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Timmywaz

29/6/2009 at 2:25pm
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Hi,

was looking for some advice.......
I am after a new Pop Up Tent..... I had a cheap Eurohike Flash which was ok but had a tendency to leak through the groundsheet and the sides at the bottom.....
I have been looking at the Outwell Jersey S/M and The Outwell Alderney also the Gelert Quickpitch. I am unsure as to which one to go with. it is only going to be used as a one or two night tent for a max of 2 people.....But it will need to be hardy as i am a bit mad and go camping in wind snow or rain and at all times of year....
Any advice will be greatly appreciated!!

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numbersix

29/6/2009 at 2:34pm
Location: Nottinghamshire
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The Outwell Jersey S and M are on offer at the moment at Yeomans. At £44.95, I would go for the M . I have the S and it is a cracking little tent .

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29/6/2009 at 9:26pm
Location: Cornwall
Outfit: Outwell Vermont M 2 Jersey M Jersey S

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we have the m and the s we've had the s for about a year and bought the m yesterday at yeomans show at newquay for £44 we paid more than that for the s last year. the s is good for 1 or 2 people but the m is much bigger you fit 4 at a push!

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theclarkes

29/6/2009 at 9:52pm
Location: Swindon Wiltshire
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We have the Gelert, waste of money, they are not double skinned, we used it a couple of weeks ago, lovely weather, but in the morning everything was soaked through because of condensation. The door does have mesh, so we thought, ahh leave the door open a bit to get some air through, but the door is on a slant, so if it rained you would again get soaked, 1 use and in the bin it went.

I would pay the extra to ensure of a double skinned one

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tin pockets

29/6/2009 at 11:36pm
Location: Stoke on trent
Outfit: Outwell sunvalley 6 Outwell Jersey M

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we have the jersey m. It is a cracking tent and the double skin makes all the difference. Quechua also do double skin, often a lot cheaper but the poles are a lot thinner and it all feels a lot less stable in stromg winds. But with thinner poles you can pack the tent up a lot smaller. If you can fit the large disc that is the outwell in your car i would go for that cos it seems a lot more sturdy but if space is at a premium get a quechua and save some cash.
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Timmywaz

30/6/2009 at 8:09am
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thanks for all the advise. Pretty sure i will go for an outwell now.... just gotta decide which will best fit my car......:-)

Thanks Everyone!
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Cryptian

30/6/2009 at 3:03pm
Location: Southampton
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Loved this thread-- may go look at that Outwell Jersey(m). Have a 2-man touring T.T Comi Camp. If I were to take the g.kids they could have the main bed & me & dogs have the pop-up in awning. Thanks

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Firedragon

03/2/2010 at 10:25pm
Location: Cornwall
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lol I wondred when the good old Yeomans would pop on this one! Good store :)

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savanne1

03/2/2010 at 11:12pm
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I've just advertised an Outwell Alderney on the free ads.

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Gizzler

04/2/2010 at 12:54pm
Location: Leeds
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We have the Vango Dart ds, it just fits the 2 of us in, the dogs would have to sleep on top of us but it wasn't too constrictive.

It's also double skinned and has a proper groundsheet unlike the Gelert ones.

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Liverbird08

04/2/2010 at 9:13pm
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Try the Quechua pop ups from Decathlon - i have one not used yet but looking forward to it as looks great in the garden. They now deliver online to all of the UK.

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JK98

05/2/2010 at 12:29am
Location: Coventry
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I was really taken with the Vango Karakum when I saw one at Go Outdoors a few weeks ago. It's a pop up, but with two 'rooms', so you could either sleep 2 in each section, or use one section to sleep 2 with an equal sized porch area. Fantastic for £49.47

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feeblecat

05/2/2010 at 8:07am
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I love the quechua tents - have 2, the base seconds and the 4.2. I like them better because of the standing room.

shelldean

05/2/2010 at 8:16pm
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we have a decathlon 3man Quechua pop up and we've jsut purchased the seconds base full to go with it. Base full on special at moment as it's end of collection

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Caradan_uk

07/2/2010 at 8:23pm
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2 sec 3 birth are £29 at the moment at Merry Hill Decathlon.

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