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Matthew.Passmore
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Hi, welcome to the forum.
Not bought a tent before ( I like a Hammok) but http://www.blacks.co.uk
has a good range.
Not bought a tent before ( I like a Hammok) but http://www.blacks.co.uk
has a good range.
Check out Ultimate Outdoors for some fair prices.
http://www.ultimateoutdoors.co.uk/Camping/Tents/Valley+tents/688/page1.html
As summer is well and truly over lots of shops may have swapped their tent displays for snowboards but there may be still be some bargains about. I bought a Robens Dreamer for £65 last month from Go Outdoors in Stockport which is less than 1/2 the rrp.
If you're after a really big family tent I'd recommend finding a local shop when you can try to put it up and take it down again. A few years ago I went camping
where someone had a really big tent. I was pretty windy and when it came to leaving it took about a dozen of us jumping on it to stop it blowing away as it was taken down.
http://www.ultimateoutdoors.co.uk/Camping/Tents/Valley+tents/688/page1.html
As summer is well and truly over lots of shops may have swapped their tent displays for snowboards but there may be still be some bargains about. I bought a Robens Dreamer for £65 last month from Go Outdoors in Stockport which is less than 1/2 the rrp.
If you're after a really big family tent I'd recommend finding a local shop when you can try to put it up and take it down again. A few years ago I went camping
where someone had a really big tent. I was pretty windy and when it came to leaving it took about a dozen of us jumping on it to stop it blowing away as it was taken down.
I have one of these
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/pp/Tents/3-4_person/Gelert_Stratus_Tunnel_3.html
It stood up to 3 days of torrential rain at Loch lomond. And I took it to the achray meet.Its in one of the pictures in the blogg. It is not a tipi and it probably wont be much good at high level but for valley and forest camping its ok especially at under &50 .
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/pp/Tents/3-4_person/Gelert_Stratus_Tunnel_3.html
It stood up to 3 days of torrential rain at Loch lomond. And I took it to the achray meet.Its in one of the pictures in the blogg. It is not a tipi and it probably wont be much good at high level but for valley and forest camping its ok especially at under &50 .
Hi Walker.
I'd been after a large (party
) tent for a couple of years and finally chose the Outwell Indiana 4. It is fantastic, I have put it up on my own a few times, and it takes about 1/2 an hour I guess but far easier & quicker if you have help. The best thing is when its blowing a hooley outside you have room to move round, cook and joy of joy - stand up!!! (must be getting old...!) This summer it has withstood some almighty storms, Outwell are renowned for using 'too much' waterproofing :umbrella:
It has either 2 double or one huge bedroom, or the sleeping pods can be removed and you have a mini marquee. Oh, and a porch....!
The Montana was the predessor of the Indiana so you will get a similar size for less pennies, but the living area has a built in groundsheet (which I would have trashed).
Anyway, I'll stop now... Dont want to be a bore...this is my pet subject - can you tell??!
ATB
j
ps - welcome aboard!!
I'd been after a large (party
) tent for a couple of years and finally chose the Outwell Indiana 4. It is fantastic, I have put it up on my own a few times, and it takes about 1/2 an hour I guess but far easier & quicker if you have help. The best thing is when its blowing a hooley outside you have room to move round, cook and joy of joy - stand up!!! (must be getting old...!) This summer it has withstood some almighty storms, Outwell are renowned for using 'too much' waterproofing :umbrella: It has either 2 double or one huge bedroom, or the sleeping pods can be removed and you have a mini marquee.
Oh, and a porch....!The Montana was the predessor of the Indiana so you will get a similar size for less pennies, but the living area has a built in groundsheet (which I would have trashed).
Anyway, I'll stop now... Dont want to be a bore...this is my pet subject - can you tell??!
ATB
j
ps - welcome aboard!!
Hi Walker and welcome. What are you going to use the tent for and/or how often? Also how old/big is your third? What are you going to be carrying it in/on (Lama, Land Rover or somewhere inbetween?) And finally what is your budget?
There are a thousand different options available to you. . . . .With a little more info someone will give you a closer match.
There are a thousand different options available to you. . . . .With a little more info someone will give you a closer match.
