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Hi,

I am a single parent camping with 2 children (aged 3 and 6) and want to trade up to a larger tent - headroon is particularly important! I love the design of the Vango Yukon 800 and wanted to know if I would be able to pitch this alone. I am a reasonably strong and fit 35 year old man - does anyone have any thoughts?

Also, as this tent is 690cm long, is there a danger of it being classed as "too big" for some campsite pitches?

Any advice and recommendations would be gratefully received!

Hi rombacca,

Welcome to the site...

We have just ordered the Yukon 800 so can't really help on pitching yet. They do suggest 2 people to pitch and it dosen't look to difficult, so it may well be managable by 1 person.

I don't think you will have that many problems with pitch sizes. Though some campsites are now asking for size of tents.

Just a thought, have you considered the Yukon 600?

Roll on the Weekends!

Hi

I've just had a look at the Yukon 600 and considering I would only be using one of the pods for me and the kids, it looks like the only compromise would be 1 metre of living space. It's one to consider although I am a typical "bigger means better" male!

it would be do able, I have pitched many large tents on my own, the Montana 6, the nevadaxl, and the aztec palacio, but in calm weather.

In windy conditions it might be a bit more trouble to control.

if you have a look on u tube there are lots  tent pitching videos showing large tents being done single handed. I think they might be by yeomans.

Thanks Debbie,

It was the wind factor that was worrying me - although hopefully someone could be persuaded to help in return for a cold beer!

I did check youtube and saw someone pitching a Monty 6 but no Yukons.

well I'll help you  if you're pitched near me

is there a video for a nevada xl or something similar shape  to the yukon?

i think they have pitching videos on the vango site, but they would probably have 2 people pitching.

Hi I am a 5ft 4 female, a bit of a wimp and with camping L plates and I pitched the Yukon 600 several times all on my own rather easily although it did take me nearly an hour (confessing to a few cider and chats breaks along the way). The way it goes up is really really simple to work out - it was the pegging out of what seems like 1000 guy ropes that took the time. You do get a pitching DVD  with it and most of the work is done before you pull it up from one end and all at once.  

The weather at all times was great though. Getting it down in very bad winds once was another story and I was lucky enough and very grateful to have help then.

I have 2 boys under 10 neither  of whom can be tempted easily away from the play area to help. In my humble opinion the 600 is more than ample space for 3 - at one point we had 6 inside eating dinner and it didn't feel crowded. You could always get the tunnel canopy as well...

Worth searching this site because someone listed a link to the Yukon 600 at £30 cheaper than the discounted price I paid.. 

I've got a 600 and have pitched it on my own, takes about 20 min to get the outer up and about an hour to get it all set up with the inners and fiddling with the guys. Found it easier than my previous tent to get square than our previous Coleman vis a vis.

IMHO tunnel tents are much easier than dome tents because you can thread all the poles in flat on your own rather than trying to get a crossover pole in bending it to form the dome ( not sure I've really explained it all that well) The pitching video made it a lot easier the first time as well

I have bitten the bullet and bought a Yukon 800. I pitched it in the garden last weekend and only took about 15-20 mins to get the frame up and roughly pegged in. I agree that tunnel tents are a piece of cake compared to dome tents. My last tent was a cheap Pro Action Argos special - nightmare to pitch! Really difficult to get the 6 poles into the right pins, and you needed the same strength as the bastard lovechild of Mr T and the incredible hulk to get the final 2 poles bent.

Would definately recomment a tunnel tent for anyone concerned about ease of pitching.

Hi

I have put up many tunnels in the past and they are OK if you take your time. Vango used to have a downloadable pitching video on each model, and they also have a pitching dvd- drop them an email- they might send you one.

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