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09/8/2005 at 8:08am
 Location: Glossop Derbyshire
 Outfit: Montana 6 (2006) + canopy
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Hi

There's one for sale on e-bay at the moment - new.  Starting bid is £60 + £16 p&p.

It is from Walker Camping in Halstead, Essex, so if you live anywhere near you could collect it and save on postage.

Of course the price could go up if someone else bids on it, so it may be worth ringing them 01787478041 and see if they will do a "buy it now price" or even a private sale.

Hope this helps

Good luck

Amanda



01/2/2007 at 7:50pm
 Location: lowton warrington
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Many times camping have seen people with hexagonal gazebos with mesh sides, so you can see out whilst eating but still have a bit of shelter, anybody seen these and where can I get one?

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Susie Camping Bunny & Markie

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01/2/2007 at 9:06pm
 Location: gateshead
 Outfit: eldis cyclone xl&trailer tent
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hi we had one of them hexagonal gazebos for a few years we got ours from argos but u can also get them from homebase when the garden season starts.they are around £40.00-£50.00

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01/2/2007 at 11:18pm
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Seriously, if the wind whips one of these gazebos they can go helter-skelter through tent fabric, and cause mayhem. I have seen tents flattened in high winds, so these gazebos (which are essentially garden structures, for sunny days, don't you agree?) often don't stand a chance, but can do serious damage.

We have a Cabanon gazebo - steel frame, proper guys and solid as a rock when pitched,just like Cabanon frame tents Downside is pack weight (and cost  ), but I have the peace of mind it is not going to damage either mine or my neighbour's tent if the weather turns nasty (and, even then, I will use Deltas, and check and double check pegs and guys).

There are lots of day rooms about now, which don't cost an arm and a leg and are more stable when pitched than gazebos. We also have a Khyam Screenhouse; a more lightweight option and fab because it can also take an inner tent and be used as a tent for short stops.

Please think carefully before taking one of the more flimsy gazebo structures onto a campsite. They are great for in the garden, but tents are a bit more fragile than bricks and mortar, if the gazebo turns into a missile, aren't they.....



02/2/2007 at 12:13am
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Royal also do a day room and a sun room hexagonal too they are really brilliant and are just what you need forget gazebos....


At the national last year it was hot and sunny and we still lost ours we bought the Royal day room and I have never looked back have only ever pegged it out once in high winds.....

Its the shape that makes them so much more stable than a square....


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02/2/2007 at 8:19pm
 Location: KENT
 Outfit:  Diablo 900 Oregon 5 rocky 3&4
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I've one of the hexagonal ones with mesh sides from Argos- had it now for 3 years. If anchored properly ie pegs through leg supports and guys it stand up to some extreme weather.
Only once thought it may move so anchored from central point inside straight to ground with Delta peg - voila - didnt budge an inch.
I think that because it has mesh sides and venting in the top, wind is able to flow through rather than acting like a parachute and taking off.
I brought some cheap sides which attach to the support bars with velcro to go over the mesh sides in bad weather, works a treat.


02/2/2007 at 9:28pm
 Location: Merseyside
 Outfit: Royal Avignon 6 plus
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We bought a gazebo which cost us £9.99 from Just the Job, It took some hard windy weather and stayed put and the good thing was if it ripped or one of the poles snapped, it didn't matter because it only cost a tenner. Plus it was 3mx3m and the more expensive gazebos were only 2.4mx2.4m.


02/2/2007 at 9:37pm
 Location: Essex
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Quote: Originally posted by jedda20 on 02/2/2007
We bought a gazebo which cost us £9.99 from Just the Job, It took some hard windy weather and stayed put and the good thing was if it ripped or one of the poles snapped, it didn't matter because it only cost a tenner. Plus it was 3mx3m and the more expensive gazebos were only 2.4mx2.4m.
Only problem with that is if it snaps off and flies and does any damage to property or people.  Might cost more that a tenner in repairs Just a thought


02/2/2007 at 9:53pm
 Location: Merseyside
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Yeah I understand, but it was the one that looked the most stable, we made sure it was secured as well as it could be. But I agree they are better in the garden than campsites, those day tents and utility tents look a lot safer. 


02/2/2007 at 10:11pm
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Fortunately, more and more campsites are banning gazebos. 



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