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Hi, My brother in law has got his eyes on one of theese tents. It is a 2010 version for £140 new with free delivery from Outdoor Action. As he is single he would have to put this up on his own. He has not camped for years and knows little about modern tents but he is a handy kind of person and can figure things out. Has any one got or had one of these tents? If so could you please let me know the way to errect this tent on his own? Also any one any thoughts on the tent for the price?

Thanks in advance. Barry

I have this tent - purchased it in the Jan sales.
Not been tried in anger yet, but I've had it up in the garden by myself.
Took a bit of fiddling to work out the best way to do it, but it wasn't too much of a problem.

I pitch my Carolina 3 on my own with little problem.

This video shows the Carolina S being erected by two people but one person can do it just as well. One person may need to balance the pole using the guy lines each side until they have pulled the tent taut at each corner and pegged it. Then it stays up on it's own.

I would suggest putting the pins in the pole before raising the pole, and putting the fibreglass poles in after raising the main pole and securing it but everyone finds their own way of doing these things.