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Does anyone have any experience of the Relum Alaska?  I've been interested in a Cabanon Guadaloupe but the cost is high compared to the Relum, and I don't need a SIG...   Are they easy to put up (it's a ridge tent) and what's the quality of the fly like?  Any comments would be gratefully received!

Relum are a classy brand and good quality. I note though that on the website I looked at they just said "100% cotton canvas". I'd have been happier if they'd said Ten Cate or a brand name. Worth further investigation?

Edit. Found this. Ten Cate it is. Buy with confidence.

Ten Cate (brand name) canvas is arguabley better canvas than Cabanon canvas...but really, they're both such high quality that it's hardly worth debating. I have a 20 year old TT with CGI (Cabanon) canvas and a very old TT dating from the '70s that has Ten Cate canvas....and they're still both sound and waterproof.

So really, if you look after your Alaska it should last for decades.