing will be the next important thing...but this can only be tested once out in the rain!