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12/4/2018 at 6:06am
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Unlike the two newer posters on here, we started off (6 years ago) with a very popular polyester tent from a well-respected manufacturer. It was fine, but had the odd minor seam leak and the odd case of internal dew (!). All manageable of course, if not ideal.
The main bugbear for us was the main entrance being on a sloping front, and the issues with rain getting in on access and egress, and within a short few months, we were looking at flat fronts/built-in canopies etc. It just so happened that around the same time, we were also being made aware of the existence of polycotton, so in the blink of an eye, we "upgraded" to a polycotton, non-sloping front tent... A Kampa Classic, as it happens.
The difference was all positive. Back then, Kampa's Classics were all polycotton... window covers, bedrooms etc. Not sure that is still the case?
Compared to the Vango's and Outwells at the time, our classic's (we went on to buy a second, smaller Kampa Classic, as we were so impressed with the first, very large one) were "inferior", being only 35% cotton/65% polyester, but even so, the atmosphere within was massively more comfortable than our previous polyester tent.
Certainly cooler in hot weather. Arguably warmer in colder weather. Quieter in the wind. smoother on the skin (You'll soon learn it's difficult not to stroke them when you get the chance! LOL!)
Obviously, polycotton is heavier (and a bigger pack size), even without air tubes being in the equation, but we simply trebled the size of the car, and all was well!! LOL!
Like I say, ours was "all polycotton", so if the current models have polyester bedrooms/curtains etc (Apologies... I'm out of touch with latest models, but do seem to remember this being the case 3 or 4 years ago?), your experience may not be quite as euphoric as ours was, but without a doubt, I would still say yes, polycotton is definitely worth the extra!
...For future reference, the next "step up", from Kampa's "lesser" polycotton to 100% cotton is an even bigger step up... but you won't need to look into that for a few years yet... you'll already be getting a massive head start, if starting off with polycotton! Enjoy!
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) so we would use 1 compartment for storage. The dark bedrooms would definitely be very beneficial as would the larger living space. 
