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Subject Topic: Croyde Classic Air vs Euphoria 600
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03/10/2015 at 2:03pm
 Location: Leicestershire
 Outfit: Karsten 380 Veranda
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Karsten do 10% off from Sep to Christmas, so there's a £300-400 saving there at the minute! Their UK supplier is Camping Travel Store, but Karsten also sell used tents from their Holland showroom, so there's a good saving to be had that way. We bought new from CTS, but I know a few people over on the Karsten Klub thread bought used direct from Karsten (they will ship to the UK).
Good luck on your new tent hunt


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03/10/2015 at 4:23pm
 Location: Worcestershire
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We both like the look of the Karsten, but the cost is making us exhale loudly at the moment. I would definitely need to have a good look at one before we bought anything, so I'd imagine a winter online purchase is unlikely. Unless we can find a day to go to the camping/caravanning show in a couple of weeks but I doubt we can find the time this year.

There seem to be quite a few negative reviews of the inflatable tents mentioned earlier in this thread which is also putting us off those - it seems even the over £1k tents get mixed reviews.


03/10/2015 at 9:53pm
 Location: Cambs
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We opted for the kampa croyde and love it had 3 camps so far and its withstood 50mph winds. The new one for next year has some changes there is a thread about 2016 tents on here.

Love the Karstens but bit out of our price range sadly

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05/10/2015 at 8:53am
 Location: West Sussex
 Outfit: Cirrus 6
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Hi. We decided to get rid of the Euphoria for the following reasons:

1. The weight made it very hard to manage.
2. In order to enclose the front you have to put on the front awning - this adds time to set up and extra bag to pack.
3. The non-toggle in groundsheet for the front awning proved a nightmare this year with the rain and a sloping pitch.
4. Got a reasonable price on it.
5. Next years tents were enticing me!

The Rhapsody initially appeared to be a much better option. Although it's competing with the Studland 8 and Outwell Phoenix 7ATC - which is part poled/inflatable - not sure how well that would work but i'm looking forward to seeing more of it. and I don't think there are any other pc inflatable tents that size to choose from.

Apart from the above issues the Euphoria was a lovely tent.


Shout if you have any other questions on the Euphoria.





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05/10/2015 at 10:39am
 Location: Derby.
 Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Having just read the recent posts by Jim1977, whilst he doesn't leave me with much room for additional comments, I would just like to say "I agree with every word"!

Can't comment on the SE, but for the pod and components we have, I have to say that, 12 months on from purchasing new via CTS, we are absolutely delighted with what we have, how we use it, and how it was presented to us (as in, the customer service from CTS)!

Admittedly, it's probably easier to please just a couple, as we are, rather than a family with kids, but we've now used all our components, in various set-ups, mainly for 2 and 3 nights in the UK, but now for a full 12 night main holiday in France... plus a "quick-pitch 1 night stopover" en-route (albeit only September, so no mega-temps to contend with!).

Yes, it was an expensive gamble to take, but I got the impression, throughout my extensive research (inc. 3 visits to the CTS displays), that we were backing the clear favourite, and with the 12 months experience we now have with it, plus continued research/discussions with fellow Karsten owners, I have to say "No Regrets"!

Of course, it isn't perfect, and likely never will be, as we all have different ideals, but I honestly believe that the clear favourite we backed 12 months ago has now crossed the line... a full 7 lengths clear of the chasing pack!


Apologies for the above... I appreciate it's not strictly in keeping with the two tents mentioned in the thread title, but I felt Jim deserved a little back up!!



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10/10/2015 at 4:29pm
 Location: Worcestershire
 Outfit: Khyam RigiPod XL.
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From a personal point of view, reviews are always good to read but we are still struggling with the initial cost.

We are relatively convinced that we want to buy new and relatively convinced that we would like our budget to be under £1500. We think that waiting for the displays to get going next year is the way forwards for us (we can't make it to the show this coming week) and we might even invest the several hours journeying to CTS and Cross to check stuff out and talk to knowledgeable people.

Thanks for all the input to my boring questions! :)


11/10/2015 at 8:33am
 Location: Cambs
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The NEC show in Feb is a good place, last year all the Air tents were there to compare, and they had deals on them too.

Not sure whether Karsten were tho?

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11/10/2015 at 9:05am
 Location: Leicestershire
 Outfit: Karsten 380 Veranda
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NEC is a great place to start as its a chance to see all the tents much earlier than they go up at displays elsewhere, but Karsten weren't there and I doubt if they would be next year.
CTS normally have an early show too though to see Karsten, I think it was about 9 Feb this year when we went down and saw them and put our order in. That normally means you get the new tent in time for Easter hols to start using it. Too early for Cross Camping to have their display up then though, so really it's 2 trips to see everything....


11/10/2015 at 2:55pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
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Jim1977
We start pitching in early March and will have the usual large display of inflatable tents again.

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27/2/2016 at 2:32pm
 Location: Worcestershire
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So we are off to the NEC tomorrow. We have the list of tents that joy_family mentions above to look at. Does anyone know if Karsten are there this year? The tents section of the shows website is not currently up and running.

Hopefully we will get some good ideas on what to go for!


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27/2/2016 at 5:06pm
 Location: Leicestershire
 Outfit: Karsten 380 Veranda
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Karsten are not there, they are displaying their tents at Cross Camping in Hertfordshire today and tomorrow
Jim


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27/2/2016 at 10:41pm
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Looks like we won't be seeing their stuff this weekend then....


28/2/2016 at 11:50am
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Quote: Originally posted by Legnum Nick on 27/2/2016
Looks like we won't be seeing their stuff this weekend then....



Next Karsten Display (after this weekend) is April 23 - May 2.

CTS Display dates and location

Well worth holding back on any decisions until then, to avoid any possible regrets in the meantime!

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02/3/2016 at 8:30am
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I remember these post so well.........

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