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Subject Topic: what tent in high winds?
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Personbryan_k
27/7/2006 at 5:27pm
 Location: boston
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I can't tell you whats best - but you don't want a sunncamp stratus 8 I've got one and it gets a bit flat in the middle when a good wind gets it ( gotta stop running this tent down as I want to sell it  )

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Personfreerange
27/7/2006 at 5:34pm
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I've done our Indy 8 with just myself & the kids. DS is 13, but had very little involvment in putting it up as he was having an ornamental day. I'd have no hesitation taking it away again with justmy 4 & 5 year olds to help. In fact we're off again next weekend for a week in Derbyshire before upping & moving to Wales for a few days before coming home again - all without DH. Although even when he;s with us he's prone to wandering off to say hello to the neighbours & leaving me to it so long as we've arrived at a decent time & there's no rush to get it up.


PersonBig Bunny
27/7/2006 at 5:46pm
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Quote: Originally posted by bryan_k on 27/7/2006
I can't tell you whats best - but you don't want a sunncamp stratus 8 I've got one and it gets a bit flat in the middle when a good wind gets it ( gotta stop running this tent down as I want to sell it  )
Out of interest, how much dow you want for your startus 8? I know someone who might be interested.

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"... kids you distract the bear, while I run to the car...."


Personbryan_k
27/7/2006 at 6:55pm
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I reckon £50 would be a good price, its 4 year old & in good shape & has only been used for 2 weeks and 2/3 w/e each year. also have a load of spare poles for it. It is a good tent & has served us well, I'm only changing it because my kids are getting older & the larger indiana will give us more space & hopefully less squabling.

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Personfoggers
29/7/2006 at 1:31pm
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I am with peety on this one. We have the Vango Quest 600 (which succeeded the Equinox 600 is also no longer made). It is a family sized tent (6 berth) but made out of mountain-standard materials (alloy poles and ripstop HH6000 fabric). The TBS system, especially combined with Delta pegs, makes it rock solid. We have not had it it really high gale force winds yet, but it has withstood blustery rain storms in the Lakes which brought down other tents around us.


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Personmarksed
02/5/2007 at 7:15pm
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The trouble with tents in the wind is that most tents the guy ropes are attached to the tent fabric and not to the poles, Ive seen a couple of tents flattened last week at barmouth in 11 mile a hour winds and last year in october,  2 tents were flattened in the worst thunder storm ive ever camped in, one tent was one of them old fashioned looking  ones with the steel frame that are very strong, Ive camped in some bad weather and I think that khyam tents are the best in the wind with its Tri-guy System the connects to the 19mm aluminum poles and buy some delta pegs to go with it,I can usually pick the tents that are not going to make the night,usually they are cheap tents, from argos or some other supermarket, I laugh at people when they turn up with a 20,000 pound estate audi and they pull a aldi tent out the back, there not just letting there self down there letting there family down.You get what you pay for.


Personpaulinekezza
02/5/2007 at 8:18pm
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My short answer is any TBS Vango.  Like Foggers, we have the Quest 600 but there are loads of others available by Vango with the TBS system now.  As many have said, you do get what you pay for.

Pauline

 



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In Memorandum = Vango Quest, Khyam Chatsworth, and a frame tent OH wouldn'try!!!!


Personstumpjumper
02/5/2007 at 8:25pm
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Update on my earlier post: The Wynnster Curlew sailed through 30 weekends camping during last year on exposed pitches in all weathers. It really is the best tent I've ever owned and has been out a few times already this year. We did have to replace 2 pole sections at the end of last year but that's more down to a year of abuse.


Personmadders331
02/5/2007 at 8:31pm
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Questions :

How do you put up/guy a tent properly?

Tension bands? (Can kind of guess)


Personmadders331
02/5/2007 at 8:32pm
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Oh, BTW Outwell SV8 tunnel tent. Our first trip away (Croyde) So all advice most gratefully received.



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