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13/1/2009 at 8:45pm
Location: Stoke on trent Outfit: Outwell sunvalley 6 Outwell Jersey M
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Hi Michele, In fairness we got a full 4 seasons out of our sunvalley, buying early 2005 and it passing away at the end of 2008 season. I have done the maths and we camped in it approximately 150 nights, which means at 4 weeks or less a year max, i estimate you will get about 6 years out of yours, assuming about 25 nights a year. I think I can be quite accurate about that given that it was UV damage to the fabric that was the main culprit.Even before the death, we had noticed a thinning of the fabric and a number of small tears in the tent due to UV damage.
What happened was we were erecting it in very strong winds and in order to try to control a billowing tent so we could get it into an upright position my husband, (now my ex) secured it at the back of the tent with just one peg right in the middle.
To cut a long story short, the wind tried to blow the tent away but part of it stayed pegged firmly to the ground which meant it ripped from corner to corner right across the back of the tent. A four metre tear that those 6 inch strips of repair fabric outwell give you didn't quite cover. we still managed to camp in it for 3 nights. I also partly blame the fibreglass poles because they didn't have the strength to keep their shape in the strong wind. They were snapping and making it harder to erect the tent quickly.
Ho hum, I still feel we got our money's worth out of it, and of course I am joking about divorcing my husband....I killed him!
Claud.
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