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Subject Topic: Best Tent With Two Dogs Post Reply Post New Topic
19/7/2006 at 10:58pm
 Location: Warrington
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Hi Newbie here. We are looking for the best tent for two adults. I'm 6"4". And two large dogs.
Any advice much appreciated


19/7/2006 at 11:45pm
 Location: Cheadle Hulme uk
 Outfit:  Khyam XXL
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Hi
I now have 3 Dobermanns and have a Khyam XXL easy to put up plenty of room and you could buy the extentions to extend the living space if you wanted , I usually only put one inner up so that leaves me space.


20/7/2006 at 8:58am
 Location: Surrey UK
 Outfit: Too many again! no more.
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Any particular budget in mind?

Is this for primarly weekends or weeks away?

One of the debates/suggestions people with dogs have made before (I don't have dogs, so am only pointing out their comments), is that tents with a SIG don't allow them to get under the flysheet and run away. However, the downside of teh SIG, is that if the dog is muddy, you are going to have a hard time cleaning the groundsheet.

If you are not worried about the dogs getting out, then I suspect not having a SIG might be better, given they could get muddy - but those with dogs may be better to comment.



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20/7/2006 at 9:00am
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Id go for a very sturdy tent!!

Have you seen the coleman tri space ? pretty solid tent ,loads of room ! excellent deals on it at the mo!



20/7/2006 at 9:06am
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May be a bit pricey for you but you won't go far wrong with an Outwell Nebraska XL.  or even the XXL.  Look on the Outwell site.

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20/7/2006 at 9:15am
 Location: Warrington
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Many thanks for the replies.
Basically we have decided to have a look at camping as another option to visit the lakes and other places. We are sick and tired of paying over inflated prices for cottages.
I have no real experience of camping, however my wife has done a bit of camping when she was younger.
We intend to visit a few camping shops later today ( Thurs ) to see what is available and what also suits our needs.

I'm really looking forward to purchasing our first tent and getting away for our first weekend camping trip.
We live in Warrington, Cheshire so if anyone can suggest a decent camping shop near us then I would appreciate it.
If anyone else can add any other tips on purchasing our first tent and equipment we would really appreciate that also.

Many thanks

Paul & Karen. Oscar & Zak ( the dogs )

Camping virgins.


20/7/2006 at 9:25am
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Hi Paul ,well things I would look out for are ,mesh doors and lots of vents ( doggy smell can be exagerated a lot in a tent! ,hh3000 or more ( how waterproof the material is ) Like i said earlier ,with large dogs ,I would go for something strudy ,preferably with a steel pole structure and a good qaulity fly ,you wouldnt want one them hearing a noise in the night ,leaping up and right through a flimsy tent wall ? also too many guy ropes can be a nightmare ,our dog gets her tether taffles round them all the time !


20/7/2006 at 9:59am
 Location: Warrington
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Thanks Skatty. Already looking forward to visiting a couple of camp shops in a short while.


20/7/2006 at 10:46am
 Location: North Wales
 Outfit: MONTY 4 with front canopy !! +crocs!!!
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if you can get to Chester there is Caseys outdoors at Grisvenor Garden centre they have lots of tents on display. only 45 mins from Warrington . but theres also camperklands in Manchester and go outdoors fairly close to each other too. theres also a couple in Warrington Cheshire lesiure and one other on way to Ikea but not !!! well its a way I go to Ikea.



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20/7/2006 at 10:56am
 Location: liverpool
 Outfit: 2011 FORD FOCUS 1.6TDCI TIT
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hi tallpaul,like skatty said go for somethink sturdy like a canvas frame tent, & cheshire leisure by mr smiths night club have a decent range of tents, you could also try outdoor world in warrington.


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20/7/2006 at 1:06pm
 Location: ayrshire scotland
 Outfit: boutique camping bell tent
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hi tallpaul

first thing to buy is a couple of these:

55 70

 


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20/7/2006 at 1:54pm
 Location: South Wales
 Outfit: Wynnster Orion 7 Sunncamp Ventura
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Got my dog spike from eBay

item no 140009586267 £2.49

And it comes with a 6ft long cable.

My best buy so far (apart from tent)

Took my dog camping last weekend for the first time and she absolutely loved it!

Kate




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