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I suppose it's because a small pack size is a selling point for people who are travelling light or have spent too much time browsing the Equipment section on here and now have no space left in the car...

You need to have a Black-Belt in Origami to get some of them back into the bags.

Steve

I'm getting better at it!

I usually just pack the inner tent seperate but in the same bag( if that makes sense.)

First night with a new tent, I couldn't get anything in the bag. Stuff went home in dustbin liners

Buy an Isabella awning / pole bag;

http://www.waudbys.co.uk/products/details/2520.html

The 950 size is huge and will accommodate the largest of tents (they also do smaller ones) and it is so much easier than struggling to pack down  into a small bag. The pole bag is also a doddle because of the top zip, rather than a duffle bag type affair.

Hope this helps!

Yep, I'd get your self a bigger bag - you don't want to damage it trying to squash it back it.

We had the problem til the tent we have now - it comes in three bags (outer, inners and poles/pegs) with plenty of room in each bag. It also makes pitching quicker because you can unwrap the flysheet and get the poles out first and leave the bag with the inners in the car - good when it's raining

Quote: Originally posted by Liddenham on 07/5/2006

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Buy an Isabella awning / pole bag;

http://www.waudbys.co.uk/products/details/2520.html

The 950 size is huge and will accommodate the largest of tents (they also do smaller ones) and it is so much easier than struggling to pack down  into a small bag. The pole bag is also a doddle because of the top zip, rather than a duffle bag type affair.

Hope this helps!

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Try using a holdall thats big enough been using one for years aswell as getting tent etc in you can compact it with other bits & bobs.

You could get a bivvy bag made or make one yourself with a draw cord round the top also tried this & it works.

Good Luck

We bought a Sunncamp Gemini 4 Camo for our son and I thought the bag it came in was great. I looks like it is double the size you need - certainly double the size of the factory packed tent. But there are straps which you can tighten around the outside of the bag. So you can put the tent away into a large bag, then once it is safely zipped in you can tighten the straps around it, a bit like you would a sleeping bag.

Simple, but clever and common sense!