pop up type tent.

[ghound]

I'm looking for a pop up type tent of decent quality, purpose, price etc but there seems to be a wash of cr4p ones out there, can anyone recommend one they use. It needs to fit a fat bloke and his two young kids

 

[mountainm]

Quechua tend to make the biggest ones - but none are great in windy weather. What's your budget - if it's quick pitch you're after have you considered an air beam tent?

 

[ghound]

Hi, i don't really have a budget, but i think if it was the right tent i would spend the money??
I don't want a big tent, just something quick and easy to work with that's not a ton weight to carry?

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Banshee 300 would be my pick. up in 5 mins, very stable in a wind, doesnt weigh the earth. Will last

 

[mountainm]

http://tente.quechua.com/en/tent/r-2,en-tentes-instantanees.html
Pop ups.

http://www.vango.co.uk/vango-airbeam.html
Air beams

 

[Still Waters]

Banshee 300 would be my pick. up in 5 mins, very stable in a wind, doesnt weigh the earth. Will last

Seconded i have the bashee 200 and its a great tent those pop up tents are awfull

 

[dave53]

banshee halo is a good tent regards dave

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Quecha tents are fine in wind, the base tent is huge but the rest are lower, I have a 1sec, 3 sec and Base FULL.

 

[mountainm]

Quecha tents are fine in wind, the base tent is huge but the rest are lower, I have a 1sec, 3 sec and Base FULL.

Saw one in appletreewick (base 4.2) completely flattened - it bounced back up again but I wouldn't have liked to have been inside it.

 

[swright81076]

I got a coleman Libra connect 1 for swmbo. Goes up in seconds, seems very stable. I did a night in it, had enough room... To roll over.

sent from my brain using my fingers.

 

[Gray]

Quechua are ok tents for the money, more than ok in fact but if you want to do challenging camping in valleys etc then the vango range wins every time. I have the 2 man dart ds and the swift. The swift pop up is easily big enough for an adult and two kids, will try and find a piccy for you, used these for years in really bleak conditions and never been let down

 

[Gray]

Here you go, this is the swift

 

[andyc54]

i have the halfords urban escape 2 man pop up tent its more a 1 man but for the money its double skinned ,got windows ,light loop and a couple of pockets,it was stable in wind(not hurricane strength mind) and more important its green they also do 4 man versions.

 

[spiritwalker]

outwell make good quality pop up tents double skinned but they are a little pricier

check this baby out

http://www.outwell.com/en/Products/Tents/SmartTunnal/Fusion400SageGreen.aspx

 

[ghound]

Some nice tents there, probably go the Quechua direction.
thanks folks

 

[rik_uk3]

Perhaps more than you need but these look rather nice
[video=youtube;O_06X3f-IcM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_06X3f-IcM[/video]

I've far more tents than I need but........ I like gizmos and gadgets so can see myself buying one for me and the memsahib

 

[bronskimac]

Quechua get my vote. I've used one in a fair wind and torrential rain with no problem, just use all the guy rope and tie it down well.

 

[tenderfoot]

Another vote for quechua .The midsized one has good shedding properties and decent ventilation.ours has stood up to some serious weather in alpine valleys in nasty weather :- rain hail sleet wind -just get some decent extra pegs
oh... and practice putting it away ...it takes practice to get the knack and the knack is easy to forget /hard to do in adverse conditions if your not slick at it