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Geez.....£100 for a Vista 800? Bargain of the year!

But...how old are your kids? I have a five pole Vango Oregon 800 which is the slightly smaller cousin of the Vista 800, and though I'd be able to put it up solo on a calm day I much prefer having the help of my beefy 12 year old son, who's the same height as me these days and pretty good with tents. I'd be very unhappy if it was just me and my lightweight seven year old daughter in a strong wind. It's very dangerous for small kids to be "helping" with big sections of lightweight canvas on windy days. They can get caught up in it and dragged along the ground and into fences etc. Get something smaller if you've got small kids, something you can pitch and strike solo in most conditions. I have a Vango Oregon 600 which I used for mother and kid camping when son was younger and less help. It was plenty big enough for even four of us as a weekend tent while the kids were still happy to share a pod.