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Help please!!

We have just got back from camping in Belgium, and realised that we loved the whole experience of camping abroad, but our current tent is maybe a little large to be pitching every few days (We have a Khyam Cleveland6)

What I would like to know, is what tents would you recommend that

1. Pitch in less than 30minutes, and be easy to pack away

2. Have 2 seperate bedromms (To sleep 4 of us)

3. Have sufficient living space for 4 people - should the rain fall like it did this year!!

I have started looking at the Khyam rigid system - but am not sure about bag size etc (our current tent comes in 3 massive bags!!)

Any advice gratefully received :)

The Khyam Rapidex Quick Errect system is great for pitching and taking down in much less time than traditional pole and sleeve tents.

If you have 4 people, then you would be advised to get the bigger Harewood or Longleat than the smaller 3-4 berth tents in their range.

I find my Excelsior XL which is equivalent to last year's Petworth, and is slightly bigger than the Chatworth, just about right for 2 people and a dog in terms of sleeping and living space. To sleep 4 will be very cosy indeed!

DK

Quote: Originally posted by Finnboy on 08/9/2010

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Living space can be doubled with the use of a Base Seconds, also mega quick to pitch, and they dock together to allow you to "design" the tent around your needs.

Brilliant, brilliant tent.

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Quote: Originally posted by Finnboy on 08/9/2010

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Since using our new Quechua 4.2 in August ive become quite evangelical about it.

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Brilliant, brilliant tent.

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I not even put up our 4.2 but I will rave about it anyway!!

makes me think If we had found a tent like this back in 2004 after the sunncamp profile XL and the Gelert vario 6 would we have gone over to caravans,2 tents 3 caravans and a camplet later (not in that order) we have found this quechua and thinking wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! wheres it been the past 6 yrs!!

Thanks for the suggestions so far. I like the look of the Khyam Wayfarer........but for all of you Quecha devotee's, how tall is it inside - will I be able to stand up inside (I am just under 6 foot tall) or will I have to crawl around as If I was in a dolls house? lol

I have a trip to Decathlon planned for next weekend