karrimor marathon 2 tent

[captainhastings]

Any one heard of these? Picking one up weekend for tenner. I love me bivi but couldn’t resist this. Love old gear. Sort thing that went up Everest I believe

 

[captainhastings]

Popped old girl up today for a look
Definitely using me bivi in it until it’s tested.
Ozzes character though

 

[Dan00001]

So cool. I have a rather large collection of Karrimor backpacks from the 70's, 80's and 90's and I have an original Karrimor Karrimat. Would love an old Karrimor tent to add to the collection.

 

[captainhastings]

Cheers Dan I have since been provided setup info by kind chap and getting to set better now.
Just testing in day at moment until I take plunge. Hell of difference size wise between an old 2 man tent and modern one. It’s pretty big so need to find suitable spots.

 

[Dan00001]

Looks great! If you'd like to learn the history of older gear of all sorts, Mike Parsons book 'Invisible on Everest is a good read.

 

[captainhastings]

Wow cheers Dan find that really interesting

 

[Dan00001]

Unfortunately, my phone camera is not good enough to capture the writing of the brochure but I'll see if I can scan it when I get home from work.

 

[captainhastings]

Unfortunately, my phone camera is not good enough to capture the writing of the brochure but I'll see if I can scan it when I get home from work.

That would be brilliant Dan but don’t go out of your way

 

[Aristotle]

Looks great! If you'd like to learn the history of older gear of all sorts, Mike Parsons book 'Invisible on Everest is a good read.

Endorsed by Don Whillans no less.


Edit. I knew he had died a long time ago, but he was only 52 when he died.