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I can't help but ask this question , I know a lot of you out there have polycotton tents and i know they are warmer at night and cooler in the day , I also know that if looked after they last longer (not that i agree with that as i have had a polyester tent for 10yrs and it's still going strong).

So how come  Outwell has the Avantgarde range as its flagship brand and not the BL WL and the likes , am i just being thick here but i just don't get it .

If its just a marketing ploy to appeal to the masses i don't get that either as tents like the marywell are just as expensive as some of the BL's etc etc , So why not market them as the flagship models.

i dunno its horses for courses.  Polys are similar to canvasin the way it weathers and acts, but have a more "modern" design.

Canvas is similar properties, but a more 70's feel.

I think all tents incuding synthetics are good, but you have to realise that with polycottons and canvas, there is a lot more work involved in maintaining it.

I think its horses for courses, but no reason why you cannot have different tents for different purposes.... I consider polycottons and canvas for hotter and colder aweather and synthetics for rainier weather (mainly because it dries quicker), but as i say its horses for courses :-)

Hi Mad House.

                     With so many Canvas types around it is a tough call, just depends on what you want the tent for, take Cabanon for instance, the model I have you can get in either Polyester (Rip-Stop Nylon) or "All Season Polyester" (not Polycotton) and Cotton Canvas, Cabanon don't have a Polycotton offering, no Canvas type could be described as the best, to cover all bases you need to have variety of tents, we have six tents now including the two Utility tent's, and I am still thinking about another!.

Ohhhhhhh Cottontent, which Hypercamp tent did you get?

And where are the pictures? :)

Angie