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PersonBOPKIN
25/7/2006 at 9:06am
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  Any information on Nylon tents please, can you still buy them ,are they any good.



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PersonAndy Pandy 666
25/7/2006 at 9:26am
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   I think most of the 'modern' tents seem to be made from polyester (dacron) based materials (excluding the higher quality canvas/cotton materials). All the different manufacturers have their own names for it, like "Wonderweave 5000" "Pro-weave 4000" but in essence most of them are a polyester based mix...

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PersonBOPKIN
26/7/2006 at 8:03am
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   Thanks Andy Pandy, problem is my daughter has been given a  Freetime Stardome 5 tent that definitely says  it is 100% nylon. We were wondering if it was o.k.

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PersonAndy Pandy 666
26/7/2006 at 1:32pm
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   Hi, Bopkin...

   Been trying to find something about your "Freetime Stardome 5"... But I can only find it on Dutch websites, so I'm assuming it's a Dutch make... The Dutch tents, I've come across have all been pretty good... So, just use it and see how things go, though with nylon it would be best not to use a gaslamp or cooker inside it... Perhaps you could pitch it and give the outside a soaking with a sprinkler hose and see if it's waterproof...
    Hopefully, someone else will come along, who knows about your daughters tent and be able to give you some useful info... Sorry, I can't give you any useful information...

Post last edited on 26/07/2006 13:46:39

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PersonBOPKIN
26/7/2006 at 7:02pm
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   Hi Andy Pandy,

           Thanks for all your help, i think we will take your advice at the week-end, pitch Claires tent and give it the sprinkler test, heres hoping it keeps the rain  ( Ha Ha ii mean water) out for her.



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26/7/2006 at 7:14pm
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made from the same stuff brollys are.


PersonFudge59
27/7/2006 at 11:04am
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I stand to be corrected, but from what I remember nylon tents tend to sag when it cools in the evening and tighten up in the day when it warms up, necessitating some tightening and loosening of guys, etc. Other than that, they are fine.


PersonBOPKIN
30/7/2006 at 3:08pm
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    Thanks for your advice Fudge



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