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07/9/2005 at 9:38am
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Hello Happycamper2005

got really confused then  

thought i posted something after a few drinks last night without realising  

so hello and welcome!! good luck with your tent search its not easy you have to get the right thing 2 tents and 2 vans later we got it right and thats in just over a year!!

i love what bosslady put 'older resident' lol im not that old .........

where are you from by the way??

Naomi :O)



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07/9/2005 at 9:44am
 Location: Crayford
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Quote: Originally posted by HappyCamper2004 on 07/09/2005

i love what bosslady put 'older resident' lol im not that old .........

where are you from by the way??

Naomi :O)


lol  sorry Naomi I didn't mean to imply that you were old I meant you'd been a resident of the site for quite a while

Sue



07/9/2005 at 10:06am
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thats OK sue

 

 



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07/9/2005 at 10:17am
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These Happycampers are breeding like flies!

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07/9/2005 at 10:40am
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Hi , well Im pretty new to this site as well and I have heeded some of the do's and dont's of what to buy, and last week we had a fab few days in Anglesey with our new tent, its a Gelert cyclone, sleeps six, comfortable, (3x doubles) and we picked it up from Halfords for 149.00, it should have been double the price before the sale.  I am really impressed, we had plenty of room inside, we fitted 4 chairs, a table, cold box, the dog! us , and loads of other stuff in it and still had room, my other half said it would be handy to do an oil change on the car as you could have drove the car in side!!!!! The head room is about 7ft so even the tallest wont have many problems.We put it up in about 20 minutes, simple, and straight forward, the campsite we stayed on isnt listed so thats my next job, as it wwas great.........


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07/9/2005 at 6:24pm
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im sorry HappyCamper2004....didnt mean to steal ya name....and we must be from a breading farm we were not told about hehehe

just having a look at the Gelert Cyclone any other good vibes about gelert tents?



07/9/2005 at 8:55pm
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Check out the gelert appreciation society thread, seem like pretty happy folk to me.


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24/10/2005 at 8:52am
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OKay i went away did a _little_ bit of reading and decided for what we want we gonna have to pay a little more than we originally hopped. Been looking at the Wynnster Satelitte 6...seen the predicesor Serria 6 but noticed its not as good quality as the Satelitte. Has anyone got this tent OR a Wynnster tent or r they not that good? Can get one for £150. Next weekend we hopfully up to london to the Caravaning and Outdoor show so we can see the tents erected...does anyone know if they have special offers at all? never been to one ya see.

 



24/10/2005 at 11:44am
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Quote: Originally posted by mrs jubbly on 07/9/2005
Check out the gelert appreciation society thread, seem like pretty happy folk to me.
I have the cadiz 5 for weekends and it's a great tent it has stood up to some bad winds (external I hasten to add.) I would think that the bigger gelerts would be ideal for you.


24/10/2005 at 12:00pm
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hi Happy campers

Why dont you concentrate on a tent that suits your needs for now because I can guarentee that

You are gonna start camping

You are gonna get hooked

You will start spending Sundays you are not away haunting the Outdoor Shops

You are gonna see tents you must have, either at above shops or on sites.

You will end up with at least 3 tents.

You cant fight this. It is normal camping behavour

Besides which, polyester tents do not have a very long life, even the top brands. To do with sunlight or something, so buying for the future may not be very wise. Worry about the patter of tiny feet when they start pattering.

Carol



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24/10/2005 at 4:31pm
 Location: Wigan
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Quote: Originally posted by magicaly on 24/10/2005

hi Happy campers

Why dont you concentrate on a tent that suits your needs for now .......



Hello and welcome.
This seems good advice to me.
Why not settle for two sleeping compartment, for now, which will bring in a wider range of tents into your budget.
To save you some time, go onto outdoormegastore, (not plugging this firm, but their web site is easy to use), and look at tents for 3/4, or 4/5 people. Find a few you like, and then smurf around.
Best of luck, because it took us ages to find what we wanted for just the two of us.
Jim



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24/10/2005 at 6:12pm
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Next door has a wynster satellite. they are very pleased with it. Stood up to torrential rain when others were floating past. They got it off the internet in last seasons colours. Went to see if I had a link and lost this post!

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24/10/2005 at 6:53pm
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HC 2005,

is this what you were after?

http://www.completeoutdoors.co.uk/test/default.php?cPath=64_66

Hope it works, but you should get the gist.
Jim

Really should read up how to do links.



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24/10/2005 at 9:54pm
 Location: Barnsley South York
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www.outdoorfocus.co.uk are great.  Their website is easy to use.  Free delivery on orders over £150?  We bought a tent off them which we had to return and they were great.  No fuss.  We decided to stick with them and chose another tent which is great.  Ask for discount and see what they say too as they were already well priced but knocked off another 10% on part of our order!

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25/10/2005 at 11:33am
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can somone please inform me of what make are the cheap tents and what are the good tents...i appreciate that some bigger brands have a cheaper version they control btu not sure who is who



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