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 Topic: Obelink 4m Bell Tent - Manor Court Farm
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12/7/2009 at 7:55pm
Location: London
Outfit: Hypercamp Sahara 400 Bell Tent
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Hi all,
I just got back from an evening away 'test camping' our new family tent - the Hypercamp Sahara 400 from Obelink. For £190 including delivery it seems like a bargain. Good service - Ordered on Monday, received on Friday (all the way from Holland), and camping on Saturday.
The instructions warned (and I had heard before) that canvas can leak along the seams the first time it gets wet so I took the tent down to Manor Court Farm in Kent to test run it as we go away as a family in 2 weeks. The weather provided me with good conditions to prime the tent - light drizzle in the evening whilst I was setting up - nothing too bad, then a deluge several times at night. I was waiting for the seams to leak but not a drop came through all night.
Manor Court Farm is a lovely spot, by the way, only an hour from South London but feels very rural. The lady that runs it is very friendly and you can buy logs for the fire there. I had a very peaceful evening tending the tent, reading, drinking wine, a spot of quiet guitar picking, and sitting by the fire. Highly recommended although the road is a bit noisy.
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12/7/2009 at 11:35pm
Location: East Essex
Outfit: De Waard Albatros
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Looks good, both tent and site. The only issue I have with bell tents is the lack of porch area. Is that an obelink tarp i see in the background and have you connected it up to the tent ? Any pics ?
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13/7/2009 at 11:32am
Location: Essex
Outfit: VW T2 van + Sahara 400 bell tent
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The site looks lovely...
Love the fire pit! :)
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13/7/2009 at 12:19pm
Location: E Yorkshire
Outfit: None Entered
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I think the photo's tell a more sinister story.
Camper pitches tent - Camper drinks wine and starts fire - Camper gets mallet - Camper has chicken for dinner
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Canvas tent, paraffin light, petrol stove. Heaven
I'd rather be kayaking.
Spent up, not pent up, just had my new tent up.
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13/7/2009 at 6:36pm
Location: Midlands
Outfit: Happy Owner of a De Wit Orlando
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Far better looking than an Outwell Indian Lake. More real less Disney.
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16/7/2009 at 9:18am
Location: Essex
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Quote: Originally posted by raf48 on 13/7/2009
I think the photo's tell a more sinister story.
Camper pitches tent - Camper drinks wine and starts fire - Camper gets mallet - Camper has chicken for dinner
So where's the sinister bit?
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