Thats the one I have. Very roomy for 1, would be a bit cosy for 2 and very cramped for 3 unless it was
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Thats the one I have. Very roomy for 1, would be a bit cosy for 2 and very cramped for 3 unless it was
!MrPudding
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Sorry dragging this thread up but I am looking for a tent. I had a look in Blacks and saw a couple of interesting ones.
Looking on this thread I think I will go for a khyam. Can't choose between biker or igloo. Help me please.
MrP
Looking on this thread I think I will go for a khyam. Can't choose between biker or igloo. Help me please.
MrP
Tent criteria:-
1. Easy to put up, so when it's dark/tipping it down/freezing you're warm and dry ASAP
2. Waterproof top and bottom. It will rain on you, and being wet in a tent is truely shit. However, being warm and dry in a tent while those around you are whining is truely splendid!!! Also, when the ground becomes saturated you don't want puddles in the sleeping bag
3. There must be somewhere to dump wet stuff/hot stuff/cook under a covered area but outside the sleeping area.
So, before you shell out your money, ask to put one up, see how waterproof the groundsheet is and get in it to see if you and your biking gear will fit in, just - no more, no less.
Or take a bivvy bag and a tarp and live like Ray Mears...
If you're buying a tent to go camping once, buy one off e-bay. If you're going a few times a year, get a decent one - As someone said, Vau-De do a good range and their mail order is very good.
1. Easy to put up, so when it's dark/tipping it down/freezing you're warm and dry ASAP
2. Waterproof top and bottom. It will rain on you, and being wet in a tent is truely shit. However, being warm and dry in a tent while those around you are whining is truely splendid!!! Also, when the ground becomes saturated you don't want puddles in the sleeping bag
3. There must be somewhere to dump wet stuff/hot stuff/cook under a covered area but outside the sleeping area.
So, before you shell out your money, ask to put one up, see how waterproof the groundsheet is and get in it to see if you and your biking gear will fit in, just - no more, no less.
Or take a bivvy bag and a tarp and live like Ray Mears...
If you're buying a tent to go camping once, buy one off e-bay. If you're going a few times a year, get a decent one - As someone said, Vau-De do a good range and their mail order is very good.
MrPudding
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The biker or igloo both fit points one and 3. Number 2, I am not so sure. I mean they are waterproof but I am not sure how much.
I have found a couple of dealers, I will try to visit one this weekSo, before you shell out your money, ask to put one up, see how waterproof the groundsheet is and get in it to see if you and your biking gear will fit in, just - no more, no less.
I am going for a weekend to Silverstone to collect money for SERV and also going to the hoghaost there might also be a bit of an Eastern Europe trip later in the summer and God know what else. I don't want to spend a fortune but I want reasonable kit.
MrP
Trippy
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Biker packs to 62cm rather than 82cm.
See if you can find a Coleman Quartz 3. I can't remember which shop I got mine at on the net but it was reduced to £99 from £165. Used it this weekend and it was perfect.
As recommended by Forry.
See if you can find a Coleman Quartz 3. I can't remember which shop I got mine at on the net but it was reduced to £99 from £165. Used it this weekend and it was perfect.
As recommended by Forry.
xbootie
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Trippy
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http://www.yeomansoutdoors.co.uk/products.asp?partno=536145
Coleman Quartz 3 for £119 posted.
Very comfy 1 plus lots of kit and a zip in groundsheet for the porch which is very good.
Quick and easy to erect, packs nice and small.
Coleman Quartz 3 for £119 posted.
Very comfy 1 plus lots of kit and a zip in groundsheet for the porch which is very good.
Quick and easy to erect, packs nice and small.
MrPudding
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Damn it! That looks good. I had my mind made up and everything, I was going to go for the biker.
MrP
From an expert!
I've had two identicle one's from Millets. Both were green and just about big enough for one if you leave your bike and gear outside. Make sure your boots are turned up-side-down if rain threatens and check them for nasty bugs in the morning.
The first one is probably still in the gutter alongside the M4 in Berkshire due to a bungee snapping when subjected to exhaust heat whilst riding to the Hog Raost. This can result in unwarrented attention from the boys in blue in their heliocopter.
The second has proved itself in a recent expedition to Morocco. Took some erecting in the huricane but the very flexible glassfibre poles flexed right down to the ground in the strongest gusts. It proved to be warmer inside than out too. Not as warm as the hotel that the others stayed in though.
Might be interested in selling mine if your interested.
Skip.
I've had two identicle one's from Millets. Both were green and just about big enough for one if you leave your bike and gear outside. Make sure your boots are turned up-side-down if rain threatens and check them for nasty bugs in the morning.
The first one is probably still in the gutter alongside the M4 in Berkshire due to a bungee snapping when subjected to exhaust heat whilst riding to the Hog Raost. This can result in unwarrented attention from the boys in blue in their heliocopter.
The second has proved itself in a recent expedition to Morocco. Took some erecting in the huricane but the very flexible glassfibre poles flexed right down to the ground in the strongest gusts. It proved to be warmer inside than out too. Not as warm as the hotel that the others stayed in though.
Might be interested in selling mine if your interested.
Skip.
Yodagoat
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Vango
I use a Vango Tempest 200
http://www.vango.co.uk/products/tentsinfo.asp?typename=259
I got it for just under £100. I find it pretty good. It pitches flysheet first or as one which means the inner doesn't get soaked if its pishing down.
It packs down pretty small too, only downside is its not too roomy inside, but i find it OK and i'm 6'3.
I use a Vango Tempest 200
http://www.vango.co.uk/products/tentsinfo.asp?typename=259
I got it for just under £100. I find it pretty good. It pitches flysheet first or as one which means the inner doesn't get soaked if its pishing down.
It packs down pretty small too, only downside is its not too roomy inside, but i find it OK and i'm 6'3.
Dahoum
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no, sorry that is just so wrong on many levels
It was only a matter of time I suppose...
Tarp & 2 man tent
I go my tarp from Decathlon, It's 3m x 3m plus metal poles, weight 1.9kg approx £14.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/Produ...ing-tents/shelters/product_2363223/index.html
Incidentally i have just got myself a new tent through the post today. It is a Wild Country (Tera Nova) Hoy 2 man costing £79.99 from gear zone.
http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/eshop/Wild-Country-Hoy---Ss07.html
hope that helps
I go my tarp from Decathlon, It's 3m x 3m plus metal poles, weight 1.9kg approx £14.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/Produ...ing-tents/shelters/product_2363223/index.html
Incidentally i have just got myself a new tent through the post today. It is a Wild Country (Tera Nova) Hoy 2 man costing £79.99 from gear zone.
http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/eshop/Wild-Country-Hoy---Ss07.html
hope that helps
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