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I bought one last year and have pitched it 3 times in the garden and hate it.  Hate it, hate it, hate it.

Nuff said.

Dinkydeb - Your feedback has made me even more happy that I got the Kairos 400 rather than the Findhorn.

I had been tempted by the higher HH, removeable inner and flymesh on the outer door, but the Kairos seemed to have better ventilation, a more windshedding shape, better room inside and far better shielded and flexible side doors. The Kairos 400 is so easy and a delight to use, I just wish it was made of 100 denier Kampa ultimate quality so it will last longer... 

There was a review of the Findhorn 4 by one of the online journals including pictures last year I remember. The journalist who tried it just couldn't seem to pitch it right. It looked a real mess. He said there just didn't seem to be a way for one person to get it taught. I had put it down to him not having worked out how to do it, rather than an issue with the tentI He actually ultimately gave it to some Lichfield staff to pitch it. They did a better job but now you say it, it did look wrinkly and untidy. So different from the Kairos 400, which I can put up single handed without issue in under 10 mins, pitches well and taught, is very stable, goes back in its bag easily and is really one of my favourite ever tents (now we have lengthened some of the suspension elastics for the inner tent to increase the gap between the inner and flysheet).

Might cut the thing up and turn it into waterproof ponchos for me and mine ...

p.s.   I helped a friend pitch his Kairos 400 in the Christmas Holidays, now that IS a nice tent, easy to pitch - AND good looking once pitched.