Khyam fold out tent - 2 person
This is just a quick initial review of the Khyam tent with the folding poles. My tent is a 2 person dome without the tunnel bit at the front i.e. only has 2 poles all together.
This is ideal for me on my own with biking gear or also good when i go away with the missus with the car.
I got the tent because it was very fast to put up and take down and can confirm that (excluding pegs) you can out it up / take it down in about 20 seconds. Since it's a dome that means it will be good for stony areas since the pegs are not really needed for it to keep it's shape though the ones at the front doorway are needed to keep the outer skin tight and stop it touching the inner mesh. Speaking of which the inner and outer are joined together i.e. there's no need to put the outer then inner up or vice versa.
To put the tent up it is as simple as take it out the bag, pull the centre (top) up and unfold 4 hinged poles and viola you just need to peg it. The thought of threading poles through bits of tent (as my last dome tent) seems like far too much work now and when you're on the road making and breaking camp is always a PITA so this is great.
There are some bad points though - no.1 is the size it's not as small as I'd like for a 2 person dome though to be fair it does have an inner and outer and is tall enough to sit in though the sleeping compartment is only just long enough for me as 6 foot.
No.2. is that the seams are not fully sealed and they give you a tube and instructions to do it at home, for a rrp of £125 i'd expect them to do it for me and worry i wouldn't do it right and so maybe it's not fully waterproof?
No.3. I would prefer Alu 'V' shaped pegs to the steel pin type this seems a bit cheap maybe?
No.4. the groundsheet is very thin - probably why they sell a seperate one I would worry this would perforate or wear through. I think most modern tents have a thin groundsheet though.
So overall it's very good but not perfect and I would recommend one is you want a tent that is quick to put up and take down.
Incidentally mine was £65 as last years models are being sold off.
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