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Just put up the new tent in 1 hour 40 minutes, in pouring rain with 4 year old 'helping'. Plenty of curtain twitching, the neighbours can't say that we don't provide entertainment can they?

The tent looks great,and I'm really excited about our 2nd (ist in this tent) camping trip next weekend.

I just wondered, as me and my hubby were putting the tent up, and while I was holding the tent up against the wind-the thoughts that went through my mind. I grit my teeth while he takes his time carefully pinning the tent poles etc. I wondered what went through fellow campers minds in similar circumstances and contorted positions while errecting tent? Waiting on partner to do his/her bit.

Oh dear have I finally lost it?

Ellie xxx

Quote: Originally posted by magnolia on 13/8/2006

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Waiting for your partner to 'do his/her' bit is the most frustrating part about putting up a tent

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Quote: Originally posted by lmclaff on 14/8/2006

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Quote: Originally posted by magnolia on 13/8/2006

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Waiting for your partner to 'do his/her' bit is the most frustrating part about putting up a tent

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Errr........it's the most frustrating part of anything!!!!!

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Have not had our Montana 6 for long, but it will get quicker with practice and, probably more importantly, need less of both of you.

Ours goes up in around 30-40mins, with me needing only around 5-10 minutes of help from someone else.

We recently bought a Monty 6 and it's my new favourite posession! One tip I would give is that it is easier to get the first set of poles in their pins if you start from the front and one person stands inside holding the roof pole whilst the other puts the pins in the bottom of the poles. From then on it's a piece of cake. The Outwell website has a good video of how to get it right.

We've got our tent erecting down to a fine tee - 30 minutes from lifting it out of the boot to supping first glass of wine!

20 min`s of cursing and swearing, pointing fingers, stamping feet, and pulling your hair out, suppose it`s got to be the best bit of the holiday

then comes the bad bit of having to fit all the stuff in it. i want it here she wants it there and the kids just throw it all over

it`s only Meee

now i feel better i thought 40 mins to put up our frame tent for the first time was slow

we had never owned a frame tent before and thought 40 mins was realy bad

now we do it in about 20/30 mins fully pegged roof lining and curtains if youngest child is still asleep while we do it if not i do it on my own while mrs takes him for a walk and still do it on my own in 40 mins tops(but i dont do curtains i have no patients for chints)

You did well.  It took me and the OTH 4 hours to put the Hartford S up this year.  It was very hot at the time and we did stop to go and have dinner but I suspect that it wouldnt have taken much less if we hadnt.  Well done to you I say !! Snowgoose