Tengus latest hunt successes
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Eric_Methven
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
They are advertised as three man tents. I found mine comfortable for two, and it takes two to carry it - one with the inner and pegs and one with the flysheet and poles. Keep hold of it, it's an excellent tent. I've had mine for 30 years and only had to replace the plastic bits that the poles fit in.
If it's in good condition I would say keep it.
These tents are my enduring (and fond) memory of camping (in the early 80's
).
They are bombproof.
Ahh ......the smell of damp canvas.
They will last a lifetime If looked after.
Oh.. and that classic orange colour looks damn good in photo's
As to how did you carry it......well we didn't know any better.
These tents are my enduring (and fond) memory of camping (in the early 80's
).They are bombproof.
Ahh ......the smell of damp canvas.
They will last a lifetime If looked after.
Oh.. and that classic orange colour looks damn good in photo's
As to how did you carry it......well we didn't know any better.
When i was doing DofE many moons ago, i somehow mangaged to get lumbered with carrying a whole one to myself !!
no wonder my knees are shot
no wonder my knees are shot
Eric_Methven
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
If you do decide to sell it on, you should be looking for a couple of hundred quid at least.
Eric
Eric
You've made my day Eric. I have a Vango Force 10 Mk 4 in my loft in first class condition. If £200 is the price perhaps I should post a swap on here!
Eric_Methven
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I have a Vango Force 10 Mk4 CLX also. Mine has the extended fly sheet. The value is in them being original Vango Force 10's. They are quality bits of kit. The newer ones are made somewhere foreign and are of poorer overall quality. Mine must be over 30 years old, and still as good as new.
Eric
Eric
As a young teenager, I carried a Blacks Mountain Tent for years, Egyptian Ventile, weighed about 22lb, then I got the lighter Force 10, only about 12lb
The mountain tent was truly bomb proof, if memory serves me right, it had around 22 pegging points all together. That said, the force ten served me in all seasons for years, again, a bomb proof tent. Before buying my Golite Hex, I gave serious thought to a force ten, but age and a bad back dictated the Hex
