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Hi, broadly speaking polyester is like nylon and polycotton is more like cotton. So polyester is lighter and usually cheaper for most mainstream tents and polycotton is more comfortable to be inside.

Any more thoughts about the type of tent you want? Would it help if you thought about in relation to the Cabanon I think you borrowed the other week eg bigger, smaller, higher, lower ... ? If it was a Cabanon Atlantic then you will struggle to find a tent that's easier to put up and or that you can as safely cook inside.

think it was the atlantic actually lovely tent but found the bottom of the tent never met the floor leaving a gap which cold air came in... probably was me though ??   had a hanging section but this just blew in windy conditions .

my favourite so far is the khyam wayfarer ????

Quote: Originally posted by isla72 on 24/5/2009

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think it was the atlantic actually lovely tent but found the bottom of the tent never met the floor leaving a gap which cold air came in... probably was me though ??   had a hanging section but this just blew in windy conditions ....

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Well, no, that doesn't sound right I'm afraid. The heavy plastic draftstrips at the bottom of the tent walls should have been lying flat on the ground inside the tent, and if an oversized groundsheet was then dropped on top of the draftstrips then a Cabanon Atlantic should be about as snug and comfortable a tent as you can get But if you didn't like it, then that's what counts.

On the other hand, if the person who incredibly generously lent you their Atlantic isn't too keen on it either - please do point them in my direction! I'd love one.

oh sorry if i caused offence did say it was probably me .

Quote: Originally posted by isla72 on 08/6/2009

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now thinking of getting a kyham wayfarer any thoughts ????

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Very good choice imo! I was goign to suggest a Khyam.Plenty of living room and excellent for solo erection.<G> They seem to be well made, too.

We have the Excelsior, the forerunner to the Chatsworth, but taller and without a sig. I put this big beast up on my own easily, even though I'd only seen it go up three times before snd I'm old and decrepit. It was a doddle.

If the Wayfarer doesn't have a sig, I'd recommend getting a footprint groundsheet (actually, they're a good idea if you have a sig, too). When you peg the flaps down and put the groundsheet on top, they're really snug.

what do people think of sig's i worry that if they go wrong or rip are not as easily replaced as a footprint ??

hmmm decisions decisions

have now just seen a polycotton (and they seem more my sort of material more like the old canvas) vango carrera

http://www.outdoorworlddirect.co.uk/acatalog/Vango_Carrera_400.html

anyone any thoughts pleaseeeeee

Can not say too much about the Carrera ,as it is something that I have not seen . A couple of alternatives would be :

http://www.worldofcamping.co.uk/shop/coleman_mackenzie_polycotton_x4__2236&utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_medium=ProductSearch

alternatively,

http://www.somersetcamping.co.uk/products/vango-sumatra-600-poly-cotton-dome-tent-sage-green/135/?source=froogle&utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=comparison_shopping_feeds&utm_nooverride=1