Which of these tents can I put up by myself?

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New to camping - taking DC aged 7 and 3 in halfterm and then again in summer.

I have bought a 5 man dome tent, thinking it gives a lot of room for weight (I'm on public transport so trying to balance weight/size/headroom). Didn't think about the pitching but now worried because heard that dome tents are hard to put up! Would I be better off with a 5 man tunnel tent instead (same weight (about 9kg) more room, but more money)?

The two contenders are the outwell cloud 5 (cheaper blacks colour, tacoma 500) and the vango omega 500xl.

www.blacks.co.uk/equipment/041668-outwell-tacoma-500-5-person-tent-green.html

www.amazon.co.uk/Vango-Omega-500XL-Tent/dp/B01EGA10JO?tag=mumsnetforum-21

I don't have anywhere to try it out before we go!

TIA for any advice

It depends how you carry your stuff. The Decathlon pop ups generally come packed as a big disc with rucksack style straps, but you will have your rucksack to carry. Can you get the disc on a trolley? I love my Decathlon pop up but would need to think about how to carry,

Ah, thanks ScrubTheDecks. No, a disc wouldn't work for me - I'll be carrying it on my shoulder or in front (by means of toddler sling!)

I have returned the Tacoma, and narrowed it down to a couple of light tunnel tents. Thanks everyone for helping me.

Definitely go with a tunnel if you’re on your own - they’re much simpler to put up and you get the massive advantage of being able to stand up in them....makes all the difference when looking after the dcs!!

Hope you all have a fab time 😊

I'm quite anti social as a rule, and even I always help pitch tents of someone looks like they need it or are on their own with kids!

I'm considering the decathlon 4.1 tent as a one-nighter. So easy to pitch and actually massive inside!