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16/5/2008 at 10:52pm
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Hi everyone, my first post.
My family went on a long weekend camp last year and bought a Rage Narvik 700DLX, which we thought was a bargain for the size and space, but after one day of bad weather, it started leaking then collapsed with broken poles.
Not wanting to repeat the same mistake, we are going camping next weekend, two adults and three children aged 7,8 and 9. I've been looking for a replacement tent for a couple of weeks and after the bad experience last year and quite concerned about quality, but still want a reasonably priced tent due to our limited usage.
From what I have read the dome tents seem to be more wind resistant than tunnels, but tunnels offer more head room over a larger area and are easier to put up. I am quite taken with the Khyam Santiago, which I realise is only 4 berth, but with the kids the size they are may be OK for short trips. I have read on other posts here that it is not particularly spacious, though, so I am not really sure. The Khyam Yale seems like a better option, having more space, sewn in ground sheet and gators on the porch door, as well as larger windows, but being a tunnel design, will it be as wind resistant as the Santiago. I have also looked at the Wynnster Buzzard, Lichfield Arapaho, Easy Camp Rimini, Coleman Columbus, Vango Albany and many other but none of them seem to be as well spec'ed as the Khyams. The various reviews I have read here and elsewhere seem to suggest that the Kyams can cope with any weather and they seem ideal, but I really have no idea and there is far too much choice for me to decide without getting a little feedback from people with somewhat more experience than myself.
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17/5/2008 at 7:27pm
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I've looked at the Hartford, which seems to only have 3000HH and is inner tent first, the same for the Diablo, but yes, the Killington seems to meet all of my criteria.
I've looked at the Khyam Kansas, I seem to recall it's a tunnel, rather than dome/tunnel, but there are others in the Khyam range which I need a closer look at. I like the idea of the Quick Erect Outer First, but not all of them have 5000HH.
I've also looked at the Gelert Geminis and the Wynnster Saturns, but I've not found anywhere with enough detail in the descriptions for either of these.
The Killington 600 seems to have larger than normal 2 person bedrooms, would this provide ample space for a double airbed and storage or would I be better off with the 900?
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