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Topic: Tent for single camper

caboman

01/7/2010 at 9:35pm
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I am looking for a tent which would be suitable for one person to erect. The tent should be large enough to store equipment inside whilst I am away. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

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snowbirdcr

01/7/2010 at 10:35pm
Location: West Yorkshire
Outfit: Kyham Freelander and Kairos 400

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A Kyham Freelander, which has a bedroom with SIG or a Cabanon Noumea which has a complete SIG, is canvas and very sturdy but more weighty.

dk168

01/7/2010 at 10:51pm
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC

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Fotogen

01/7/2010 at 11:16pm
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Yet another for the Khyam Freelander.

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victoria1

01/7/2010 at 11:36pm
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The Vango Beta range is an easy to put up tent with the 450 being the biggest, which is comfortable to sit in but not quite standing height.

Or the Freelander as others have said.

Magicman2

01/7/2010 at 11:56pm
Location: King's Lynn
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Unless backpacking look for a suitable 2-3man tent, you will find that no matter how much extra space you have got you will end up using/ being glad to have it!

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02/7/2010 at 12:37am
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Quote: Originally posted by Magicman2 on 01/7/2010
Unless backpacking look for a suitable 2-3man tent, you will find that no matter how much extra space you have got you will end up using/ being glad to have it!

I would second that, if you're car camping a 3 or even 4 person tent can give that extra usability, I'm on my own & use one of these.
I won't bang on about it now, I'm sure everyone is all too well aware of how much I rate this tent

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victoria1

02/7/2010 at 12:43am
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Nutgone I'm looking forward to your review too. I see it's big enough to put both a double and a single airbed in, which makes it a sizeable tent really.

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02/7/2010 at 12:46am
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I'm looking forward to my review as well! I've only given it the most basic of tests, it looks like it's going to be a baptism of fire, in France, for my Regatta 4 man! (Fingers really tightly crossed!)

God I hope it works! Otherwise I'm going to look pretty silly

. I will review it either way though, probably from wherever I can get free wifi in France

HEJC72

02/7/2010 at 2:07pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Outfit: Holi * Perran 4 * Airedale 5

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Licata 300 or 400 would be lovely for a solo camper and can be pitched by one person.

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Rik Brooks

02/7/2010 at 3:43pm
Location: South London
Outfit: Cabanon Aruba Force 10 Crux Storm

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For car camping on my own, the Vango Force Ten mk 5 is perfect: lots of room for one, it's cotton and pitches in ten minutes.

For backpacking I've found the Crux Storm to be surprisingly good but as it's a geodesic, it takes a bit longer to put up and it's a bit of a struggle to get the poles into their mountings but I've got the ghang of it now.

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fudgetastic

02/7/2010 at 5:53pm
Location: lancashire
Outfit: khyam chatsworth tent

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I am a solo camper and have a Khyam Chatsworth, the quick erect system and can get the tent up and everything in it within an hour. I love it, its a four berth so plenty of room for everything, me and my dog.

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02/7/2010 at 7:02pm
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I used to use a Khyam one touch 2 man dome tent, some years ago (I think the system was quite new back then), it was advertised as being able to erect in a minute, which could actually be achieved. Fantastic tents. I think I will put one on my wish list for when my finances improve. But for now the Regatta will do fine, it's nice & roomy & very easy to put up.

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