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First tent in 1977 with BF now DH was a two man ridge tent and a motorbike, if it didn't fit in the paniers or on the back rest we didn't take it.

Emigrated to S Africa and had 2 kids so bought a canvas tent with a sewn in heavy duty groundsheet in 1981!!!! Outwell Bear Lake is a copy of this! We even had roll up windows and mosquito mets and curtains!

One wet summer in 1986 back in the UK with said tent and we bought a caravan.

But really missed camping so when the kids grew up and it didn't matter what the weather was like we bought another tent, or two!!!!!

My gallery has photos of my original tents plus one of my present tents.

I started camping at the age of 11 when I joined the scouts then bought my first ten when I was 17 to start motorcycle camping.
Tents to date are as follows:

Bukta Wanderlust single-pole tent

Vango Force Ten Mk 4 Lightweight

Ultimate Equiment Bivi Tent

Blacks Tinker Junior

2 Frame Tents

Lichfield Challenger 5

Vango Gamma 250

Vango Gamma 350

Gelert Alaska 4

Quote: Originally posted by 3madboyz on 18/6/2012

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We started camping in 2005 and our first tent was a Wynnster Anglesey 5 and believe me, that tent has a lot to answer for!!!

Here goes.....

EXES FIRST....

Wynnster Anglesey 5 (died!)

Easycamp Milano 500 (didn't like it)

Wynnster Cygnus 6 (bedroom layout didn't work)

Gelert Twister 3 (too small)

Coleman Alaska (too small)

Sunncamp Prism (kick myself for selling it!!)

Outwell Carolina S (upgraded to Missouri River 3- polycotton version of same tent)

Cabanon Pyramide 6000 (project and had no room to do it)

Coleman Mackenzie X6 (too fiddly and time consuming to pitch)

Raclet Prestige Delphi 6 (external mudflaps that I couldn't quite "get")

Spare canvas etc for above...

Relum Izmir (loved it but too small)

Cabanon Vis a Vis Luxe (too small without elusive canopy)

Lichfield Montana 6 special (bit of fun retro tent)

think that's it???

CURRENT SQUEEZES

Cabanon Athena- Great living area, lovely tent all round.

Cabanon Andorra- Just brilliant!, great layout, not too big for weekends.

Cabanon Calvi - solo camp tent??

Outwell Yukon River 4- love the colour and a good adaptable size.

Outwell Missouri River 3- ideal as a quick stop weekender and classy too!

There!.... I think I have justified everything, looks quite scary when I list it like that, oh well, that's all part of the fun isn't it?

Pretty sure i've got my ideal set-ups now though and am very happy, got through a few to get there though!!!

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Phew, Andy - so glad you posted - was waiting for your response - makes me feel soooooo much better   

But you've missed one - the Cabanon Latitude that you owned for a day but never saw  - or does that count as one of mine ???????????

As a single chap had some unbranded cheap ridge tent.

Since I've been married we have owned, or still own:-

'Turkish Delight' ridge  tent (large ridge tent with a squared off porch. imilar to a tent Lichfield  used to make). Still got this.

Hawley Goodall 4  berth frame tent - used for two seasons and then moved on to a  bigger tent. Gone

Sunncamp Chateau - 6 berth frame tent. Leaked quite a lot. Sold for spares.

Sunncamp Palace - 6 berth frame tent. Gone

Aztec Terreno 4 (x2) - Vis a vis style. Still own one of these but not a great tent. No sig.

Gelert Rocky 4 - 4 berth dome. Well used 'pup' tent. Still own.

Coleman Coastline 3 - 3 berth dome. Ditto. Still own

Coleman Evolva - a veritable cathedral of a tent. Modular design with zip on bed, chef and link annexes. Very high quality and the dogs dangly bits. Also included Vango front canopy. Sadly gone as it outgrew us!

Outwell Montana  4 plus canopy - says it all. Bought second hand for £60 but suffered mildewing and leaky seams. Still own.

Cabanon Pyramide  - owned for a couple of weeks. Bought and then sold on to a member here for a measly £60 as OH didn't like it!

Sunncamp Kansas 8 (Shadow 800) plus Verano DL Canopy - Large 8 berth vis a vis style tunnel tent. Bought last year and a great family tent.

Coleman Coastline 4 Deluxe (plus canopy) - 4 berth tunnel. New acquisition.

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