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Quote: Originally posted by AngelicMinx on 13/9/2011

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Is the Cabanon worth so much more money? Imho no

But that is just my opinion of course.

Oh and the tarp is fab and huge !

Hope this helps

Angie

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Cabanon's are great tent's, but there RRP is way over the top, I got my Cabanon brand new from Caterrick Caravans back in 2008, even at £699 I thought that was quite a lot of money to pay for a tent, the RRP at the time was £1,040!, no way would I have paid that.

Then in 2009 Cabanon had a huge price hike, and the RRP jumped to £1,335 and today the eqivelent Cabanon tent has an RRP of £1,449!

Quite amazing realy.

dk168

Hi, glad you've chosen a pyramid for your next tent, no worries about the wind too much in one of these, don't the Dutch call them 'Storm tents'?

I have a Cabanon Barbados - big daddy to the Guadeloupe and a Hypercamp Djarkarta - little sister to the Eldorado, sadly discontinued now.  Cabanons are ridiculously expensive new so keep your eye out for a used one, it's the right time of year to look.  I agree with Angie, I don't think the huge Cabanon - Hypercamp price difference is worth paying  but I do love my Barbie.

 I would say the Hypercamp tent's stitching and finishing is no where near as good as my Cabanon tent, this is what I find most apparent quality-wise - perhaps I bought a Friday afternooner!  I still love my Djarkarta - she has a lovely rear and great value for money.

The Djarkarta doesn't have a SIG so I don't know how thick the Hypercamp SIG would be on the Rosas, but there are lots of Rosas owners on here who will be along to answer that one.  My Barbados SIG is really thick and of high quality so the Gaudeloupes will be the same.

Lastly, double check for size, I don't know how many people you want to accommodate.  The drawback with a pyramid is the lack of usable space due to the slope of the roof, however, this is also why they perform so well in windy conditions

Good luck and let us know which one you go for.

De Waards although beautiful, can be faffy to pitch, I believe.

Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 13/9/2011

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What about Esvo tents, when compared with Cabanon and Hypercamp?

I read Angie's comment about Esvo and De Waard would last longer than Hypercamp, and got me thinking about Esvo.

So many choices!

DK

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I would second Angie's recommendations for Esvo - our Salamander is beautifully made and is a real quality item.  I am thinking of getting an Esvo Kansas as a second weekend tent, it seems to be about the perfect size for a short break and I think I could put it up myself   I also like the look of the Escala but I think it might be a bit big to manage on my own ..... happy to be put right about that if anyone has any experience of putting one of them up single handedly...?!

Thanks everyone for your help and advice.

I had a look at the Esvo and DW sites to perv at their tents. Sadly, their prices are out of reach if I were to get a tent in time for camping this Christmas. Also, for the ones that caught my eyes, I would need to add a tarp/sun canopy/windbreak etc...

I really like the design of the Hypercamp Escala with is adjustable front wall and living space, without the need to add a sun canopy and/or windbreak.

Just waiting from Obelink to come back to me about a few queries that I have, most of which Angie has kindly answered. If the inner tent is one pod with a roll-up divider and not two separate pods, then I am sold!

As for putting it up on my own, I too would appreciate comments from anyone who has experience in putting a pyramid tent single-handedly.

From what I can gather, the likes of Cabanon's Guadeloupe can easily be put up by one person, therefore, in theory so should the Hypercamp Escala, as it is not that much heavier.

It would be interesting to see if the front wall can be taken off during erection, as this would lessen the weight of the canvas.

I shall ask Obelink about it.

DK