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Quote: Originally posted by keai7 on 16/6/2016

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Appreciate some good points and recommendations made above.

I read this thread regarding polycotton/canvas dries faster than polyester and am convinced that I have to stick to polycotton/canvas despite it being painful to dry post trip. http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=32&TopicID=200649

My thoughts are now:

- An inflatable polycotton with canopy. The inflatable will make post trip drying more bearable (I hope). With a canopy, I don't have to fiddle with a tarp (have a kick ass Tatonka) and save set up time. Point on canopy: unfortunately, I am not one who can sit under a blazing sun like some happy chaps...would also solve my concern about wet furniture from morning dew.

I am feeling silly for deciding to have a canopy when I started this thread looking for a smaller more manageable weekend tent. Looks like I might end up with a BIG tent after all the thoughts and research. Inflatable+polycotton+canopy....so much for downsizing! sigh...

Jim1977: ESVO would be very similar to my Bell. I am resting my thoughts on your inflatable recommendation.

Kirsty12: Interesting that you brought up the Concorde. I thought the specs were great. What was the difficult part of the tent for you since it is an inflatable polycotton? Is it the weight,number of pegs,etc? I am somewhat mindful that Outwell is not getting good reviews on their inflatables.

Spiritburner: Can you give an example of a 2 skin tent model? Maybe I can look up a 2nd hand tent.

The big question now: Which tent? People say there is little difference putting up a 6 berth compared to a 4 berth if it is an inflatable. Should I do 4 berth or 5/6 berth?


Post last edited on 16/06/2016 13:23:39

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Quote: You can see my set on http://snowskiguru.com/post/vango-solaris-600-review-en-espanol

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Quote: Originally posted by kirsty12 on 15/6/2016

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We downsized in tent size (polyester) and bought an Outwell Polycotton Concorde 5SATC. I thought it would be perfect as a weekender in the UK and fine for longer stays in France. Now we've got it, it's hard work for a weekend. Weighs in at 41Kg. Next year we're going to go back to polyester for weekends and use the polycotton for summer/longer stays. I adore the polycotton, will never go back to polyester for anything longer than 3 nights though. It's just not as quick and easy I'd of hoped it would be and the stress of drying it out just for two nights is putting me off using it.

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Quote: Originally posted by lidds0 on 24/6/2016

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Quote: Originally posted by kirsty12 on 15/6/2016

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We downsized in tent size (polyester) and bought an Outwell Polycotton Concorde 5SATC. I thought it would be perfect as a weekender in the UK and fine for longer stays in France. Now we've got it, it's hard work for a weekend. Weighs in at 41Kg. Next year we're going to go back to polyester for weekends and use the polycotton for summer/longer stays. I adore the polycotton, will never go back to polyester for anything longer than 3 nights though. It's just not as quick and easy I'd of hoped it would be and the stress of drying it out just for two nights is putting me off using it.

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I'll bet your airbeams take longer to inflate and require as much effort as the OP's single-poled bell and both cotton and polycotton have to be pegged out, especially to dry after a wet pack-up.

I don't think there's any high quality family tent which can offer speed and ease of pitching, easy care/quick drying, small pack size and weight. That's why we all end up with more than one tent or else change them so frequently, in search of camping Nirvana!

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Quote: Originally posted by keai7 on 05/7/2016

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Quote: Originally posted by lidds0 on 24/6/2016

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Quote: Originally posted by kirsty12 on 15/6/2016

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We downsized in tent size (polyester) and bought an Outwell Polycotton Concorde 5SATC. I thought it would be perfect as a weekender in the UK and fine for longer stays in France. Now we've got it, it's hard work for a weekend. Weighs in at 41Kg. Next year we're going to go back to polyester for weekends and use the polycotton for summer/longer stays. I adore the polycotton, will never go back to polyester for anything longer than 3 nights though. It's just not as quick and easy I'd of hoped it would be and the stress of drying it out just for two nights is putting me off using it.

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I'll bet your airbeams take longer to inflate and require as much effort as the OP's single-poled bell and both cotton and polycotton have to be pegged out, especially to dry after a wet pack-up.

I don't think there's any high quality family tent which can offer speed and ease of pitching, easy care/quick drying, small pack size and weight. That's why we all end up with more than one tent or else change them so frequently, in search of camping Nirvana!

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IT'S A NIGHTMARE!!! still cannot find my perfect weekend tent It doesn't exist

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