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02/5/2013 at 11:42am
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We're not "money no object" either, but the beach type would just aesthetically annoy, so we've never had them.
Have had both the Blue Diamond and tent type, and they each have their pros and cons. The BD's take up a lot of room in the car, especially the 7 polers, and despite what the fans will tell you, they can still blow down, snap poles, and leave the metal tips in the ground.
We're currently on the tent type, and our Vango 4 pole one has worked well with our Orchy.
We've got an Outwell in the polycotton for our BL, and here we intend to set it up at the canopy end as this owner did (with apologies to the ebay seller concerned, but the pic illustrates the point well) and tie it in to the poles, thereby minimising guying near the tent. We'll then run it forward one panel, then in at an angle.
I think the owner folded one panel back. It's a 4 pole, 3 panel windbreak, so we'll roll up the first panel so that the first two poles match the tent and canopy poles, on whichever side we put it (depending on the pitch) then have one full panel out, then one panel in.
The idea is that weather depending, we can have kitchen stuff outside with minimal guying in the immediate area. It'll loose some canopy floorspace, but will be worth it for us.
We got the Outwell one on either a price match or % off deal and that may be a way forward, or do as I do and set up a search on ebay for the specific thing you want. I get daily emails that way.
Good luck.
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02/5/2013 at 1:48pm
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Stubb-z,
Just be aware that most are around the 1.4m height... those vango ones (steel poled/guyed) are 1.65.
Another thing to bear in mind is.... do you REALLY want one?
When we set up last year, we had this....
Protection and, like you say... privacy.
We loved it. Our dream set up. Got everything right first time!!.... WRONG!
We couldn't see anything!!
We couldn't see what the commotion was, when the ducks started squabbling.
We couldn't see little Jemima giving little Johnny a swift kick on the shins.
We couldn't see whether our neighbours were wearing crocs,or mock-crocs-with-socs.
We couldn't see the transition of the new arrivals descend from lovey-doves to D.I.V.O.R.C.E.E's in the time it takes to say "Could you pass me the mallet please, sweetheart?"
And worst of all... we couldn't see what other tents and equipment other folk had. Which means,of course, you can't then see what you NEED to get for yourselves!
It's been up twice... our first two trips.
I'm now on the look out for a small, (3 pole max) polycotton number, pref beige/brown/cream, that would only go up if we really had to....to protect the cooker/kitchen. But in reality, would hardly ever go up... hence the reason I am in no rush, and will only buy something that is actually perfect for that scenario, and our newer, nicer, (imo) set up.
We now sit out in the open, weather permitting, smiling and waving at folk, raising a glass/mug to passers by, and generally having a bloody good old nosey!! We don't care about privacy, we care about feeling "a part of the community".
We have walls at home. We don't want to put them up when camping, too!
In our opinion, we made a mistake, with that particular set up, above!
Mucker
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