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14/7/2019 at 11:05am
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We use the Isabella awning bags, for our tent, when at home I can compress it into the Small bag, and then put it into the other two bags, this helps protect the tent whilst in storage and or transit.
When we leave the campsite after a fortnight, the cotton canvas has fluffed up a little, so would not go in the Small bag without a fight, most times it will go in the Medium bag, and I guess if we ever had to pack up wet, it would have to go in the Large bag, to be dried later.
We also use the Isabella pole bag, for both the main tent poles and kitchen tent poles.
The bags supplied by Cabanon are quite bad, basically they are just potato sacks, not even a draw string never mind a zip, you would expect more a firm like Cabanon, but I guess making tent bags is not there thing.
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14/7/2019 at 4:49pm
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MOst of the bell tent sellers such as boutique bell tents or camping sell their bags separately, and I have used them in 2 differing sizes.
Also surplus sites, such as Military Mart do loads of large bags for not a lot of money....for example the deployment bag for £8...big and very strong.
https://belltentboutique.co.uk/collections/spares/products/canvas-tent-bag
https://www.militarymart.co.uk/bags-holdalls/
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15/7/2019 at 6:56am
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Another vote for Isabella awning and pole bags. Their top zip makes life a bit easier (roll the tent up then put bag over the top before it has chance to expand).
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You don't say what tent you have (or am I missing something?).
I don't think I have ever had a tent that wouldn't go back in it's bag. In fact most tents come with oversized bags for that reason.
I am wondering if you are rolling it wrongly and trapping air inside.
Mostly for weight reasons I separate the poles from the tent and carry them separately. The poles have their own bag.
Very basically, when rolling up a tent make sure all the doors are open including the bedroom pod. Fold it from side to side until you have a width slightly narrower than the bag. Then start rolling as tightly as possible from the back towards the front so that any air inside is squeezed out through the doors. You should be able to roll it plenty small enough to get it back into the bag especially without the poles wrapped inside.
Finally, don't try to lift the tent into the bag...cover the tent with the bag and then roll the tent into it while on the ground.
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