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We have the Maritsa 700 - you need 2 people to put the tent up.The poles are heavy but my wife manages easily (we're in our 40's) - Technique in getting it up is more important !!!

Thanks folks...at 62 I now feel ancient!!

...but I can still get it up on my own  

Ours has steel poles and me and my 13 yr old son can manage this on our own no problem. The worst bit is when they are all in the bag sooo heavy, but no probs with erecting them.

Jak

Many steel pole tents can be errected one pole at a time - see Yeoman outdoors video of pitching the Montana 6 on YouTube. This makes it much easier to lift. A single person can effectively pitch a steel pole tent this way,

We pitch our 4 pole Columbia 600 the Vango way where you lift all poles in one go. It is heavy but certainly manageable with two of us.

One tip peg all the rear pegs when you lift all the poles and walk them forward, as only pegging the two corners tends to result in the pull of walking the tent forward loosening the pegs and the ground around. With all of them pegged the back of the tent stays solid making the job far easier.

Helen