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29/2/2012 at 2:27pm
Location: Kent
Outfit: 1994 Conway Countryman FC
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I was at an auction last week, the steward held up three big canvas bags and the auctioneer declared it as a tent.
Nobody was interested, so I bid a small amount and won.
I had no idea what I getting, but thought it worth a punt.
Last weekend, we opened up the bags and were pleasantly surprised.
After some investigating, we realised that I had actually got two seperate tents. One is about 1970's/1980's, manufactured by a xompany called Pouch. The bag has a picture of a canoe printed on it, and is a Canvas Frame tent. It looks like it was actually designed to sleep 2 people in an inner sleeping area and store a kayak or canoe alongside the sleep area, but still within the tent.
The second, however, I have taken quite a shine to. It is a ridge tent from what I guess to be the late 50's or early 60's.
It has wooden poles, leather straps and chunky wooden braces on the guide ropes. It also has a built it groundsheet that is in two halves (one half each attached to the bottom of the tent).
It is all canvas and has an additional canvas fly sheet that I am not sure is entirely necessary in anything other than really wet weather.
The thing is, I am not a tent person, I own a Folding Camper. I was wondering if there is a Vintage Tent scene? Googling seems to nod in the direction of Vintage Camping becoming quite chic, but I can't find anything about Vintage Tents anywhere that has any real information.
I am selling the first on Ebay, but I don't want the second tent that way if I can help it. It may end up going to some festival goers who will trash it and leave it in a field. It deserves more than that.
In fact, I am quite tempted to keep it myself.
Any ideas of where I may find out about the Vintage camping scene and vintage tents?
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