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Quote: Originally posted by gingercol on 04/5/2011

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If it is windy it will be good chance to see if your outwell oakland xl can withstand the claimed force 9 it states in the brochure. I am interested as the outwell oakland xl is the tent we maybe purchasing in the not too distant future

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Yes, and don't forget to take photos as it flies across the fields with all your belongings inside...haven't had a good laugh in ages

Bob!! 

We were at a tent display the other day,it was a bit breezy,the fibreglass poled tents were flapping about but the steel poled tents didnt budge...I would risk windy weather in my tents with steel poles but not fibreglass..good pegs and correct pitching should be ok,we have just bought the outwell carolina..think I would camp in that in any weather!

Quote: Originally posted by shirleys on 03/5/2011

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What would you do?

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Quote: Originally posted by Zeelees on 05/5/2011

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Bob!! 

We were at a tent display the other day,it was a bit breezy,the fibreglass poled tents were flapping about but the steel poled tents didnt budge...I would risk windy weather in my tents with steel poles but not fibreglass..good pegs and correct pitching should be ok,we have just bought the outwell carolina..think I would camp in that in any weather!

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Lol...the newer Carolina M has been slightly modified from my Carolina 3 in that the tips of the end poles are now placed into cups fixed to the main poles. I think this should make the tent even more rigid and stable.

The tips of the poles on the Carolina 3 are fitted into a cup stuck on the end of an adjustable strap which means that they do flex quite a bit in windy weather. I have not tested the tent in really bad weather yet. 

Quote: Originally posted by mrneillees on 05/5/2011

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we do Rivendale EVERY year in Jan/Feb, very sheltered, you will be 100% fine, and it's such a friendly site!!!

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Bob,when you do pitch in bad weather...don't forget to take pic of your tent flying across the site

Can't wait to take the carolina away,have waited a long time to get one! After reading the posts about large flying outwells recently am a bit more cautious about our Utah although we have had no problems with it so far

Glad it went well! I really fancied a trip to Rivendale this year but it was all booked up for the weekend I needed.

Windy conditions are the ones that scare me - although with more reason with my Icarus. Last year I attempted to pitch my Toulouse in bad winds and nearly scared myself to death - or at least to giving up and going home - must have been close to damage but it survived intact. And the sun shone on us eventually! A couple of tents around us did not do so well...

After my advice to go for it - WE DID, we also had all the different weather elements, rain, hail, thunder, lightening sun and most of all WIND !!!!  Glad to say that the Gelert Horizon 6 stood up well - so glad we went and now ready to book for Eskdale - hope I'll be able to report the same from Scarborough in a couple of weeks

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