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17/4/2023 at 12:44pm
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It's a sad, and rather disgraceful really, fact of life that tent spares/accessories (for any kind of tent!) generally are only available whilst the model is in the current range! Once it's a year or so old, mostly only hope for parts seems to be old left over stock, and then zilch! Poles are the only exception as they tend to be generic and can be adapted by cutting to length, airbeams are unfortunately not that universal.
Berghaus are an in house brand of GoOutdoors/Blacks/Millets group, so I wouldn't be expecting any long term backup from them!
Even the best of the tent manufacturers seem only to offer things like replacement airbeams for a year or two, far short of the normal lifespan of a quality and expensive tent.
Not sure there are many positives to offer, beyond that current generation of airbeams are much more reliable than earlier ones, probably one of those products to definitely avoid as a s/h purchase!
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18/4/2023 at 11:29am
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AirTentNewbie I've got a Kampa airbeam awning for my caravan which is now 5 years old, it's not heavily used (I've also got a smaller poled awning which tends to get used more of late), but seems in good order still. A friend had an identical Kampa awning, bought shortly after mine, and that failed 'explosively' last year! To be fair, it was very heavily used multiple times a year, and erected for longer periods (so probably suffered UV degradation!), probably also slightly abused by being packed damp, the actual bladder only failed when the supportive outer tube ripped open when the degraded fabric failed. I suspect closer inspection would have revealed the fabric beginning to fail before it really let go, and a repair effected that would have prolonged life significantly.
I'd certainly consider buying a airbeam tent (I've got a couple of steel poled 5/6 berth tunnel tents of some vintage, which are both still very usable). Think I'd look very closely at how long the spare bladders are available for to influence my brand and model.
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Topic: Berghaus Freedom
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