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Am I asking the impossible?

In the past we have used all kinds of units, trailer tents, motorcaravans, cravans but not very often tents and nothing at all for many, many years. I'm trying to get hubby interested in camping (proper camping, in a tent) again as I fancy getting away for a few weekends a year. I'm not having a great deal of luck, various reasons but one is that as we've both got a bit "crocked" over the years putting up a tent (at least the tent we have) is harder work than we're after.

So to the crux of the matter, is there an easy to erect tent (and I do mean very easy and quick), suitable for two people (realise we need 3/4 berth at least for comforts sake) that has standing room of at least six foot (bad backs, can't do the hunchback bit these days)?

As I've indicated in the title etc we're probably after the unobtainable but thought it worth an ask.

Thanks.

Licata 400 - I can pitch it solo in about 15 minutes and I'm a short, unfit mum of 3.

Large bedroom, spacious living area, standing height throughout, SIG, massive windows let in loads of natural (moon!!)light, fits on a standard pitch, I've recently bought a canopy to give me even more living space.

If you search the Net you can find it for less than £90

Cracking little tent for a couple.

A Khyam Chatworth or Explorer 4-berth Rapidex Quick Errect Tent?

The Chatworth is a better spec'ed tent, and costs considerably more than the Explorer.

DK

I'm going to say the Vango Icarus 500, because I have one. It's the smallest Icarus that you can stand up in (195cm) and what's good about that is it's the same height through out, even in the sleeping pods. My last tent had sleeping pods with steep sides, and I got really fed up trying to put my jeans on in the morning when I couldn't stand up properly!

The Icarus has in integrated sleeping pod so you don't have to faff around with that and since it's only three poles, they're all the same length so no guesswork or colour coding. It's a bit like a polytunnel, very simple structure.

For a touch of proper canvas Luxury, there's the Hypercamp Pyramids which you get from Holland, they're cheap for what they are and they're tall enough to stand up in the middle. They're quick to put up because there's only three poles in them, and they regulate their inside temperature so they don't get too hot in the sun.

I think the website is called tents-tents.

Thank you all.

If I manage to talk hubby into giving it a go again with a new, easier to erect tent it'll have to be the Licata. The price of under £100 makes this the only real option (we are only going to try it out after all). The Quechua looks like the ultimate lazy person tent and would probably be my preferred choice but it's a bit pricy for the odd weekend here and there and as for the Khyams, I've driven cars that cost less than that . Tipis look interesting but don't like the "all in one" space.

Mind you if the weather doesn't show much sign of improvement it won't be an issue, definately going to be fair weather campers (done the in whatever weather bit before and not prepared to do it again, so shoot me! ).