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Subject Topic: Ordered my fourth tent!!! Post Reply Post New Topic
30/6/2011 at 10:31pm
 Location: Denmark
 Outfit: None Entered
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Well I did it - bought my fourth tent...

I waited til youngest daughter was in bed, and oldest is at a festival, then I secretely opened the laptop and found a very cheap offer for an Easy Camp Macaw Green Tipi I couldn't resist... I can fetch it on Saturday or Manday!

Tomorrow I will have the discussion with youngest daughter about not buying Reebok boots for her, but some cheap nameless ones! But I have a very good reason (I think): On our England tour we will have a 2 night's stay in the start, and I was not looking forward to putting up the big Montana 6 and taking it down after so short time, specially if it is raining. The Tipi weighs only about 4 kg and packs in a very little bag, and I think we can manage 2 nights with less space.

Of course I don't expect extraordinary quality, so fingers crossed for calm weather. The entrance is exposed to the rain, but I will rigg up a tarp.
I hope to do some alterations before we leave for UK,I am not sure if there is a mesh door, and I will sew in a window in the door - did this in my nylon bell tent, and it is nice and rainproof. I get claustrophobic in tents without windows!

I think on tuesday I need a test night on our favourite local camp site, my garden is so tiny that there isn't space vor even the tiniest tipi!

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Proud owner of a 1987 Sprite Alpine 370 EK, a cheap popup tent and a beloved retro Trio frame tent from the early seventies, called Giraffen.


30/6/2011 at 11:03pm
 Location: Aston Clinton
 Outfit: Kampa Holkham + Outwell Yukon River*
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Only 4 tents youre not trying hard enough

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30/6/2011 at 11:08pm
 Location: Denmark
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If I also count the old mouldy dome tent in the far corner of my garden shed, and the children's festival tent for garden camping, it's actually 6 tents...

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Proud owner of a 1987 Sprite Alpine 370 EK, a cheap popup tent and a beloved retro Trio frame tent from the early seventies, called Giraffen.


30/6/2011 at 11:26pm
 Location: Nth Yorks
 Outfit: pastcamper
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Hi Pingvin. Ah now, c'mon girl, that's just plain greedy. 6 tents already and you want MORE What are first time campers gonna do when they find the shops have sold them all to a lady in Denmark


Right, I'll grovel now. Was it just heavy duty clear plastic you used for the window or what?

PS tell daughter Reeboks are SOOOO last year, young girls wouldn't be seen dead in them now; you just read that in a fashion mag!
Enjoy sunny England

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01/7/2011 at 1:07am
 Location: Denmark
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Thanks Ibiza, hope the weather will be fine in England. I use to be lucky!

I am the happy owner of a destroyed cheap tunnel tent, which I use for DIY-projects. It was eaten by rats in my ex-husbands cellar. They even ate the zipper, but they left the windows!

Companies which sell tent fabrics normally also provide insect mesh and plastic for windows. But I think any heavy duty clear plastic might do.

Thanks for the tip about the Reeboks. And you might even be right, as fast as fashion is changing these days...

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Proud owner of a 1987 Sprite Alpine 370 EK, a cheap popup tent and a beloved retro Trio frame tent from the early seventies, called Giraffen.


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01/7/2011 at 1:20am
 Location: E Yorkshire
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Hi pingvin,

I have the same one, and will be using it saturday for the first time.  I can confirm, that it has a fly screen, and the door zips closed to keep everything out. After a very quick pitch, I can say that it does look OK. The HH is minimum, but as it has steep sides, I can't see this being a problem.



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Canvas tent, paraffin light, petrol stove. Heaven
I'd rather be kayaking.
Spent up, not pent up, just had my new tent up.


01/7/2011 at 12:08pm
 Location: Denmark
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Hi raf 48, good to hear the tipi has a fly screen. And I had the same thought about the HH and the steep sides.
Which colour is yours? I was so lucky to find the green one on a special offer, couldn't imagine myself sleeping very well in violet or chilli pepper red!

The tent will be delivered tomorrow or on monday, can't wait...

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01/7/2011 at 1:14pm
 Location: E Yorkshire
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When I posted, 'I have the same one,  'that's exactly' what I meant. Mine's also Macaw Green

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Canvas tent, paraffin light, petrol stove. Heaven
I'd rather be kayaking.
Spent up, not pent up, just had my new tent up.


01/7/2011 at 2:32pm
 Location: Aston Clinton
 Outfit: Kampa Holkham + Outwell Yukon River*
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Now youre boasting pingvin 6 is being greedy

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01/7/2011 at 8:17pm
 Location: SE
 Outfit: Conway Cruiser
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1x 2 man
3x 3 man
1x 8 man
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01/7/2011 at 8:47pm
 Location: Worcester
 Outfit:  Kalahari 10 Blacks Lupus & Juno 500
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I have a
1 x Lidl two man tent (one man tent really)
1 x Blacks Lupus two man tent
1 x Hi Gear Kalahari 10 10 man tent (for the four of us)

I am now on the prowl for a family weekender like a Vango Icarus 500 or a Hi Gear Mojave. I will pounce when something turns up at the right price.

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01/7/2011 at 9:15pm
 Location: Denmark
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I am happy to see that there are other campers having a special tent for each purpose and number of people...

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