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PersonMonsterBear
10/11/2016 at 1:30pm
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My old link to Atomatent doesn't work anymore... anyone got a link to their website?


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PersonTricky Tree
10/11/2016 at 1:58pm
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Quote: Originally posted by MonsterBear on 10/11/2016
My old link to Atomatent doesn't work anymore... anyone got a link to their website?


here you go:-

www.atomatent.nl
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Persondeptforddave
10/11/2016 at 4:05pm
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Oliver Twist

Thanks for your message - yes we have camped in the Chapado again twice this year. Still think its fantastic. To answer your questions - there are three internal compartments that are 1/3 of the width of the tent. Plenty of space in each. We sleep in the middle one and the children sleep to one side, which leaves the other side for storing clothes etc. We sleep on an insulated standard double air bed which fits fine with a little room to spare. The rear poles in the tent actually give much more room, which is very helpful as it means I can stand up even at the back of the central compartment. We had bad weather in Cornwall this year and whereas some expensive air frame tents on the site leaked, ours stayed rock solid despite some strong wind and rain (sorry if that sounds a tad smug..) Like all pyramid tents it is vulnerable if the wind is coming head long at the tent - so normally if there is bad weather expected I remove the front three poles from the awning and angle the canvas down to create a wedge. The new de waard albatross is better in this respect as the awning is designed specifically to create a wedge shape- though the fact there are no poles at the rear of the tent will mean there is slightly less space inside (it does have a lovely shape to it though.)

The only issue with all canvas tents of this size is the weight of them - they are heavy - the canvas alone is c. 35kg. Likewise, getting at dry at the end of the holiday can be a bit stressful - so far we have been lucky, but we would be stuck if we needed to find a place to air it! Overall we are still really pleased and given our growing family I am glad we went for the Chapado - as the additional space at the back does make it very comfortable. I hope this helps.   Dave


PersonTricky Tree
10/11/2016 at 5:00pm
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Any photos at deptforddave?


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PersonOliverTwist
23/11/2016 at 3:52am
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Dave
Thanks for the update regarding your Chapado. It sounds like an excellent tent. Glad to hear you are still enjoying it. I was leaning toward the Albatros, but hearing your experience makes me think maybe the Chapado would be better for five of us.

If you have any, I would love to see photos of the tent in action, or maybe a photo of what the tent looks like all packed up. I'm a bit worried it won't fit in my car.

Oliver


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Persondeptforddave
04/12/2016 at 11:32pm
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Hi Oliver,

I have added the one image of the tent that I have saved on this computer to my profile - I hope you can see it? If not, email me and I'll dig out some other photographs and send them to you.

The picture shows the tent without the awning. I am afraid it doesn't show the inside, but there is a lot of room in there and I would recommend it for a family of five over the Albatros, which is a lovely tent; but there would be more room in a Chapado or de Waard Zilvermeeuw (though the additional rear poles on the Chapado really do give a lot of additional space inside.)

You are right that the tent does take up a lot of room in transit. Packed up, the canvas is about 1.10m x 70cm (approx)and weighs close to 30kg; plus there are bags for the poles, curtains, carpets and pegs. I think that is why so many Dutch people take a trailer with them when they go camping. We have a VW type 25 camper van - even then its a bit of a squeeze.

If you didn't have a trailer I think it would be difficult to fit everything into an average car, given that there is quite a lot of general stuff you need to take with you when camping anyway. A people carrier would probably be OK..

I think that this will be the case for most Dutch canvas tents & I can't imagine the Albatros is that much smaller when packed down. Certainly the weight of the tent makes it an effort to put it up & take it down etc - but when it is up it creates a really lovely space. If you are going away for two weeks at a time it is well worth it.    

I hope this helps. Dave



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