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Snobbery does not come in to it for me,I have tried all types of tents from outwell,vango and many others. Comfort and practicality and durability are the aims of my purchases. Buy the right stuff and only buy it once.

I have a Cabanon Aruba family tent (6 berth) with all optional extras, side and front canopy, extra sleeping pod, utility extension. Dependent on how many are coming we choose which accessories we take.

A Cabanon Andorra (4 berth) smaller but takes all the Cabanon accessories we have for the Aruba.It also has a door front and back. A very flexible combination that can be adapted for all our camping needs, all of my stuff is tan and green so they match but I have not paid more than £150.00 for an immaculate hardly used tent. The 2 berth sleeping pod was second hand and brand new in the bag for £55.00. The only thing I got from Cabanon direct was the front sun canopy. Everything else second hand.

I got a Cabanon Elzas for £40.00 off of Ebay with a sun canopy for shorter breaks for just the wife and myself. Spent less on all my Cabanon stuff than we spent buying our big Outwell family tent alone, (now sold on and still going strong.)

Having Cabanon can be a very prudent buy and a lot cheaper than you think, no snobbery just good gear cheaply sourced. Heavy though.

I love looking at all the various tents on sites,I do not judge others but often find people may deem others snobby campers because they are envious of what others have. That's human nature though.

Quote: Originally posted by 3madboyz on 22/8/2012

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To the judgemental types out there I am probably the epitome of a tent snob as I have Cabanon AND Outwell tents!

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Quote: Originally posted by 3madboyz on 23/8/2012

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I certainly hope I don't meet anyone like you on my travels.....

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Quote: Originally posted by dbice on 23/8/2012

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uv completely missunderstood my point lol - in fact its the complete reverse! - i just cant for the life of me understand how you could think outwell owners could be snobs on account of their tents as they are very ordinary tents!.

ummm its not me thats the snob! lol - im an owner of 2 of them and I see my/our tents as very ordinary mass produced, chinese factory made tents churned out in their thousands.


I DON'T think Outwell owners are snobs! as stated, It has been mentioned before (and on this actual thread) about Outwell owners being snobs or thinking they are better than other campers, That was my whole point!
We quite often play "count the monty 6" and agree that Outwell's are common but surely this just proves that, as a brand, they are doing something right?
I went out of my way to get an Outwell tent/s that WASN'T that common purely because I wanted something diferent...... I don't care where they are made as long as they do what it says on the tin......

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Quote: Originally posted by dbice on 23/8/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by 3madboyz on 23/8/2012

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I certainly hope I don't meet anyone like you on my travels.....

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why, in case i said in passing conversation - "gawd, its amazing how common our tents are, theyre everywhere!"   

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Quote: Originally posted by 3madboyz on 23/8/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by dbice on 23/8/2012

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We quite often play "count the monty 6" and agree that Outwell's are common but surely this just proves that, as a brand, they are doing something right?
I went out of my way to get an Outwell tent/s that WASN'T that common purely because I wanted something diferent...... I don't care where they are made as long as they do what it says on the tin......

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outwell do lots of things right, nice glossy online brochure with pics of happy families in their tents and everyone is laughing and happy - with their new outwell tent maybe?


they are easily available from lots of camping shops around the country - most folks wouldnt have to travel too far to find a retailer that stocks them, and ebay is packed full of them!

i got both of mine from online retailers and delivery was 2 days for the bear lake and next day for the trout!

plenty of availability coupled with a large range of styles, sizes and budgets means that for anyone wanting an outwell, there is bound to be one that meets or is close to their needs and so theres lots of them about.

the montana tent is almost down to 260.00 now with yeomans/go-outdoors and so im not surprised theres so many around - you dont get many tents of that size with steel poles from a well-known name for that kind of money.

iv just bought a vango omega to put on my bike as its only 5.5kg, has a 5000mm h/h and i got it for 100.00 - big saving on the usual 140-180 price it usually goes for and ill be quite happy using it next to anyone in an outwell or better!

im definitely not a tent snob otherwise id never use my argos lichfield cherokee3, my navaho or my vango alpha300.

only deWaard and Karsten owners are allowed to be tent snobs! - these tents are not only expensive to buy (5000.00 eu for a used karsten on marktplaatz just now!) but you cant just goto your local camping shop or ebay to buy them - you need to goto the continent to see and buy them really to get the best choice and selection.

and these owners arent snobs - theyre just seriously addicted to camping! - i like that!

Quote: Originally posted by dbice on 23/8/2012

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why, in case i said in passing conversation - "gawd, its amazing how common our tents are, theyre everywhere!"   

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Lol.

As the owner of incredibly common Icarus 500, I regard every other Icky I see on a site as a reflection of my excellent choice in tent purchasing. After all, if they weren't any good you wouldn't see thousands of the beggars would you?

I think all campers should be applauded for trying the experience, too many people look down their noses at us as if we only go camping because we can't afford anything else. They are the one who are missing out, there are plenty of snobs out their just as in society and if I come across them I tentd to avoid them.

The make of your tent does not matter as Andy says but if people want to be house proud and co-ordinate who are we to criticise them? I personally think the foreign styles bell tents are very pretty but I wouldn't want one as they are not practical for our needs just as our Vango (yes Vango) Amazon 800 is not everyones cup of tea but to us until it ticks all the boxes for a family of six and a dog.

The true snobs are the ones who have crossed to the dark side and bought a caravan and often begin conversations with "we used to camp in a tent but...."