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mattyg

20/4/2006 at 1:54pm
Location: South Wales
Outfit: 2 Khyams and sunncamp 400 Trailer tent

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Hi,

Has anyone got one of these...if so are they any good?

http://www.cybercheckout.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?nurl=control/StoreItem.vm&ctl_nbr=918&siId=110202#1

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spiny

20/4/2006 at 2:29pm
Location: Liversedge West Yorkshire
Outfit: CabanonGalaxyDL Amazon600 Icarus500

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Hi Matty,
I'm no expert on this subject, but if I'm not mistaken this tent has a Hydrostatic Head (HH) of 800mm, which, quite frankly, is just not up to the UK weather, I personally would not buy anything with a HH less than 2000 for use in the UK.
Cheers,
Graham

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Skatty

20/4/2006 at 2:34pm
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You would get better quality with one of the supermarket £9.99 jobbies !

PMHRead

20/4/2006 at 2:54pm
Location: Read Burnley
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And why would you need an ultra violet resistant floor?

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Valk_scot

20/4/2006 at 5:19pm
Location: Scotland.
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It is rubbish....and for the same money (including postage) you could buy 50% of something really decent out in your average camping shop.

Simba_25

20/4/2006 at 6:01pm
Location: Scunthorpe Nth Lincs
Outfit: Litchfield 9 Delux

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I bought something from this guy, wasnt a tent so cant comment on the quality, but his customer service was appaling! Took 5 weeks for the item to arrive then when it finally did it was broken. After numerous emails and a few unanswered phone calls, i finally got it changed for a new one but then had to wait another 3 weeks for the delivery. I would never buy from this guy again!

dodoharv

20/4/2006 at 9:14pm
Location: hopton nr great yarmouth
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Quote: Originally posted by PMHRead on 20/4/2006
And why would you need an ultra violet resistant floor?

That's easy! It's so that when someone sneezes inside the tent, and the outer shreads like paper, the floor is better protected from the sun for the remainder of your 2 week hols!

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20/4/2006 at 9:23pm
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So what would be a reasonable "ultra budget" tent then?

I'm looking for something really cheap that I can have in the back of the car to use when I can't face the commute home (when the weather is OK).

I'm looking at the "Royal Phoenix 3 Plus" which is available locally for £25 or the "Gelert Tornado 5" which is bigger for £42. - both at Centre Caravans

I know you get what you pay for, but I'm not likely to be out in a monsoon and I'm trying to save cash by not travelling so much (Diesel getting towards £1/l and I often have to work at an office 150 miles from home but only a couple of miles from a campsite!)

Steve

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20/4/2006 at 10:18pm
Location: None Entered
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The Royal Phoenix 3 is a cracking tent, I've had one for several years and it's been fine in all weathers. Good quality no-frills tent built to an established design. I paid a lot more than £25 for mine years a ago so i'd snap it up at that price!

TrickyWoo

21/4/2006 at 1:26am
Location: Warwickshire
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Quote: Originally posted by PMHRead on 20/4/2006
And why would you need an ultra violet resistant floor?

For when it blows upside down of course!

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JK98

21/4/2006 at 1:33am
Location: Coventry
Outfit: Cabanon Elody & Julie & Combicamp

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The Royal looks good to me

Certainly be more pleasant than the Gelert to sit & drink your cuppa before you head back to work - two lovely big windows

At £25 it looks like a great bargain.

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foxy04

21/4/2006 at 9:50am
Location: Runcorn Cheshire
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£25 seems a great price get one!

loveyourtent

21/4/2006 at 3:03pm
Location: ROCHDALE
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There are a quite selection of tents here that may suit your needs but this one does'nt look bad and reasonably priced for a quality make like vango.

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Saturner

21/4/2006 at 7:22pm
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Tempted by that Vango, but I'm going to go for the Royal... more cash left over for the other essentials!

steve_icbinb

23/4/2006 at 9:12am
Location: kent
Outfit: Sunncamp Voyager XL5: KHYAM MICROPAC!!

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Hi Matty,

that retailer lists loads of that sort of tent on Ebay.... i can't believe there much use 'cept for kids in the garden...

happy camping

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