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Klaus, This Vanua really seems like a good tent. I'm struggling to find anything about it in english though. Could you tell us some more about it?

Price? Price is something around Euro 259, but maybe you can good offers thru the internet, too?!?! Or just write a mail to the owner and ask him.

2 or 3 person ? I would consider the Vanua as a 2+ person tent.

Good Ventilation? Ventilation is more than sufficient. I used (and still use it) over here in Japan. Summer temps around 35 degrees Celsius - no problem. Keep the entrances open, they are covered with a mosquito net anyways. In winter pretty cozy (well, as cozy as tents can be). One thing I forgot to add was, the floor has a 10.000mm water coating(??? tell ya, don't know how I should say this elsewise, but hopefully you'll understand), the outer tent 4.000mm.

Area of the vestibules? Concerning the dimensions, please check here (even though in German, you can see the measurements: http://www.rejka.de/download/Vanua.pdf) They are not really that big, but you can use them for storage purposes and even "smaller cooking" when it is raining. That's at least what I did.

2 vestibules or 1? see above

Can you set up the outer tent first? Yup, sure can, very convenient when it is raining!!

Mosquito resistant? Yup, mosquito nets at both entrances and also the "ventilation openings".

Is it fully freestanding? Well, if you have a taifun, maybe you would get problems (most definitely). But once it is set up, you can easily carry it from one place to the next - if you know what I mean.

Thanks in advance!
Andy
PS: the tent was rated as outstanding in the German magazine Outdoor - link here Rejka Vanua Test Zelt and is sold in all major (or minor) outdoor stores in Germany. So, it can't be that bad, I guess. Sorry, couldn't come up with any links in English, so if you have further questions, send me a mail. Pictures of the tent also on my homepage here:
http://virtulanguage.com/images/DSCF1242.JPG here http://virtulanguage.com/images/DSCF1207.JPG and here
http://virtulanguage.com/images/DSCF1213.JPG

Hope this helps! And again, NO, I don't get any paybacks from that company!!!
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I have to say, I like to learn about new tents: I like them and in an ideal world I'd have several: each for different uses. However, the truth is I have two: a tunnel and a geodesic.

Yes you'll pay more for brands and yes, like the Vanua above, some smaller names make equally good, if not better tents, for less.

For that reason I'd moot Robert Saunders tents. I'll say that the guys on the phone haven't always been forthcoming , but I can live with that as their products are good.

I've sometimes seen lighter and more compact tents and thought..."hmm, would look nice on my kit list", but the truth is that my Mountain Trek fits in my topbox comfortably, has kept us warm, cool, and dry, in snow, sun, rain and very strong winds!!! Weighs about 3.5kg and packs to 45 x 15cm. The only limitation for us is that it lacks the room for our two dogs, hence our tunnel tent.

In that respect, it does everything we want it to, 4 years after we bought it, still looks in good nick and was reasonbly priced considering what you get.
Worth a look.
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