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07/9/2013 at 9:31am
Location: Hertfordshire
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Hi
It just fits over the first tube then guys down at the side, dont pull the canopy to far over the tent, just enough to make a link. I think the instructions are for the front canopies such as the Icarus 500 tent which has glass fibre poles where a strap goes from the canopy to the second glass fibre pole and clips on. With the airbeam on the Kinetic you cant really do this so the guys just peg down the side of the tent. Its not the best solution but thats how it fits.
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07/9/2013 at 11:04am
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My way of thinking re the inflatable tents is you only need one tent. What I mean by this is most people have a large family tent for longer trips and a smaller weekend tent. With the inflatables you need to go for the biggest tent you feel comfortable with for the amount of people sleeping in it. The reason for this is it is really so simple and easy to pitch (no always so much quicker) you only need the one tent.
Also the new Vango tent's have zip on canopies now as do the new Outwells, I wouldnt go for a canopy for an inflatable that rested on the top of the tent. Its strange that the inflatables are mega stable but I dont think canopies that rest over the tent work very well on them, they work better on steel framed tents, the zip on canopies work so much better on the inflatables.
2014 is the year for new designs and its well worth the wait to see them, seeing a big display with lots on show from different brands will be worth the wait thats for sure.
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07/9/2013 at 11:44am
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Gary I don't suppose they will drop down in price next year..? On average you seem to be paying around £500 extra in comparison to a similar frame tent?
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07/9/2013 at 11:58am
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Prices are going up, not a lot but a tent that was say £950 this year will be £1000 in 2014. Remember it's not just the tent is inflatable but most are made of a 150 denier fabric (twice the denier of normal tents) and have better quality groundsheets. If you take a Vango Eclipse 600 at £999 for 2014 the same tent in a 75 denier fabric with a steel frame would be say £600, if it was made with the same fabrics it would be say £700 so the premium for the air technology and the work involved is not as much as you might think.
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