In reply to StuDoig:
I am into my 20th year with my Quasar, it has done well in the Europe,UK and Ireland in all seasons. I still remember waking up in a campsite in North Wales to a scene of devastation with a lot of tents blown into the hedges and people huddling in their cars.
It is not the lightest or cheapest but for me it has worked out at £14 a year and for that it is a bargain.
I am glad that we decided not to camp this year in the Pre Alps, below the dolomites as we saw some horrendous weather but still managed to get out on the bikes.
So for me it is a Quasar and think of it as an investment.