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I usually take a flask of tea and sandwiches to eat while I am erecting the tent, it takes the stress out of trying to get the pins in single handed with nobody to hold the other end and stop that one from jumping out.

Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 22/8/2007

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I usually take a flask of tea and sandwiches to eat while I am erecting the tent, it takes the stress out of trying to get the pins in single handed with nobody to hold the other end and stop that one from jumping out.

 

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You might find these pins easier if you weren`t trying to fit them with a cuppa in one hand and a sarnie in the other, surely?

Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 22/8/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 22/8/2007

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I usually take a flask of tea and sandwiches to eat while I am erecting the tent, it takes the stress out of trying to get the pins in single handed with nobody to hold the other end and stop that one from jumping out.

 

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You might find these pins easier if you weren`t trying to fit them with a cuppa in one hand and a sarnie in the other, surely?

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The young bloke in my local camping emporium was always telling me he could put a tent up in x-minutes...I watched him one day putting up a big dome tent single handed...most impressive! But what he really meant was he could put the outer skin up in that time, and the inners and groundsheet later. Cheater.....I was still impressed though! (He`s a mean lad with a mallet, and I always ask him for advice rather than the boss.)

So when I read here about pitching times, I wonder exactly what folk mean when they say "I can erect my Vanwell Superdome XXXXL in x-teen minutes!" I think pitching time should be counted from unzipping the bag to the last inner, guyline, toggle and groundsheet peg myself, but some folk don`t count guying out time or the inners, so not entirely a fair comparison.

(Don`t mean you, JonB35. 30-40 minutes seems efficient but reasonable to me.)

the only tent i can pitch in the allocated time is the 2 second quechua

our quick erect khyam is relatively easy but other people always seem to be much quicker and their tents are much neater

however i have stopped being intimidated. I pick a pitch for the view and if it means my tent is a bit wonky i just brazen it out. Luckily the khyamn seems tough enough to withstand it.

Quote: Originally posted by stuartandjulie on 25/8/2007

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We usually take about 1.5 - 2 hours from arriving at the site to opening the beer.

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Quote: Originally posted by janso100 on 27/8/2007

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1 hour from start to 1st beer......thats my bit anyway.....the Mrs does the rest...........our next door neighbour this week pulled up got out the table and chairs and opened a beer.......tent was started 1hr later.....mint.!

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oops that was supposed to be edit not quote!!!..doh