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Persongeoffprinter
29/4/2014 at 10:25pm
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Plus with a Bell with ZIG you can have the sides open on hot days if you want.


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Personemdr888
29/4/2014 at 10:57pm
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Quote: Originally posted by achy on 29/4/2014If you want a bell tent then Karma are excellent. In my opinion, if you want an Emperor then Sibley are the best...Karsten are just the Rolls Royce!


The Sibleys do look good...a higher grade of canvas....shame they don't seem to do a zig of the emperor though. Edit ...they do do a zig one

We're a family 5 (kids 5,3 and 9months) are we better off with the 5m first or emperor....or even the 6m bell...i'd be putting it up by myself.

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Persongeoffprinter
29/4/2014 at 11:19pm
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Quote: Originally posted by emdr888 on 29/4/2014
Quote: Originally posted by achy on 29/4/2014If you want a bell tent then Karma are excellent. In my opinion, if you want an Emperor then Sibley are the best...Karsten are just the Rolls Royce!

The Sibleys do look good...a higher grade of canvas....shame they don't seem to do a zig of the emperor though. Edit ...they do do a zig one

We're a family 5 (kids 5,3 and 9months) are we better off with the 5m first or emperor....or even the 6m bell...i'd be putting it up by myself.

Post last edited on 29/04/2014 23:05:36




6m here on special offer mesh front door and ZIG

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Personemdr888
30/4/2014 at 12:17pm
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Post last edited on 29/04/2014 23:05:36




6m here on special offer mesh front door and ZIG

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Worried a 6m will be just too big for a lot of sites and heavy to lug about


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PersonGlamper Wendy
30/4/2014 at 12:31pm
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Hi xtrouble..dont make the mistake of so many others and get a 4mtr bell...we have a 5 and theres much more room to walk around..there is only the 2 of us too..so many have gone on to get the 5...hope your listening...

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PersonGareth29
30/4/2014 at 1:17pm
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Another vote for a 5m Karma canvas. Had to send my first 1 back due to an issue but the replacement was here within a few days and everything is fine now. They have good customer service and the tent is the same as my brothers belltent.co.uk version, but with an added flyscreen and wooden guy runners, just cheaper!


Personxtrouble
30/4/2014 at 6:29pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Glamper Wendy on 30/4/2014
Hi xtrouble..dont make the mistake of so many others and get a 4mtr bell...we have a 5 and theres much more room to walk around..there is only the 2 of us too..so many have gone on to get the 5...hope your listening...


Hi,

Yes just back on here today. Seems the consensus is the 5m. I can't ignore all this advice, so I think that's the (revised) plan.

I was going to take the tent to Glastonbury in the summer , but I was dubious with the 4m due to the pitch size needed, I guess it's out of the question with a 5m !


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Personemdr888
06/5/2014 at 1:41pm
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Made a decision yet. After much umming and arring i decided on a Karma only to find thay are out of stock until mid June.....back to research and found these guys, anyone got one from them?




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Personemdr888
06/5/2014 at 1:42pm
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Quote: Originally posted by geoffprinter on 29/4/2014
Plus with a Bell with ZIG you can have the sides open on hot days if you want.


PersonGareth29
06/5/2014 at 1:56pm
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Quote: Originally posted by emdr888 on 06/5/2014
Made a decision yet. After much umming and arring i decided on a Karma only to find thay are out of stock until mid June.....back to research and found these guys, anyone got one from them?




Bell tent


Yes, sorry about that, I had 1 of the last one's and then had to have the canvas changed due to a stain/mark. From what people say they're all pretty much the same. My brothers bell tent from another place is pretty much exact as mine (Karma) apart from the canvas is a slightly different colour.


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Persongeoffprinter
06/5/2014 at 4:37pm
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Quote: Originally posted by emdr888 on 06/5/2014
Made a decision yet. After much umming and arring i decided on a Karma only to find thay are out of stock until mid June.....back to research and found these guys, anyone got one from them?




Bell tent



Funilly enough I saw this for the 1st time last night while I was looking for a side canopy for ours. To me it looks exactly the same as the Karma one, even looks like it has the wooden sliders. Its even slightly cheaper. Never used the company myself but if they had what I was looking for yesterday I would have given them a go. Give them a call if your worried you can usually get a good idea about a company once you talk to them. Geoff


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Person2posh2pitch
07/5/2014 at 7:53am
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I have just bought the ultimate pro from bell tent uk. I dont think i will go back to the standard bell tent again. Much thicker canvas and flooring. Will last longer but heavier to put up and lift and more expensive.

But very happy with my purchase. I find the guy lines hard to tighten though. Anyone got any tips?

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PersonKevie192
07/5/2014 at 10:49am
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We spent ages looking around at bells, pyramids etc. and then all the different companies.

In the end we went with Soulpad as they are quite local to us and I've been to their showroom so I know what I'm getting. Went for the 5000-Hybrid-G so that we can upgrade to a woodburner if we need it in future.

Soulpad themselves are out of stock but I ordered through Cotswolds who also sell Soulpad tents and they are quoting 5-8 days for collection from store. Fingers crossed! :)

Kevin x

P.S. We bought a half-moon coir mat and awning from karma as we found them to be the cheapest and they are here already even though we are still waiting for the tent! :D


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07/5/2014 at 4:34pm
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Quote: Originally posted by geoffprinter on 06/5/2014
Quote: Originally posted by emdr888 on 06/5/2014Made a decision yet. After much umming and arring i decided on a Karma only to find thay are out of stock until mid June.....back to research and found these guys, anyone got one from them?




Bell tent



Funilly enough I saw this for the 1st time last night while I was looking for a side canopy for ours. To me it looks exactly the same as the Karma one, even looks like it has the wooden sliders. Its even slightly cheaper. Never used the company myself but if they had what I was looking for yesterday I would have given them a go. Give them a call if your worried you can usually get a good idea about a company once you talk to them. Geoff




That looks good, but a bit close to deadline day to put it up for a practice, before taking it to Glastonbury.

Oh, what to do


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Ordered mine now..chandelier hunt now;)


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03/6/2014 at 11:14pm
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Decided on karma canvas...out of stock....then bell tent. Biz again out of stock....paid for one from lotus belle....only to be told they sent my one out to someone else and we're now out of stock.....then came across an emperor on ebay..still new in the box :) A few pics



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