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Topic: retro tent needed

lochbroomer

27/8/2010 at 5:41pm
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Hi everyone, I am working on a new tv programme in Edinburgh and I'm trying to source a retro tent to use as a prop in the programme. The tent is to be from the 1970's or early 80's and should be a family sized tent or it could be smaller. The designer had an A frame/triangular shaped tent in mind. Would anyone have a tent from this period that I could purchase or hire for filming for two weeks from the end of September? Or can anyone advise as to where I might find one of these tents? The tent is to be put up in the back garden of a family home in Edinburgh.

I look forward to your reply/help. Many thanks, Janice Email: macraejanice at mac.com

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moonmummy

27/8/2010 at 5:45pm
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Have you looked on ebay? There have been quite a few retro,canvas and frame tents on there recently.

valbarley

27/8/2010 at 9:06pm
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you can buy these new from BCT?

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it's a relum giant pearl

http://www.bctrelum.co.uk/

(I'll buy it cheap off you when you've finished with it!)

valbarley

27/8/2010 at 9:22pm
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or this one one on ebay..(6 man)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tent-Relum-Super-Pearl-250-6-Person-Tent-perfect-con-/230517439109?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_HikingCamping_Tents_JN

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Valk_scot

27/8/2010 at 10:49pm
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What are you going to do with it ? Just as a prop showing the outside or are you going to show people sitting inside it too, or even actually camping in it? I live just outside Edinburgh and could ask around if I had a better idea of what you wanted.

Valk_scot

27/8/2010 at 10:57pm
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Also on Ebay..there's this shining example of Retro Orange. Not exactly an A-frame but it is very 70's!

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28/8/2010 at 1:45am
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Don't you dare go after the Relum I have its big sister and it needs to come home to me so they can be re united again.

I liked you Val ....how could you

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valbarley

28/8/2010 at 9:32am
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sorry

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30/8/2016 at 6:33pm
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I have a 1980 Conway corniche trailer tent I have recent photos if you like to have a look

Campernic

30/8/2016 at 7:13pm
Location: Northern Ireland
Outfit: Bell Tent Vango Coleman and Quechua

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Hi. Look for a Lichfield Challenger 5, it is a ridge tent with a retro look - I have one but you aren't getting it, it's precious to me. It's my profile pic. They do come up quite often for quite little money, I hear of people buying them for a fiver etc.

The Lichfield Palladin is the cotton version of it.

FOAM

30/8/2016 at 7:29pm
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This is from 2010

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Ewen c

30/8/2016 at 9:14pm
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Scratch that.
The op posted 6 years ago.

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Campernic

30/8/2016 at 9:42pm
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Didn't look close enough

Ewen c

30/8/2016 at 10:18pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Campernic on 30/8/2016
Didn't look close enough

I only saw after I had posted and clicked on the eBay link. I just had time to edit.

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