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yes, seen these.
honestly not good value.
they're ripped off tarptent's designs, and by extension some of gossamer gear too.
they're more expensive, and probably the little touches like ventilation aren't as good.
the phreeranger, for example, is just a worse, more expensive copy of a bowfin.
platypus-
The phreeranger is actually a direct copy of the phreeranger tent designed by Phoenix in the 80s. Memory might be a bit off, but I think phoenix was founded by people from ultimate equipment.
Most tents are rehashes of both those designs, along with Saunders tents.
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The independent U.K. maker is the big sell for me, would rather not buy something shipped halfway round the world if possible otherwise have always fancied a scarp.
I think marc at trekkertent has been making shelters for about the same amount of time as tarptent but could be wrong
Kurai
T_Unit
http://www.trekkertent.com/home/
Lots of nice tents and tarps here, pricey compared to aliexpress/cheap Chinese offerings but the upside is U.K. made, top quality according to reviews and the option to repair and replace individual parts such as fly when they wear out. I shall be ordering a phreeranger shortly, it’s been the dream tent for a while!