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PersonMike25
07/9/2015 at 4:19pm
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Hi...does anyone use a hanging light in a tent that has the poles on the outside ?
Go Outdoors has a hanging light for £20, any good ?
Tent I use is Icarus 500

....advice appreciated....Mike


PersonBramston
07/9/2015 at 4:45pm
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If the poles are on the outside of the tent what is there to hang a lamp from? The designer may have left you some tapes hanging down for this purpose.
Get a small cheap karabiner and leave it dangling from whatever tapes you have then clip the lamp in and out as needed, saves a lot of tying knots at night.
With a spring clip (giant peg/bulldog clip) you could hang a light from the top of a doorway while the door zip is undone, but mind your head.

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Personpaul+kate s-o-t
07/9/2015 at 4:50pm
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Most tents have a hanging point inside the tent so you can hang a light
It differs where this point is from which tent you buy

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PersonBernie47
07/9/2015 at 4:53pm
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My Outwell has a couple of hanging loops for a lamp and also Velcro cable ties running down the seam to keep the cable out of the way.

I use an Eternit 9W fluorescent lamp that I bought from B&Q for about £10. It has a built-in switch, hanging loop and 2 metres of cable.

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PersonRichJean+Ellie
07/9/2015 at 5:02pm
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Our Kampa Croyde has the poles on the outside, it has a hook in the middle of the tent to hang a light from. We use an Outwell Castor, good little light.

Only thing to watch is these hanging points can be prone to leaking as by stitching the hanging point in often causes a weak point. Ours doesn't leak there but we still beefed it up with a bit of seam sealant around the area just to be safe! Last thing you want is water dripping onto an electric light!

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PersonFrog
07/9/2015 at 8:17pm
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If you are looking for a hanging lamp check out the Alpkit Bob, it's tiny but gives out so much light it's amazing..
I bought one before we went away this year and it rendered my large lantern and electric light redundant.


PersonMike25
16/9/2015 at 2:06pm
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Waited 'til i'd been out with the tent and checked before responding.
...no hooks...no tapes...nothing to hang light from
'gonna have to find a light that'll stand up.
cheers all....Mike


PersonHEJC72
17/9/2015 at 9:37am
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I use the Outwell Tauri light in my tent which has a hanging loop for just such a light.
I also use battery powered UFOs in the bedroom pods.

One of my tents doesn't have a dedicated hanging loop so I just hang the light from the loop where the bedroom pods attach which works ok.

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PersonMack84
17/9/2015 at 4:20pm
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Got the outwell Vega which can be used as both standing lamp but can also be hung up.


PersonFrazzle-
18/9/2015 at 9:22pm
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We do. The Castor one with whatever light Mr F bought from Robert Dyas (doesn't come with a bulb).

However on our hols in France many caravanners in their awnings had small strip lights. This seemed a good idea if we would like to play cards or read in the tent where you need a brighter light.



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