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Subject Topic: What tent to buy for up to £100 Post Reply Post New Topic
05/5/2008 at 9:13pm
 Location: David Wood from Leigh
 Outfit: Tent
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Good evening folks

We are having a dilema.

We have £100 to buy on a tent, ( not a frame one, had one of those for years )

Im currently looking at 2 on argos web site, to give you an idea of what im thinking of.

http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1428744-10294381?url=http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3409237/Trail/searchtext%3ETENT.htm

http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1428744-10294381?url=http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3400102/Trail/searchtext%3ETENT.htm

I appreciate these are not the best make, but we had a pro action one for 10 camping journeys and its still fine, but we are always cramped up together

What im after is a tent for me and the wifey only, BUT yes need room - ie 8 man ideally, we like to spread out in the tent of a night time, watch TV etc etc.

Anyone got any info on tent advice, we are off to whitby on 25th may so will need one soon.

Hope you know where we are coming from thanks folks

Dave and Elaine

 



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05/5/2008 at 9:18pm
 Location: nottingham
 Outfit: Grand Canyon 8 Pennine Fiesta
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You get what you pay for, and there aren't many new tents that are as big as you want for £100. Look on E bay.

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05/5/2008 at 9:19pm
 Location: Anglesey
 Outfit: leben gera 4
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i got my tent from an ebay shop called tantastic, might be worth you having a look there, pretty cheap, not all brand names either

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05/5/2008 at 9:22pm
 Location: nottingham
 Outfit: Grand Canyon 8 Pennine Fiesta
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Wow sorry didn.t see those bargins at Argos they look good

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05/5/2008 at 9:23pm
 Location: South Wales
 Outfit: orchy grange and a cabanon
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We have the nevada and although I know they are not the best make (bought before we found this site and when we had argos vouchers as wedding presents!) we have not had a problem with ours (touch wood!) and are hoping for a few more trips before we invest in another big tent... it stood up to some pretty bad rain last summer  and it is roomy inside. We can all sit inside in chairs (3 adults, 2 kids) if needs be and you could leave out one of the bedrooms to make even more living space.


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05/5/2008 at 9:28pm
 Location: nottingham
 Outfit: Grand Canyon 8 Pennine Fiesta
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Just watch the shape of the footprint of any big tent you buy , or you'll end up paying extra for your pitch.



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05/5/2008 at 9:36pm
 Location: David Wood from Leigh
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thanks for all the replys folks keep em coming in


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05/5/2008 at 9:54pm
 Location: Grantham
 Outfit: swift challenger 550 Isuzu Rodeo 4x4
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towshure may be another one to look at www.towure.co.uk

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05/5/2008 at 9:55pm
 Location: Grantham
 Outfit: swift challenger 550 Isuzu Rodeo 4x4
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 and www.yomans.co.uk

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06/5/2008 at 1:00am
 Location: swansea
 Outfit: Avondale corfu sunvalley 8
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have a look at waudbys, they have the gelert alaska 6 for £99 and the royal tulsa 8 At £99 too.

Lots of choices for a large tent for 2 people  for £100 from the well known brands.

kestrel 4 at £110, I would recommend this as being plenty big enough for 2 to spread about in , i have the 6 version. huge living area.

gelert cadiz 7

utah 4+4 £109

khyam havard



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06/5/2008 at 7:06am
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I have the Gelert Cadiz 5, and although I have only used it once for camping can stronly recommend the Gelert Tents.
When I first got mine, (won it on Ebay) I erected in the garden to check it out.   It was great, but didn't get time to take it down.    Then came the gale force winds and torrential rain.   Despite being badly batter, and at one point blown over, it survived.   The poles had come out, and the tent was almost flat.   As soon as weather permited I went out to take it down, expecting to ditch it,   Poles in tact, and skin unharmed, apart from being soaking wet.   Dried it out, and used it later last year.


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