Wondered if anyone has tried / been able to take a good look at one of these yet? On paper they look pretty good value for a basic (limited ventilation and heavier) 5m dia polycotton tipi / lavvu.
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Robens Mescalero tipi / lavvu - budget Tentipi alternative?
- Thread starter Lucidone
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Not bad price when compared to other canvas or polycottons. Have one in the local camping store and definately big enough for our family. Like the two zip system on the floor so you can roll it back from the entrance if needed, but didn't like the door zip only opens from the bottom up as on my smaller ripstop tipi a two way zipper allowing you to open from the top down can reduce the wet floor when hopping in and out in inclement weather. The other info I was looking for but couldn't find on the web easily (poor google fue) was yes to midge netting under the top hat vent but none covering the door. Hope this helps
17.3kg/£560? For a 5m diameter tent?
For a similar price you could have a Seekoutside 8-man tipi (15'10" diameter) weighing in at around 7lbs (just over 3kg)! http://store.seekoutside.com/8-person-tipi-pre
For a similar price you could have a Seekoutside 8-man tipi (15'10" diameter) weighing in at around 7lbs (just over 3kg)! http://store.seekoutside.com/8-person-tipi-pre
I've got several nylon / synthetic tents of varying sizes & if I'm solo it's hammock and tarp. I'm only looking at Cotton / Polycotton materials. It won't be for lugging about more for base camp / family type scenarios. At £530 it seems to be one of the more cost effective options.
I'm considering emailing their marketing department and asking for a loaner to do a review / evaluate a purchase.
Option are;
Robens Mescalero - £530 including groundsheet Poly Cotton of unkown weight / quality
Green Outdoor - £760 100% cotton
Bison Tundra 8 - £900 whichever way you purchase - no groundsheet
Tentipi Safir 9 - £2250 including a £500 ground sheet.
Cheers
JC
I'm considering emailing their marketing department and asking for a loaner to do a review / evaluate a purchase.
Option are;
Robens Mescalero - £530 including groundsheet Poly Cotton of unkown weight / quality
Green Outdoor - £760 100% cotton
Bison Tundra 8 - £900 whichever way you purchase - no groundsheet
Tentipi Safir 9 - £2250 including a £500 ground sheet.
Cheers
JC
Resurrecting an old thread I know but wondering if there was any more info on this.
As mentioned above it is cheaper than other options and seems to be decent quality. Anyone tried one in the wild yet?
As mentioned above it is cheaper than other options and seems to be decent quality. Anyone tried one in the wild yet?
For it's worth, you can now get a very good quality 5m bell tent from numerous British manufacturers for £500.
Sorry about thread hijack but....
Links please Barney?
Or even just a recommendation?
I'm after a bell tent for family adventures (2 adults + 2 kids) ,
Is 5metres too small?
Cheers
Sorry about thread hijack but....
Links please Barney?
Or even just a recommendation?
I'm after a bell tent for family adventures (2 adults + 2 kids) ,
Is 5metres too small?
Cheers
Apologies for slow reply, haven't been on here for a while. I've been look at getting one from a few different manufacturers, namely:
Soulpad.co.uk
Belltent.co.uk
Lifeundercanvas.co.uk
All three sell 5m bell tents on or around £500. Personally, I think I'm going to get mine from Belltent.co.uk as they're based in South London (fairly close to me) meaning I can visit the workshop and take a look at what I'm buying. You even get a free tea light chandelier which looks great!
Do you know of North Star Tents?? ( in Scotland though), rather nice it seems 4m bell, £325 delivered
Have you looked at Northstar Tents (albeit in Scotland)...a nicely spec'd 4m bell tent for £325 delivered
