In reply to Dark-Cloud:
yes, I see that ones got aluminium poles, and is a fair bit lighter
the space in the old Solar 2 was huge though, and it was very stable. My brother has taken long term custody of ours (he does use it more) so having a ‘back up’ one would be handy.
How easy/expensive is it to get replacement poles ie I could get the Rakoon, and if the tent body was as good as the reviews suggest, I could ‘upgrade’ to the aluminium ones for better weight and robustness...?