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Hi all

well it appears that camping season is upon us again, we are relatively new campers only went a couple of times last year.

We made the mistake of getting a rubbishy Rage tent from fleabay to see if we enjoyed the whole experience, we loved it, even with the few drips of water landing on us through the badly sewn tent!

Anyway, we're off to Ilkley this sat to the Yeomans tent show, to get a feel of what tents we like, I have my mind set on a tunnel tent, love the montana/amazon/ that sort of thing.

Has anybody purchased a tent from the Yeomans show, I was just wondering if you can get any bargains there, or if they sell them any cheaper than the rrp ?

I have just been looking on ebay , there seems to be a good price for vango diablo 600+lots of extras, but a few things put me off ..it would probably just be me putting the tent up, as oh would be seeing to our son and i believe diablos are pretty tricky, also it would be nice to have brand new equipment.

Was wondering if anybody can recommend a good tunnel tent with a couple of bedrooms (pref next to each other) , s.i.g, and a  decent hh .

Thanks guys

I'm going to the Yeomans show in Ilkley too this weekend. Never been before and looking to buy my first tent.

I cannot decide between the Outwell Nevada M and the Vango Tigris 500. Hopefully these will be on display and I can see if one is worth £100 more than the other.

I best there are other good tents that I simply don't know about! There is too much choice!

IMHO if you are undecided about which tent to get, going to a display is the best thing you can do.

It is easy to fall in love with a tent on the internet but seeing it for real can change opinions rapidly.

I am sure after having a good look around, you will instinctivly know which one to get.

Get a good brand name and dont be too afraid to ask if you are unsure or have questions.

Good luck and happy shopping

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by reforse on 23/4/2009

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The display models can be cheap towards the end of the expo

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Erm excuse me but it is Thursday... new tent day? Wheres the pics then lol

Angie

Yipppeee...

I was so looking forward to Saturday, and will probably still go for a nosey !

...We have ended up getting a complete bargain (in our opinion) on e bay, all the following brand new for a price of £285.00.

VANGO DIABLO 600 TENT PLUS ALL THE ACCESSORIES YOU NEED TO START YOUR CAMPING EXPERIENCE. ALL THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN STORED IN THE GARAGE BUT NEVER USED:

Wooden mallet, portable hammock, large multi coloured umbrella, 4 butane gas cannisters, Suncamp portable wardrobe (60x50x132cm), cruet set, can opener, bottle opener, kettle, sauce bottle set, picnic set in rucksack which contains 2x knives, forks spoons, glasses and plates & bottle opener, Outwell sage green wind screen (140x500cm), rectangular washing up bowl, washing up stand with round washing up bowl, drainer & rack, water container with tap, 4x dinner plates, 4x salad plates, 4x dessert bowls, 4x tumblers, 2x salad bowls with lids, 1x bamboo salad bowl, air bed(198x130cm), Sungas portable double burner stove (2.8kw burners), plastic spatular, Suncamp slatted table, 3 tier kitchen stand, 2x insulated stainless steel travel mugs, 3x large ice packs, portable camping larder (114x51x60cm), portable gas heater (1.1kw), very large cool box containing flask and small cool box, 3x very large storage boxes, set of 3 MSR aluminium pans with lids and handles and Gazebo (approx 300x400 cm)

Buyer to collect