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Who's got one, tried one, seen one?

I'm not sure if they're a good idea - because they would be good for cutting out drafts but removeable for cleaning and replaceable if damaged - or a bit risky because if any of the teeth on the zip go wonky then presumeably that could be the  whole tent kyboshed.

Any views? MT

Got one and saw it for the first time yesterday. I was worried about having to pitch the tent very precisely or the groundsheet wouldnt zip all the way round. In the end we had quite a bit of leeway.

It looks good but not trying it for real until our hols on Sat. Will give more feedback then, I am a bit worried about the zip breaking. It seems study and Royal say that all parts can be replaced and have a year guarantee.

Zip in groundsheet

The Royal brand are doing it in quite a few of their tents

Quote: Originally posted by Merry Terrier on 08/8/2007

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Who's got one, tried one, seen one?

I'm not sure if they're a good idea - because they would be good for cutting out drafts but removeable for cleaning and replaceable if damaged - or a bit risky because if any of the teeth on the zip go wonky then presumeably that could be the whole tent kyboshed.

Any views? MT

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With a relatively bulky tent such as the Outwell Lake tents and the Cabanon Biscaya it would be really difficult to pack the tent up if it had a SIG so hence the ZIG is a good option.

If I was going to use the tent with no GS in the living area I would leave it zipped in place around the bedrooms and roll it back to the front of the bedrooms.  Otherwise the bedrooms would get wet.  The pitching video for the Bear Lake on the Outwell site shows this.

The zip isn't that likely to get mud in it as it's ~4inches off the ground.  I do use a tarp under ours so I don't end up dropping the flysheet into mud when we pack up.

Steve

I'm not sure about them either. Mainly I like the idea of them for two reasons:

1) being able to get more ventilation on demand and

2) for ease of drying and cleaning the tent afterwards if you have limited space like we do (no real garden, just a back yard).