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I plan to do the restoration this weekend as it's due to be wet both Saturday and Sunday and I want to give this tent a good stretching out.

Poles are all straightened out now. Was easy in the end after all that worrying about it. They do have a residue all over them, I take it this is some sort of corrosion of the aluminium.

Got a 'spud' bag to hold the poles, but it's not big enough. Am thinking of asking the local coal merchant if I can buy a clean bag off them.

In the end, despite the forecast - it didn't rain AT ALL!! Typical!

Discovered a couple of poles still need straightening out. I did a couple of minor repairs and added door toggles to the zips. I also restrung the curtains and hung them.

Ha!!! I have the same tent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bought in 1975 and used many times. I had it re waterproofed about 5 years ago but havent used since. Oh the memories of those gorgeous curtains! and the fringe on the porch thing outside. I actually changed the curtains and made new ones, but it is exactly the same as pics u have. I am now despartately trying to get hubby to go camping again, but the old back now wants a proper mattress in the tent and so I am having a battle.

thanks for showing the tent, amazing, on ebay frame tents are still sought after, dont think I can part with mine now. MY jute bag also perished for the poles, so the sacks are a good idea. Also the original canvas bag ripped and so I made another a bit bigger than the original, you can never fold it up to the same size it came out of the bag and so there is a little more room now.

Cheers Karen

ABSOLUTLY LOVE THE TENT ITS SO COOL why dont they make em like this no more i have a big propper tent simillar to this but more modern its a cabanon and love it i went to a camping shop today had a look at the display tents and i thought they were all  flimsy looking rubish im not going to name them because i will offend a lot of people on here yours at 36 years old just goes to show that you cant beat quality cotton canvas tents i wonder how many of the £600 pounds pluss polyester tents will be about in 36 years from now i dont know why people rather than spend a fortune on a shell suit you can sleep in dont spend £100 on asecond hand frame tent of ebay mind you thats my two peneths worth and whos to say im right  each to thier own

How great is this forum. You post something about a  now long gone tent manufacturer and up pops a relative with lots of lovely history.

Priceless.

campasarow

Quote: Originally posted by davidurk on 21/6/2011

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Ha!!! I have the same tent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bought in 1975 and used many times. I had it re waterproofed about 5 years ago but havent used since. Oh the memories of those gorgeous curtains! and the fringe on the porch thing outside. I actually changed the curtains and made new ones, but it is exactly the same as pics u have. I am now despartately trying to get hubby to go camping again, but the old back now wants a proper mattress in the tent and so I am having a battle.

thanks for showing the tent, amazing, on ebay frame tents are still sought after, dont think I can part with mine now. MY jute bag also perished for the poles, so the sacks are a good idea. Also the original canvas bag ripped and so I made another a bit bigger than the original, you can never fold it up to the same size it came out of the bag and so there is a little more room now.

Cheers Karen

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I used to hate the curtains but I think they're pretty retro now!  I'm delighted that there is one other person in the country with this tent - we're in a very exclusive group you know!

I think it's so cool how you post something in the internet and a relative arrives on the scene with lots of great information. When this tent is 40 I'm going to hold a party in it.