Looking to buy a smallish family tent - looking at Outwell Colorado 5 and have seen it erected BUT now being enticed by Cabanon tents - they look cool!
Found these on ebay: Can you tell me anything about them, why should I get one?
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Another couple of points to entice you. You can cook inside a canvas frame tent if the rain is pouring down outside. If you are confined to tent in inclement weather, frame tents are very bright & airy, and you have lot's of windows to enjoy the views - even if it's views of misty hills and soggy grass
On most Cabanon models you can zip open the entire front (and often the side, too, on larger models) to create a gazebo effect area for sitting and eating when the temps soar (not often in the UK, I realise, but makes them great for camping in the south of France! ). The roof lining on frame tents helps with insulation, too. Not many tents are cooler inside than out, on hot days, but our Espace is!
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Apart from the other reasons already mentioned. I like the design of the doorway. In warm weather you can unzip it at the top for good ventilation and in damp weather you don't get dripped on. Easy for getting in and out, no flappy bits. As Liddenham says when you head for the south of France you can roll up the whole front wall.
I agree with the others easy to erect no threading of poles, good quality breathable canvas. Smells like a camping holiday should.
I find it easy to set up in inclement weather because the frame and canvas are up quickly then you have a large dry space to work inside. Easy to lay down the groundsheet inside in the dry and then set up bedrooms etc. Also works well in reverse.
Just had a look at the tents on your links. Out of the two my preference would be for the more traditional terracotta one. Reasons being that it probably offers more useful space and headroom. It has a push out kitchen area plus a good sun canopy.
It is not a very recent cabanon though as it does not have the pvc mudwalls or roof and also has the older style windows with the white lines on but that does not matter as long as the canvas is in good condition. If you are interested in that tent I would ask how much use the tent has had and also if they bought it from new.
Well my first tent of choice was a "Outwell Wolf Lake 5", untill I came accross a Cabanon Venus Trailer Tent at Camperlands Manchester, it was then that I discovered that Cotton canvas is the real deal, I later found out that Cabanon do modern style tunnel tent's with ZiG and steel poles, and I am now the owner of a Biscaya 370 almost the same size as the "Wolf Lake", there are just the two of us so plenty of room, if your after a Cotton tent, then they are hard to beat, unless you have unlimited funds, then maybe a DeWaard or Karsten, but at a price!.
Just thought of another benefit of a canvas frame tent - no condensation dripping down on you in the morning Also straighter side walls than most polyester tents, so it's much easier to 'furnish' it
I read this thread last night to my hubby and we are going to bid on the terrecotta tent. The sellers said that they bought in from new and it has been used 6 or 7 times.
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Topic: Cabanon tents - persuade me?
). The roof lining on frame tents helps with insulation, too. Not many tents are cooler inside than out, on hot days, but our Espace is!
Also straighter side walls than most polyester tents, so it's much easier to 'furnish' it 
