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Subject Topic: Coleman Big Cypress 8 man tent Post Reply Post New Topic
Personhannahv
21/6/2010 at 11:37am
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Hi, we're new to camping but having borrowed by brothers tent for a long weekend we are hooked! So now we wanedt to invest in our own. I spent a lot of time researching tents and ordered a Coleman Cypress based on the price and reviews overall of Coleman tents. Have I made a mistake?! Will I have a problem getting a pitch because of the size of the tent? There was no review specifically of the Cypress but does anyone have one or know someone with one??

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Personsunvalleysue
21/6/2010 at 11:54am
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Hi, and welcome to the UKCS forums

The only problem you will have is the large footprint the tent takes up.

670cm x 770cm.

A lot of sites including the C&C Club will insist you take up 2 pitches or a Jumbo pitch at extra cost.

The maximum unit size on C&C Club sites is 9m x 5m.
Its usually the width of the tent (exceeding 5 metres)that generally causes the problem.This is because sites insist on a minimum 6m between units as a fire break

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Personwhiskydry
21/6/2010 at 1:47pm
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Hiya I have this tent!

We haven't had any problem getting a pitch, but we do have to pay for a large pitch on sites that have charges for larger pitches which is fair enough.

It's a fabulous tent, plenty of room if the weather turns bad and never a drop of condensation in the living area or bedrooms.

The only downside is there is no way I could pitch it on my own - my main problem is I'm not tall enough to get the fly sheet over, but my friend can do it and she is about 5'8".


Personhannahv
22/6/2010 at 7:55am
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Thank you so much for both the replies.

I feel much better about it now. I'll just be prepared to pay the extra.

I'm 5'10" so I guess pitching won't be too hard then. And hopefully I'll always have some help! Or leave someone else to do it!


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