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Subject Topic: taking wet tent home help
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PersonHacksaw Bob
26/5/2014 at 10:50pm
 Location: West Midlands
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Quote: Originally posted by tmif on 26/5/2014
Quote: Originally posted by DandB on 26/5/2014Wow, what really kind site owners. Why not give them a 'name check' on here, to maybe encourage some members to visit such a great place?


That sounds fair enough to me - it's called Harford Bunkhouse. (South Devon, on the edge or Dartmoor).

I don't know what it's like to camp at; I don't know what the facilities are like, but the lady I speak to is lovely.

It's back in my cupboard all dry now :)




Personrlb26
27/5/2014 at 7:55am
 Location: surrey
 Outfit: Royal athens 6 Lichfield canvis frame View rlb26's Profile View Profile   Reply to rlb26 Reply   Quote rlb26 Quote  
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Had it drying all night most of it seems dry now the back was the only section that felt damp so iv opened it up so the air can get to it better.
Its pouring down here so we will let it air today and overnight.(tomorrow's ment to be dry) so should be able to take the tent out side to fold it and bag it up.


PersonMucker1884
27/5/2014 at 9:59am
 Location: Derby.
 Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings View Mucker1884's Profile View Profile   Reply to Mucker1884 Reply   Quote Mucker1884 Quote  
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Remember bone dry is more important than getting it bagged up properly!
Twice now, we have taken our tent to site bundled up scruffily, because I couldn't lay it out/roll it up/bag it up properly in our spare room, after drying!

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Persondmsplat
27/5/2014 at 10:59am
 Location: North West
 Outfit: Obelink Familia 6; ESVO Bedouin 280 View dmsplat's Profile View Profile   Reply to dmsplat Reply   Quote dmsplat Quote  
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My Sun Valley is in its bag on its way to the tip (see my other thread).

This is after NOT drying it out properly because I thought it was dry (Someone else camped in it and I didn't bother to check properly how dry it was all over). I should have known better.

My question for the future is: Was the hassle of drying it properly worth the £500+ price tag of having to buy a new like-for-like replacement? Probably not.

I hope I've learned my lesson...


Personrlb26
27/5/2014 at 1:52pm
 Location: surrey
 Outfit: Royal athens 6 Lichfield canvis frame View rlb26's Profile View Profile   Reply to rlb26 Reply   Quote rlb26 Quote  
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I would say its completely dry now but we will leave it till tomorrow night take it outside on the footprint and fold and bag it.
The tents to big to not fold it properly


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Personrlb26
15/6/2014 at 3:49pm
 Location: surrey
 Outfit: Royal athens 6 Lichfield canvis frame View rlb26's Profile View Profile   Reply to rlb26 Reply   Quote rlb26 Quote  
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Hi all had tent out at the weekend and it was fine.
Cheers all


PersonHunter30062352
15/6/2014 at 9:47pm
 Location: Frinton - Essex
 Outfit: Vango - Nile 600 View Hunter30062352's Profile View Profile   Reply to Hunter30062352 Reply   Quote Hunter30062352 Quote  
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I live in the top of a flat and I just hang my huge beast across the stairs and move it daily.. best I can do!

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The great outdoors, sunshine, laughter.. a moaning wife and screaming brat!

May - Warren Wood Cromer
June - The Warren Folkstone
July - Fforest Fields
Aug - Goonreeve House Cornwall


PersonWilliamMcBeard
15/6/2014 at 9:51pm
 Location: Leyland
 Outfit: Lichfield Worcester 5 man View WilliamMcBeard's Profile View Profile   Reply to WilliamMcBeard Reply   Quote WilliamMcBeard Quote  
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We came home today from a weekend in the lakes, and our 8 man is currently spread-eagle across the entire garage :D

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11 Hendra
12 La Croix du Vieux Pont
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15 Park Cliffe Le Pearl
16 Eskdale
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20 Skelwith Fold


Personfran1000
16/6/2014 at 2:07pm
 Location: East Sussex
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Our new Icarus 600 has just spent 36 hours in the bath, draped over a large clothes horse, and being turned frequently, after a torrential thunderstorm the night before our departure from Graffham on Saturday.

We have to take it to the park to pack it up properly, can't spread the thing out in our garden. If we can ever afford to have the garden landscaped, my main objective will be to have a big enough area to pitch a tent on. Although it's about 70' by 25', it's on 2 levels with big borders and loads of shrubbery in between, and loads more big shrubs and little trees all along the back.

Agent Orange seems like a tempting option at times.



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