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Subject Topic: Are we odd? small tents
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20/4/2012 at 4:10pm
 Location: Isle of Mull
 Outfit: 2 x Outwells Kairos 400 Caranex
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I'm getting bad!  Blame joining UKCS!!

For a one nighter or two nighter with a quick getaway, it's the Fusion or Phoenix if two of us going. If it's a more leisurely 2/3 nighter it'll be the Kairos 400; it'll also be the latter if rain is forecast - several of my friends have small tents and we're all getting to an age where it's good to be in the dry.  I have bought a carpet for the Kairos and a new deep airbed but it'll be back to the SIM for the other two as the bed won't fit!!! It will fit the Caranex though which will still be used for the different pitch each night job. 

Task next week is to sort out the spare room (filled to the brim with tents, etc.) and pack things into relevant boxes/piles so I can grab which one I want for task in hand. 

I've never felt tent envy (well except perhaps in the pouring rain in the pop-up and me knees killing me - latter reason for Kairos) and just love to see people having different tents for different purposes.  The only time for reverse tent envy is when someone pitches their enormous tent and their guy ropes are on my pitch!!  So long as we enjoy ourselves and respect others, each to their own! 



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20/4/2012 at 4:25pm
 Location: Notts Derbyshire
 Outfit: Soulpad 5000tribe Vango 450
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A small tent will allow you to see the world ! How much of it is down to the owner .

Rob


23/4/2012 at 5:51pm
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Big tents are harder to heat so you need EHU and a heater, then if you have EHU you might as well have a fridge and a TV, then you need a trailer for all the stuff and with that you need a bigger car, and as it takes so long to set up you think you might as well go on a bigger trip so you travel a longer distance. More fuel, more electricity, more products, more CO2. Its about time for the enviroment we started all being a bit more "minimal" in our outlook!



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