Strewth ... would you describe the Chinese copy as something of a bargain then?
Let me think about for a while …………………………………… YES CERTAINLY.
And the quality really is excellent with taped seams, double stitching, support pads behind the guying points, seemingly pretty good quality zips,
I had a bit of a problem on the 1st erection.
One of the 'nipples' on the end of a pole would not pass thru the eyelet tab, I emailed them and got an immediate response - "we will send a replacement on overnight courier for you".
Next morning courier arrives and hands over a fair sized package - bit big for a little nipple me thinks - open the package and it is a COMPLETE replacement tent (Fly sheet, tent, poles, pegs everything).
I emailed them and asked how they wanted the other one returning and they said "sorry for the inconvenience - keep it free of charge with our best wishes".
THAT IS Customer service !!!
I found the correct nipples on ebay (I think they were qty 5 for GBP£1), nipples arrived and the incorrect one replaced, added a couple of spares into the peg bag.
Rolled up the tent, back into its bag and its has sat in the cupboard for the last year or so as a 'spare' never erected.
The remaining 2 nipples added to the other tent as spares.
The only issue I had was that the tent pegs supplied were 150mm and had a tendency to pull out of soft soil in strong winds. Replaced them with 200mm and never looked back.