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Quote: Originally posted by Littleskink on 31/5/2010how many people ? how much stuff (so how many home comforts do you need/want?)? how often do you want to go away (eg weeks away or short breaks)

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just summer camping or all sorts of weathers ?
UK or further afield ?
How much have you got to spend ?

can you get yourself to a showroom or Yoeman tent show and have a look around and chat? Dont forget sleeping mat, bed, cooker, kettle, torch etc etc . . .

if it is a one off trip I might just borrow some kit or even look on Freegle for a small dome thing

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Quote: Originally posted by Littleskink on 31/5/2010are you close to any of the big retailers with tent displays ?

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Close to us are Go Outdoors and Yoemans at Calver (I think) plus Decathlon

Online places we looked at were Outdoor megastore, World of tents, Camperlands, Marshalls, Charlies direct

Sounds like a 2-3 man dome would be fine, any smaller and it will feel claustrophobic. The choice under £100 should be pretty huge. I quite like Vango stuff though most tents are made in Far East and ok quality- seriously though, much easier to choose by seeing some

home comforts ? some people take toilet, TV, god knows what. We take a kettle, cooker and some tea bags

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I'm quite fancying one of these although goodness knows I don't really need yet another tent, It's basically a one-pole structure with two fibreglass poles making the structure a little bigger. I should imagine even single-handedly it would be a doddle to erect.

.... http://www.camperlands.co.uk/store/vango-kairos-500-tent-2010-72743-0.html

Quote: Originally posted by hlk01 on 05/6/2010Vango are great tents, I agree with Pete above though, something a little larger, maybe the Vango Beta 350? There's a bit more room in front of the bedroom

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Quote: Originally posted by sepen69 on 05/6/2010I've just bought a vango beta 450 and its brilliant, not quite enough room to stand but then if you get one bigger it tends to need two people to put up (hence buying the beta 450) and I find the lower you can go the better in bad winds, unless you have a steel frame such as most outwells.  The great thing with the beta is its great for last minute camping when the weather is just too good to stay at home.  No time at all to pitch.  Saying that I was dissapointed with the quality once I'd opened it so if your buying go to a shop and check out before you buy.

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I spent last night solo camping in a two man pop up tent and it was the most miserable night of my life. It just brings it home to me that a solo camping trip needs at the very least a three man tent, but preferably a four man.

Have you had a look at the Khyam Freelander? It's got an easy put up system where the poles are already in the tent and it's got quite a big living space, the smaller sleeping space then can be closed up all day to keep the wildlife out. On ebay at the moment there's on for £139 which is a bit more than you hoped but you might feel it's worth it.

The other thing is that Decathlon have a new four man xl pop up tent coming out in the next couple of weeks which has a bigger living space at the front. I don't know how much it's going to be though.

Quote: Originally posted by Safeway56 on 06/6/2010

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I'm quite fancying one of these although goodness knows I don't really need yet another tent, It's basically a one-pole structure with two fibreglass poles making the structure a little bigger. I should imagine even single-handedly it would be a doddle to erect.

.... http://www.camperlands.co.uk/store/vango-kairos-500-tent-2010-72743-0.html

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Safeway, the 300 and 400 version of that tent has a better design of door as that door of the 500 is so sloped that to open or close it you have to get on your knees and even then you'd keep touching the fabric with your head, affecting the waterproofness of it.

I agree, a nice looking tent and I like the single pole construction too. It's a pity about that door.