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14/3/2017 at 8:40pm
Location: County Kildare Irel
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Car camping or backpacking?
Car camping I use my Vango force 10 mk3 with a tarp to cook under. Backpacking, a Bivvy bag and a tarp.
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14/3/2017 at 10:20pm
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I use a 4-man vis-a-vis Vango Midas 400 for myself and my two little dogs. I'm only 5ft tall and it's well above my head height but it's dead easy to put up by myself.
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14/3/2017 at 11:22pm
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For me it would be our North Face VE25 or MTN25
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15/3/2017 at 6:46am
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Quote: Originally posted by carolineh23 on 14/3/2017
Car camping, i was hoping something like a 4/5 berth so plenty room for me & the dog
I can put up the Alaska myself but I don't need the room if it is only me. If you need head height, any 4 person, 4 pole tunnel can be put up by yourself.
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20/3/2017 at 8:01am
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I use the same tent now solo as I did when with wife.
A 5 men (two bedroom) HiGear Mojave 5, sometimes with the canopy if staying a while, complete with high queen size air bed, wardrobe, electrics etc ... solo or not I like my comforts.
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20/3/2017 at 3:56pm
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I also use the same tent whether solo or not.
Mine is the 8 person Kalahari Elite.
Being a tunnel design it is easy to put up on my own. I dont always take the porch though.
I have been considering a smaller tent for solo camping but to be honest it would also mean leaving behind most of my luxuries - and they are what make camping fun for me lol.
Also - a smaller tent wouldnt be much quicker to put up, maybe 5 minutes less. And the ones I've seen which I like are more expensive than my Kalahari was (I bought it last year when it was over 30% cheaper than it is now)
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21/3/2017 at 8:23pm
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I can't even remember what mine is called!
It's a two man (but actually fairly generous for a two man tent) and has a front porch area for sitting in etc.
It's low level so you can't stand up in it, but I'm very short, so I don't have a problem sitting or getting dressed in there.
I'll try to find out what it is.
Very easy to pitch, because it's low level.
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16/5/2017 at 1:18am
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When I started camping on my own in my mid 40s, (female, 5'2"), I bought a Khyam Freelander and could put it up on my own with ease.
That got destroyed by high winds in 2011, and I bought a Hypercamp Escala 4 Dutch canvas pyramid tent for its storm-resistance properties. However, it has many pegging points, and I started to struggle with putting it up on my own, especially with pulling the canvas over the middle U frame.
Nowadays, I use a ESVO Bedouin 340, another Dutch canvas pyramid. It has less pegging points, and I do not have to pull the canvas over two U frames. It is easier to erect (previous experience with putting up the Escala 4 certainly helped).
The downside is a heavier tent as it has a sawn in groundsheet (SIG), whereas the groundsheet on the Escala 4 is detachable.
I had a custom bag made by Bags for Everything so that I can put the tent in it with ease, for me to drag it to the car, prop one end against the boot, lift and push the other end, and in it goes.
It is my choice to choose a heavy canvas pyramid tent for many reasons including its ability to stand up to the elements, and I am still relatively fit. I did find going to the gym to improve my core strengths helped in reducing aches and pains after setting up.
Good luck with your choice.
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