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Quote: Originally posted by Cross Camping on 27/7/2013

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Hi Chappers, it is very rare that an inflatable tent has a problem these days. Yes the early ones a few years ago had some issues but if it was a big issue with the 2012/13 tents we would be hearing horror stories all the time on here. Yes you are right re fixing a poled tents but inflatable tents, if you are sceptical are one of those things that you will find hard to get your head around if you have not used one.
I'm not knocking your thoughts though.
Gary Cross

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Quote: Originally posted by chappers2341 on 29/7/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by Cross Camping on 27/7/2013Hi Chappers, it is very rare that an inflatable tent has a problem these days. Yes the early ones a few years ago had some issues but if it was a big issue with the 2012/13 tents we would be hearing horror stories all the time on here. Yes you are right re fixing a poled tents but inflatable tents, if you are sceptical are one of those things that you will find hard to get your head around if you have not used one.

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I'm not knocking your thoughts though.
Gary Cross

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No problem and I am sure you have much more knowledge than me .
It's just that tent fashions and fads come and go, yet the one thing that seams to recur and everyone resorts to, is fabric, stretched over a framework of poles.

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Quote: Originally posted by geoffprinter on 27/7/2013

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Really sorry to hear of your problems joy family. I know how excited you were when you got it. But thanks for posting the good points and the bad it helps those of us who are contemplating getting one. You are not the 1st to post recently about problems with the inflatables. But providing the makers and outlets play fair and replace or refund without question then I still see these sort of tents although still in their infancy becoming very popular. The pumps do look a bit flimsy and that is something they need to rectify with some urgency IMO. The last thing you want to be worrying about when you go away is will the pump be OK. Seems to me you would have to have a spare one, just to give you peace of mind. Geoff

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Quote: Originally posted by geoffprinter on 29/7/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by chappers2341 on 29/7/2013

Quote: Originally posted by Cross Camping on 27/7/2013Hi Chappers, it is very rare that an inflatable tent has a problem these days. Yes the early ones a few years ago had some issues but if it was a big issue with the 2012/13 tents we would be hearing horror stories all the time on here. Yes you are right re fixing a poled tents but inflatable tents, if you are sceptical are one of those things that you will find hard to get your head around if you have not used one. I'm not knocking your thoughts though.

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Gary Cross

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No problem and I am sure you have much more knowledge than me .
It's just that tent fashions and fads come and go, yet the one thing that seams to recur and everyone resorts to, is fabric, stretched over a framework of poles.

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Chappers. If I can just add my two penny worth. If like me you love camping, but age and health problems may cause you to maybe give it. Then something comes along that may make pitching easier and prolong your camping life. I for one would embrace it. Under normal weather conditions pitching a poled tent is easy. But once the wind gets up it can become quite a physical challenge. From what ive seen of the inflatables they lay flat on the ground, you pump and they go up. There seems to be quite a few people on here with them, and at about a grand a piece we are going to hear all about it on here when they play up. Geoff

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I have had the same problem with the air 6 (our first tent)pitching for the second time front tubes leaking two outside pipe work valves leaking, After 4 days 6 rolls of insulation tape and the wife waking me up in the night to pump the tent we came home. Straight back to camping world and wanted my money back and was told they would need to inspect it. Steam out ears the wife calmed me down. Two days later camping world phoned a full refund but we needed another tent for a September holiday and so would have to conker my fear of putting up poles .On returning to camping world we were given a very good service and was told that 3 more had came back and Kampa had admitted a problem to them the chemical mix of the plastic on the early batches was wrong and can perish