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|  Average Rating: 4 out of 5 No. of Reviews: 10 RRP: £297.99 Year: 2005 Description: - The Akto is equally at home in the forest as it is in the mountains and can be quickly pitched using only four pegs in favourable conditions.
- Its solid design makes it ideal for year round use for the solo traveller, with plenty of room for you and your gear.
- Single hoop design for lightweight performance.
- Well placed vents control condensation levels.
- Pitches inner/outer simultaneously.
- 6 equalising guy points for secure pitching in harsh conditions.
- Large vestibule for storage and sheltered cooking.
- Inner can be rolled back to provide more internal space.
- Inner door mesh backed for ventilation.
- Storage pockets & clothes line loops on the inner tent for easy gear storage
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|  | | Posted: 11/10/07 | | 'TICKS THE BOXES IN ALL CATEGORIES' | | Strengths:
Ease of pitching, pitch as one, ample porch area, roomy inside (for the category), high quality, sensible sized stuff bag, sensible pegs | | Weaknesses:
Quite flappy in high winds | | Overall:
Like most people, took ages to make up mind on tent. Mate bought a lightwave t0 trek so couldnt get that. Decided may as well go for this one - sturdy, four season good weight etc etc.
Wasnt bothered about the weight in comparison to the TN ones as not MM'in.
Erm well it certainly does the job. So easy to pitch - ended up pitching it for the first time in the dark while drinking a bottle of wine and was up in no time!
My only gripe is the flappyness (presume a general feature with this design), pitched in 25-30mph winds and really wasnt as rock solid as I had come to expect from some other users comments. Mates t0 was pitched next to me, and that was like a rock!
Still, though it was flappy, overall I never doubted that it wouldnt stay where it was supposed to.
Oh, during that windy night the rods bent out of shape slightly - not a problem of itself - just again quite surprised.
Would buy the footprint if you are hiking in UK rather than racing though. Lol at a comment I saw somewhere that the porch area dries out in a day - not in West Scotland it doesnt!
I still wouldnt hesitate to recommend it, my expectations we're probably over inflated from other reviews, but I dont regret the purchase for a minute. |
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| | | | Performance | | 80% | | Reliability | | 100% | | Value | | 60% |
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