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Hi,

We had a Khyam windbreak (sold when we bought caravan). They are light and perform well, however the poles are hinged and there is no real way of locating them in the ground without hammering them in, which I'm sure does the pole hinge no good at all.

Also, because the poles do not go into the ground there are many guy ropes, which can get in the way.

The cons perhaps outweigh the pros.

Mr Ulti-Mate

We've had a Khyam windbreak for a few years. Yes they can be fiddly to put up - ironic really when you consider that I can put up their 8 berth tent single-handed, but it takes three of us to put up the windbreak!!

Having said that, the double height does mean that you almost have an extra room - we use our in conjunction with the Khyam canopy.

The main modification I think it needs is a 'window', as once it is up you do feel blocked off from the rest of the campsite ... and I am so nosey - I like to see what is going on!

Hi Fellrunner

We have the Campus windbreak which I assume is the same colour as the Khyam as they are the same company and both brand of tents use the same colour scheme. The poles for ours are not hinged and they dont need hammering into the ground as the guys keep the thing upright. It is a bit fiddly to put up but 2 of us manage in about 10-15 minutes. The guys are not too much of a problem as you can peg them quite close to the windbreak and still keep stability. It also has a full lengh clear perspex window for nosing. We bought ours from the gorge outdoors for £22.00 .

Its a bit fiddly to put up first time Jan but we have a routine now where one person holds the gathered up windbreak and each pole while the other bangs in the pegs on the guys. We dont feed poles into the sleeves until we come to them as the gathered up windbreak is easier to handle than an armful of poles. Takes us about 10 mins and had pretty strong winds over the May day weekend but it stayed up fine.

Carol