Choosing the tent took a long time, then Damae was convinced by a salesman and a family of happy
users to buy a Macpac Citadel tent. I'd had something lighter in mind, but considering the amount
of interior space 4kg is really quite light.
The are a number of advantages. It has two entrances, on both the inner and outer tents. Plenty of room for bike bags and panniers. The tent is sufficiently high to allow sitting virtually everywhere in the tent (and cooking in the tent in inclement weather). Quick to put up and can stand up happily with just 4 pegs. The outer tent goes up first (great in wet weather ensures that the inner tent does not get wet). Large inner tent (will sleep three at a pinch). Strong inner tent groundsheet. There are two disadvantages; It is virtually impossible to open the tent from the inside in the rain without water dribbling off the tent and down your neck or onto the inner tent. Partially unhooking the inner tent and pushing it away from the entrance stops the second problem. The door zips are a bit difficult to use. |
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