Argos Tipi's back 1/2 price

[thereaper101]

Hi all

Just a heads up that Argos Tipi's are back 1/2 price, These are not a tentipi/bison quality, but are good value for money.

I'm going to go for 4 man £39.99 one, i'm sure I read somewhere that these needed to be waterproofed before trusting one heavy rain.

Thanks

Nick

 

[salan]

Had one of these and gave it away!
I did not think very much of them at all. the quality of it is very variable.
Alan

 

[Nat]

I had the smaller one, put it up for one day rained cats and dogs and flooded. Stitching came away, pegs had already been used and were covered in dirt and the ground sheet leaked like a sieve.
And yet some people i know who have one haven't had any problems with them!!!!

 

[FerlasDave]

Great news, I only have the smaller one and have been thinking a bigger would be better. I have had no problems with mine, however I use a stove in it and I think the smoke waterproofs it too. I say go for it, and if you have any problems take it back untill it works!

 

[rik_uk3]

The 5 man Vango Juno's are on eBay for £50 just now, sown in ground sheet in them too (easier and faster to pitch).

 

[thereaper101]

The 5 man Vango Juno's are on eBay for £50 just now, sown in ground sheet in them too (easier and faster to pitch).

I've got one of those also have you seen the 2010 model with the porch? will probably pick up one of these when the price drops.

Just picked up the Argos 4 - man, hoping to get out in it tomorrow night on the Beacons to test its water proofness (or lack of it) i'll pray for rain!

Nick

 

[Nat]

Think i'll grab one of those vango 500's cheers for the info Rik

 

[durulz]

Those Argos tipis seem to be permanently on 'half price'.
Makes you suspect that's their 'real price' and the 'half price' is a marketing trick to get rid of them.
Never heard a good thing about them.

 

[FerlasDave]

Never heard a good thing about them.

See my earlier post. Ive had no problems with mine. ;D

 

[*Big Beast*]

have a 12 man tee/tea bag, rubbish from Argos.

 

[rik_uk3]

I've got one of those also have you seen the 2010 model with the porch? will probably pick up one of these when the price drops.

Just picked up the Argos 4 - man, hoping to get out in it tomorrow night on the Beacons to test its water proofness (or lack of it) i'll pray for rain!

Nick

Yes I have, I'll get one this summer. The Juno 800 is no longer made so I've picked up another off eBay for £50 for my daughter to use.

 

[thereaper101]

See my earlier post. Ive had no problems with mine. ;D

I have hear'd some good and bad and @ £39.99, it worth a go, if it leaks bad through the material then it'll go back. If the leaks are only minor through the seams, then a seam sealer will sort it

Hey, it may not even leak at all, we definitely have the weather down here to test it out. Shame I'm not going to be able to test it out tonight, the wife has decided that i'm doing something else

 

[FerlasDave]

I have hear'd some good and bad and @ £39.99, it worth a go, if it leaks bad through the material then it'll go back. If the leaks are only minor through the seams, then a seam sealer will sort it

Hey, it may not even leak at all, we definitely have the weather down here to test it out. Shame I'm not going to be able to test it out tonight, the wife has decided that i'm doing something else

Thats too bad. But as you say £40 its not so much of a loss. Just be careful not to mix up condensation with leakage which is what I think some people on here have.

 

[Nat]

Mine wasn't condensation. Chucked it down with rain and you could see it coming through the seams and material, the puddle in the middle came up through the ground sheet.
Like i said mine was a wreck form the moment i unpacked it but i thought i'd give it a go.
Still tempted by them!

 

[FerlasDave]

Mine wasn't condensation. Chucked it down with rain and you could see it coming through the seams and material, the puddle in the middle came up through the ground sheet.
Like i said mine was a wreck form the moment i unpacked it but i thought i'd give it a go.
Still tempted by them!

Take it back and swap it. Im sure they have changed the design too, the doors open differently now.

 

[Nat]

I took it back and got a refund, this was last year. Not touched them since.

 

[FreddyFish]

I just had a look them on the Argos site and it says 2000mm hydrostatic head, which I would say is light shower proof and not Dartmoor proof.

 

[FerlasDave]

Has anyone tried dyeing one yet?

 

[thereaper101]

Has anyone tried dyeing one yet?

Don't tempt me!

.....but i've hear'd they are so water tight the dye will not take! ;-)

 

[DavidJT]

Half price yet again, so bought the huge 12 man one. It's huge, it's flimsy, it's basic, and it had holes in it straight from the bag (ends of pole sections had cut into fabric, obviously under considerable weight).
Having said all that, £90 for a 5.5m wide, 3m high tipi is good value. I quite like it. Not a year round or mountain option though obviously.
Will get it replaced for and undamaged one next week, problem is they are really low on stock.
No connection to the above etc.