Khyam Freelander 3 Man Quick Pitch Family Tent

Love the tent.

Had one of these for several years.The claim of a '3 minute pitching time' is somewhat optimistic if you're doing it on your own ( more like 5 minutes , plus another 5 minutes or more to peg & guy it as well as installing the tensioner pole for the sleeping area )Several let-downs for me...The main one is that only the sleeping area ( which is a separate inner tent ) has a sewn-in groundsheet. Not only does this leave the rest of the tent as a single layer ( and thus prone to condensation ) it also means that the main living area can turn into a mud-bath in wet weather.Yes , you can use a ground-sheet - Khyam even do a footprint one - but as this isn't attached to the tent in any way it simply means the floor area becomes a swimming pool instead ( several years at RIAT airshow - including the 2008 washout - taught me that lesson ! )Secondly , the angle of the door when used as an awning is - in my opinion - a faulty design....anything more than a light drizzle means you have to close the door. Failure to do this will result in two things -- the water will rapidly pool on the top of it ( see attached photos for extremes of pooling ) , plus the shape of the main tent means the water running down will drip ( or pour ) into the tent from the top of the zips.Thirdly , whilst there is sufficient standing room in the main area , the same cannot be said for the sleeping area. Unless you're only about 4' tall , you'll have to come out into the main area if you wish to get dressed standing up.Edited to add :Forgot to say that Khyam do an optional clip-on canopy ( http://www.khyam.co.uk/detail.asp?p=737 ) which - to my mind - is effectively admitting that the original tent design is poor ..... it'll cost you about £30