| With so many fantastic tents now available it can be | | | | range includes some great extras like their shower |
| confusing and difficult to choose the right one. I hope | | | | toilet tent. All that's left now are the essential extras |
| to explain the differences between them to enable | | | | including carpets, groundsheets and windbreaks. |
| you to make the right choice. After all when you are | | | | These are optional extras so it's up to you to |
| on a camping holiday your tent is the most important | | | | choose, most tent extras are made specifically for |
| piece of equipment you will take with you - it's | | | | each tent ensuring a perfect fit. |
| where you eat, sleep and store your gear. | | | | Moving onto Vango tents, Vango have over 40 |
| I'll start with Khyam. Their tents come in all shapes | | | | years of experience when it comes to camping |
| and sizes. They offer tents for summer camping to | | | | resulting in quality tents. Whether you and your family |
| huge family tents that would house the Waltons | | | | are holidaying on a campsite or you are heading up a |
| quite happily! The Motordome range is fantastic if you | | | | mountain for an extreme adventure, Vango will have |
| have a camper van and want to create more space. | | | | a tent to suit you. Let's start small - Vango offer you |
| The various tents available from Khyam group into | | | | their Pitch and VanGo range, made up of adventure |
| the following categories: family camping, summer | | | | and weekend ranges, including the new Juno Tepee |
| camping, Motordome, utility and not forgetting the | | | | which looks great and comes with some fantastic |
| essential accessories. Khyam offer their unique Quick | | | | features. The family and classic ranges are |
| Erect range which can be erected in a matter of | | | | comfortable, light and airy tents - basically |
| seconds (for the smaller tents) using their Rapidex(R) | | | | home-from-home. Vango offer some very useful |
| Pole System. So if you want to get out and explore, | | | | accessories to fit most of their tents including the |
| spending less time pitching these tents would be | | | | Sun Canopy which gives you extra shelter along with |
| perfect. The Quick Erect range includes family/group | | | | the standard extras, groundsheets to protect your |
| tents, caravan/motor caravan tents, utility tents, | | | | tent and carpets for that added luxury. Vango's |
| backpacking/cycling tents and festival tents. This | | | | lightweight range is perfect for expeditions. As light |
| range is made up of Flexi-Dome tents and | | | | as 2kg they are quick to pitch with all the Vango |
| Ridgi-Dome tents. Flexi-Dome are the smaller ones | | | | attributes. Head into the unknown with the Ultralite |
| and the Ridgi-Dome's, being bigger, have the | | | | range. These tents are perfectly balanced for weight |
| additional benefit of adjustable bedroom and porch | | | | and stability. For the outdoor worshippers there is the |
| poles. The Rapidex(R) Pole System is strong and | | | | Mountain range. Whatever your activity, whether |
| reliable. Poles lock permanently into position for | | | | you're into cycling, climbing, trekking or adventuring |
| stability. Khyam's pole and sleeve tents use high | | | | these tents will provide you with reliability and |
| quality galvanised steel pole joining ferules. The poles | | | | strength. Vango's Force Ten range offers |
| are colour coded for easy pitching and they have | | | | mountaineers and adventurers the ability to sleep in |
| re-inforced pegging and guy points for durability. | | | | the most extreme conditions comfortably. They are |
| Khyam's pole and sleeve range is made up of mainly | | | | lightweight, pitch easily and stand up to whatever |
| large family tents, sleeping up to 10 people. The utility | | | | you throw at them. |