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Well done you.

Hope it is as good as it looks cos it looks good.

Having a weekend tent is a good idea, as you can see, we have one for every occasion

Pauline

Weve just bought the star camper 3 and looks okay to put up although weve yet to fully erect. First outing scheduled for a couple of weeks ago. There are only two of us so will be plenty big enough for week or two week long trips hopefully.

we've got a starcamper 3 bought it weekend put it up in the garden easy weekend tent

karen

How long did it take to fully erect karen?

Just out of interest how would you define a weekend tent?

When we origianlly camped years ago we had a similar tent (probably smaller in fact) and it was fine for 1 or two weeks providing we didnt expect to stay in the tent all day long day after day. I think the longest time were confined to the tent for a prolonged period was 4 days when it was constant storms and atrocious weather.

We based buying the starcamper 3 on our early experiences with ease of getting set up important because we probably wont get any younger! lol

What do you think?

Quote: Originally posted by karen17 on 02/5/2007

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we've got a starcamper 3 bought it weekend put it up in the garden easy weekend tent

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Really pleased to hear that! I have just ordered a Starcamper 3 from here - I have never seen one up but am confident the quality will be fine as we have an OR Outhouse which is excellent VFM.

Long story but I have to go away this weekend, rain is forecast so I will probably be packing up a wet tent and then it will be 24+ hours before I can unpack the tent -  I was a bit worried about treating one of our canvas tents like that so have ordered an emergency Starcamper! Will let you know how I get on. MT

We used our SC4 for the first time this weekend.

Things we liked:

• Easy to pitch, managed on my own in the garden last week, and with the OH helping on the weekend it was a doddle.
• SIG
• The option of two doors/canopy
• The window/vent at the back is great for airing the tent in the morning.
• Loads of space/headroom
• A large gap between the outer and the bedroom reduces the risk of the two touching and leaking
• SIG on both the main tent & bedrrom is a regular rectangle shape so it was super easy to fold away. Lovely big bag makes it easy to pack.

Things we didn't like:

• Found the SIG had torn away slightly (1-2") on the sleeping compartment. Not sure how it happened or if it was a manufacturing fault. Took it back this morning, was offered a replacement (when available) or a free repair with offer of replacement at a later date if it failed again. Went for the repair.
• Some of the guy lines are tripled and a bit fiddly to adjust

In general it appears to be a good quality tent which I would definitley recommend.

We have a Starcamper 3 and the only real criticisms I could make are that the ventilation isn't really sufficient, and because of the light colour, it gets very hot and stuffy very quickly as soon as the sun came out. The SC4 might be a bit better for this as there is more room for the air to circulate.

But it is very well put together, good quality, easy to put up, compact when packed, and superb for the price, so ideal for a short-stay tent. After all, if the sun's out, you shouldn't be in the tent anyway!