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wickedwanda

21/8/2007 at 9:01pm
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Need a new tent just for me and toby the dog. He's not much use at putting up tents. Any information on which would be a suitable tent which i can erect by myself. Budget up to £100. Blacks seem to do a couple of interesting ones but their website is lacking in dimensions and details on putting them up. Any information would be welcome and quick as i need it by the weekend.

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Velvet Kitten

22/8/2007 at 12:31am
Location: Anglesey - Wales
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Hi Wickwanda - Gelert do some great 2 man 3 man tents - I have a Gelert Clima 3 TD this has a little porch each end and 2 doors great for weknds and I put it up in under 10 minutes and its outer pitch first and comes with attached porch ground sheets on newer models. retails around £70 but have seen thm for less

Where in Cheshire are you - ama Cheshire lady myself and moving back 'home' soon

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JK98

22/8/2007 at 1:00am
Location: Coventry
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Hi Wanda (& Toby), welcome to the forum

You're gonna have to train him to carry the peg bag & follow you around when you're pegging the tent out

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Ernie_shackleton

22/8/2007 at 12:01pm
Location: Canterbury
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Hi Wanda,
I agree with VelvetKitten clima 3 is lovely little tent, I have a Gelert Tornado 3 which I constantly sing the praises of. Also the smaller Vango Betas, Outwell Oregons are worth viewing. But imho on a VFM basis Gelert are hard to beat for small tents.

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stumpjumper

22/8/2007 at 12:35pm
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I'd reccomend the vango sigma 300+, it's a more stable design than the standard small dome, but for not much more money.

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wickedwanda

23/8/2007 at 10:21pm
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So i get to the camping shop and i'm not too spoilt for choice! Three tents to be precise! There was a vango which was at the cheaper end of the market and the coleman adrenaline 2 & 3. Fell in love with the coleman 3. Andrew, the rather nice salesman, assures me i will be able to put it up by myself. Tomorrow afternoon will have a pratice run at putting it up. Toby not shaping too well with the pegs and seems more interested with his ball. Early hours saturday morning will leave sunny winsford for avebury, wiltshire IF everything goes according to plan.

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Velvet Kitten

23/8/2007 at 10:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by wickedwanda on 23/8/2007
So i get to the camping shop and i'm not too spoilt for choice! Three tents to be precise! There was a vango which was at the cheaper end of the market and the coleman adrenaline 2 & 3. Fell in love with the coleman 3. Andrew, the rather nice salesman, assures me i will be able to put it up by myself. Tomorrow afternoon will have a pratice run at putting it up. Toby not shaping too well with the pegs and seems more interested with his ball. Early hours saturday morning will leave sunny winsford for avebury, wiltshire IF everything goes according to plan.

ooo Winsford not far from my home town of Crewe

good luck with the practice run and take the ball away from Toby until he got the pegs sorted LOL

Louise x

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