Advantages: Size, waterproof - quick to erect for size - smaller to carry/load compaired to others. Disadvantages: Pole ropes dodgy(?), tricky to shut zip without adjusting pegs, need to tether v. well.
This is our second Khyamtent as we loved the quick-erect system.
Generally we are pleased with it due to its size (family of four) - if the weather is rainy there is plenty of room. We used it last summer when the floods happened and it was also quite windy. It witheld the rain excellently - it is highly rainproof - another reason why we bought it.
On the negative side we have had the inner cables (ropes) go twice on the main poles. You can fix these fairly easily and Khyam replaced the ropes with no hassle and no expense but I query if there is a weakness here. It can also be quite tricky to set up perfectly to ensure the zip closes on the front door again due to its size - this gets easier with practise.
The only other comment is that when we used it in some quite high winds (floods again!) you need to tether it very well ...
Advantages: Lots of space for everyone. Disadvantages: No longer made.
The Khyam Michigan 12 was only made in 2007 so can be hard to come by now. But if you are after a large, well set out tent, and you find one of these then grab it whilst you can.
The tent is an outer pitch first, or all in one. Personally we leave the inners in place which reduces the pitching time.
The tent itself is large and can be difficult and heavy to put up. Saying that I am under 5ft and have limited mobility so if me and hubby can put it up between us then I'm sure others could easily. We have reduced the pitching time to around 30 - 45 minutes now, which is not bad considering. One good thing though, is that although the tent is large it still fits on most pitches so no extra charges.
The tent has 3 inners. All or some can be removed if wanted. The largest is 6 berth. This is used by our 4 children and is just big enough ...
Advantages: Breathable fabric keeps cool in the heat and warm when it is cooler Disadvantages: It is quite weighty and quite expensive
unlikely to be going anywhere where a flight is involved, but we didn?t feel this was a downside as we would choose to travel to Northern Europe using our own car.
It is never a good idea to go camping without having erected the tent at home first, or you could find yourself trying to erect the tent for the first time in the pouring rain and quickly falling out with each other. There is a downloadable video to help you visualise how to pitch although the other half is quite adept at tackling this sort of thing on his own. The tent is pitched as flysheet first, and as it is a tunneltent, this is a matter of threading the sets of curved poles through the outer loops, standing each pole vertically and securing in rough position, before threading through the straight poles in the other direction, which give the tent rigidity, before zipping in ...
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Product details
Long Name
Freelander Tunnel Dome Touring Tent
Genre
Camping Equipment
Type
Tents
Manufacturer
Khyam
Manufacturer's product description
A new 3-berth family tourer for the 2004 Season with the sleeping compartment in the rear tunnel and a full height living area. The flysheet is 2oz PU coated 185 T polyester, with a hydrostatic head of 2500mm. The inner tent is breathable polyester. With Khyams Rapidex quick erect system this tent can be erected in a matter of minutes. The rear bedroom pole is made from shockcorded fiberglass.
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