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Subject Topic: how old is your tent??? Post Reply Post New Topic
Personmhbd1
01/8/2009 at 11:09pm
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Hi - i have been searching the web for reviews etc of my family tent to no avail. I have come to realise that it is quite old!!! My estimation is that it is about 11 yrs old & is a vango colorado 350 which i think they stopped making or something as you only seem to get colorado 600/800 now. Have bought other tents since but always go back too using this one for us two & daughter. Anyone else got one or a tent this old they still use??

 


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PersonSarah+Simon
02/8/2009 at 8:19am
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our pyramid tent we just bought second hand is 16 years old!

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PersonLiz McC
02/8/2009 at 9:09am
 Location: Rotherham South Yorkshire
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I bought my Vango force ten in1981 and it's still going strong, just keep reproofing it. Had a lovely weekend last year year at Glan Nevis in it

Reeth 7th August

Faversham 22nd August

Bude 5th September


Personspiculum
02/8/2009 at 9:43am
 Location: Birmingham
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Just been trying to work out how old our Cabanon Paris is, we have had it 21 years and we bought it off a retired couple who went camping with there young children in it, so it must be about 40 years old at least. I did ask Cabanon how old it was but never got a reply.

 


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PersonAngelicMinx
02/8/2009 at 9:49am
 Location: Netherlands
 Outfit: De Waard Esvo (3) Hypercamp View AngelicMinx's Profile View Profile   Reply to AngelicMinx Reply   Quote AngelicMinx Quote  
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Ours are De Waard 10 yrs,  Esvo 8 yrs, Esvo 7 yrs, De Wit 3 mths and a little Esvo which is between 30 and 40 yrs.

All in great condition .

Angie


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Personmhbd1
02/8/2009 at 10:56pm
 Location: glasgow
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Glad to know i am not the only one with an oldish tent!! We have taken ours loads of places, including Corsica last year. We are off to Gairloch & applecross this week. I guess it just shows that if you do take care of stuff it lasts!! Hopefully i wont get it out of the cupboard & realise theres a big hole i missed when drying it out last............ We are also taking a coleman cobra 3 for 2 teenagers this trip - bought it about 5 yrs ago in a sale & never used it yet - anyone have one? Any good?


PersonZorro01
03/8/2009 at 1:43am
 Location: Weegieland Scotland
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Quote: Originally posted by mhbd1 on 02/8/2009
We are also taking a coleman cobra 3 for 2 teenagers this trip - bought it about 5 yrs ago in a sale & never used it yet - anyone have one? Any good?

See this, and the reviews ....

http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/review/reviewproduct/mps/RPN/559/prod/Coleman-Cobra-3/RCN/86/rgn/11/sp//v/1

Z


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Personmhbd1
04/8/2009 at 1:45am
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thanks - put it up indoors & it is really quick to put up, am off tomorrow so all we need now is some good weather!!!


Persontommybank
04/8/2009 at 7:39pm
 Location: Liverpool
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I have a Walker Okalahoma 6 berth frame tent bought new in 1978, I have had many wonderful holidays in it whilst the kids were growing up and a few with just my wife once the kids decided they were too old and camping wasn’t cool!!. I have even used it a couple of times in the back garden as a makeshift marquee for parties. I bought an Outwell Colarado 5 in July to use as a quick getaway tent if the weather was good, but the plastic pole joints failed last weekend in moderate winds, after only two weekends of use!!!!! I have exchanged it today for a Vango Columbia 600, I hope this proves to be a better buy.


PersonKaz + Dave
04/8/2009 at 8:35pm
 Location: Cheshire
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Dave has a Vango Mk 4 std which he wouldn't part with for the world - it's 29 years old (1980).  He would love to try it out again, but I would be bent double afterwards lol 17

Kaz


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PersonNICK SCOTT
06/8/2009 at 11:35pm
 Location: Newcastle
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I HAVE A CARAVAN KAIPAK 2 TENT BOUGHT NEW 26 YEARS AGO WITH MY FIRST FEW WAGES (£110 I THINK) AND A CARAVAN KAIPAK 3 BOUGHT SECOND HAND ABOUT 17 YEARS AGO. BOTH STILL USED FOR SHORT BREAKS.


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