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Hi muze7,

From the photo it looks to be a 370 or 440 (i.e. 3.7 mtrs wide or 4.4 mtrs wide) my guess would be a 370. If that is a recent photo it looks in excellent nick. We have a 320 model also in the all season polyester and as there are only 2 of us and for us its perfect so a 370 for 3 would be ideal. we have been absolutely delighted with it and if there is a better tent we have yet to find it (our opinion of course).

The new price cost would have been probably around £750 plus the canopy back in 2004 which makes it seem a high price. Whilst  £580 seems a lot providing it is as good as it looks in the photo its not that bad. They dont make the 370 anymore but the price of a 440 or similar Awaya is now over £1600 without the canopy.

I think the price therefore is not that bad but I would definitely want to see it first. There is no way of knowing when the photo was taken hence an inspection for me would be a must.

Hypercamp tents do look good and there is a huge following on this website. Whether they will last as long as a Cabanon I don't know but time alone will tell.

I do know that if you buy the Biscaya and its as good as it looks you will be delighted.

Good luck whatever you choose.

John

Shot of our Biscaya

Hi muze7,

Should have noticed that its a generic photo and not specific to the one you are thinking of. To answer your question we have found it to be comfortable in the heat especially as you can unzip the whole of the front which turns it into a giant sunshade. We have used ours in France in very hot weather and not had a problem. When we were in the dordogne one year there were a Dutch family with young children opposite us in a 440 and thats what they did was to unzip the front and the children seemed very happy.

As to comfort you are right, it is built for comfort (shot attached, I refer to this as "who says camping is roughing it". You may note the fridge on the left hand side so we have EHU for heating, fridge, lighting and anything else and it makes it so comfortable. As an aside we have had some horrendous weather (thunderstorms etc and strong winds) and the tent is incredibly stable so have no worries on that score either.

Good luck

John