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27/7/2006 at 5:34pm
Location: Lancs
Outfit: Outwell Indy 8 Quechua 2nds &Base 4.2
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I've done our Indy 8 with just myself & the kids. DS is 13, but had very little involvment in putting it up as he was having an ornamental day. I'd have no hesitation taking it away again with justmy 4 & 5 year olds to help. In fact we're off again next weekend for a week in Derbyshire before upping & moving to Wales for a few days before coming home again - all without DH. Although even when he;s with us he's prone to wandering off to say hello to the neighbours & leaving me to it so long as we've arrived at a decent time & there's no rush to get it up.
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27/7/2006 at 6:55pm
Location: boston
Outfit: Kyham Indiana 8 Swift Challenger
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I reckon £50 would be a good price, its 4 year old & in good shape & has only been used for 2 weeks and 2/3 w/e each year. also have a load of spare poles for it. It is a good tent & has served us well, I'm only changing it because my kids are getting older & the larger indiana will give us more space & hopefully less squabling.
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29/7/2006 at 1:31pm
Location: Sheffield
Outfit: Cabanon Guadeloupe Zephyros3
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I am with peety on this one. We have the Vango Quest 600 (which succeeded the Equinox 600 is also no longer made). It is a family sized tent (6 berth) but made out of mountain-standard materials (alloy poles and ripstop HH6000 fabric). The TBS system, especially combined with Delta pegs, makes it rock solid. We have not had it it really high gale force winds yet, but it has withstood blustery rain storms in the Lakes which brought down other tents around us.
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02/5/2007 at 7:15pm
Location: cheshire
Outfit: Khyam
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The trouble with tents in the wind is that most tents the guy ropes are attached to the tent fabric and not to the poles, Ive seen a couple of tents flattened last week at barmouth in 11 mile a hour winds and last year in october, 2 tents were flattened in the worst thunder storm ive ever camped in, one tent was one of them old fashioned looking ones with the steel frame that are very strong, Ive camped in some bad weather and I think that khyam tents are the best in the wind with its Tri-guy System the connects to the 19mm aluminum poles and buy some delta pegs to go with it,I can usually pick the tents that are not going to make the night,usually they are cheap tents, from argos or some other supermarket, I laugh at people when they turn up with a 20,000 pound estate audi and they pull a aldi tent out the back, there not just letting there self down there letting there family down.You get what you pay for.
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02/5/2007 at 8:18pm
Location: Darwen Lancashire
Outfit: Khyam Colorado & Sunn Camp Breton 500
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My short answer is any TBS Vango. Like Foggers, we have the Quest 600 but there are loads of others available by Vango with the TBS system now. As many have said, you do get what you pay for.
Pauline
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I have NEVER been lost, though I do admit to spending several hours locationally challenged
More tentage = Campus Sherpa 4 - reproofed and still going strong
In Memorandum = Vango Quest, Khyam Chatsworth, and a frame tent OH wouldn'try!!!!
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02/5/2007 at 8:25pm
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Update on my earlier post: The Wynnster Curlew sailed through 30 weekends camping during last year on exposed pitches in all weathers. It really is the best tent I've ever owned and has been out a few times already this year. We did have to replace 2 pole sections at the end of last year but that's more down to a year of abuse.
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