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Sprayway Canyon 4+2
(Sleeping
Capacity 6 persons)
The Tent
Sprayway have extended their
quality tent range for 2009 with the new
traditional style Vis-a-Vis style Canyon
tent. The tent is available in 2 sizes
(Canyon 4+2 & Canyon 8+2) with optional
accessories of carpet, windshield, footprint
groundsheet and ‘Front Extension’ to really
complement this great tent. The Canyon
8+2 is also available in Polycotton.
Vis-à-vis style tents have not been made
obsolete by the rise of the Tunnel tents and
Sprayways new Canyon range will ensure the
vis-à-vis style continue to thrive. This
tent style provides good separation of the
two main bedroom areas and are very popular
for that reason with families. In the usual
Sprayway style the Canyon pitches flysheet
first with the whole of the fully sealed
inner tent (living area and bedrooms)
attaching to the flysheet. With only 3 poles
(of the same size and colour) this tent is a
breeze to put up. Each bedroom sleeps a
comfortable 2 people + a storage / wardrobe
room or unzip the bedroom divider to create
one large bedroom for 3 people with generous
storage pockets in each bedroom. I admire
Sprayway for actually matching their
advertised sleeping berths with their
bedroom sizes (other manufacturers please
take note).
Although the main living area is of standing
height for an adult the same can’t be said
for the bedrooms as the sloping roof will
only allow standing height when the bedroom
door is open, but I could live with that.
The living area isn’t overly large but
doesn’t feel claustrophobic. I like the use
of 2 doors but these would benefit from a
small rain cowl on the flysheet to avoid
rain water dripping off when opening the door.
The instructions state that a wardrobe
hanging rail is to be setup but one wasn't
supplied with our tent nor could we see
where one could be fitted, maybe it was a
typo with our instructions.
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Features
Pitching method: Outer first
Flysheet material: 190T PU coated polyester
Flysheet Hydrostatic Head: 4000mm
Flysheet taped: yes
Ring and pin tensioners: yes
Flysheet tensioners/d rings: yes
Inner tent material: breathable polyester
Inner tent fire retardant: yes
Inner tent groundsheet material:
polyethylene, Sewn-in
Groundsheet Hydrostatic Head: 3000mm
Poles: steel/zinc (x 3 sets) |
Continuous pole sleeves: yes
Colour coded pole sleeves: yes
Pegs: steel wire and 8 plastic
Mudwalls: yes
Electrical hook up access: yes
Doors: 2
Vents: 8
Windows: 2
Colour: black/grey
Low level vents
Electric hook up access
Fully opening window |
Size and Weight
Width : 230cm
Length : 665cm
Pack size: TBC
Weight: 20kg
Standing Height: Yes (200cm in living area)
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Pros and
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Quality
Easy to pitch (20 mins)
Good heavy duty oversized storage bag
Lots of pegging points
Looks robust |
Would benefit from storm flaps as on the
front of the Ravine but that’s a personal
preference
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The Cost
Around £299
Verdict
I’m not a big fan of vis-à-vis style tents but
there’s something about this one I like. It would
make a great weekender, it’s well made and with the
pole design should be very sturdy. As with most of
the Sprayway range it's well ventilated. Nice
to see Sprayway’s low level vents have been
redesigned to also include a zip closure. I have to
give credit where credit is due as Sprayway have
only been in the tent market for two seasons but
are already forging ahead with their innovative ideas and designs. I
look forward to what Sprayway have up their sleeve
for next year.
Information and Links
For further information on
Sprayway and their products visit
Sprayway
Reviewed by
CamperPete (with assistance from his trusty sidekick
365’s own Andy)
Note We
recommend with all tents that you see them fully erected and satisfy yourself that the
product is right for you prior to making a purchase. |
