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Subject Topic: cabanon pacific cooton tent Post Reply Post New Topic
02/6/2011 at 8:41pm
 Location: scotland
 Outfit: Cabanon Pacific
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Hi Guys

 

New to campimng and just about to purchase a 4yr old cabanon pacific cooton tent.

 

I will only be camping( mostly in Scotland and sometimes in the rest of the UK.

 

can anyone give advise on a cooton tent for this purpose or is a typical Vango polyester with fibreglass poles gooing to be better?

 

Obviously a local slaes is trying to convince me that polyester fibreglass poles is going to be better, as they only concerned with sales turnover.

 

can anyone please advise?

 

The Cabanon Pacific has aliminium poles

 

Thanks

 

Michael



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02/6/2011 at 9:08pm
 Location: Stalybridge
 Outfit: Outwell Oakland XL
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Cotton beats polyester hands down

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02/6/2011 at 9:16pm
 Location: Australia
 Outfit: None Entered
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Cabanon 12. Vango 0.

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02/6/2011 at 9:32pm
 Location: scotland
 Outfit: Cabanon Pacific
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THANKS GYS FOR YOUR ANSWERS

 

I THOUGHT AS MUCH! BUT NEW TO CAMPING, DOES ANYBODY REVEIW THE CABANON PACIFIC AND THE CABANON VIS A VIS TENTS

 

THANKS

 

MICHAEL



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02/6/2011 at 9:34pm
 Location: scotland
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tHANKS ESPECIALLY TO SHIRLEY , iM AN OLDHAM LAD BORN AND BRED, ALTHOUGH NOW LIVE IN GODS  OUTDOORS BACK GARDEN ( SCOTLAND)

 

MICHAEL



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02/6/2011 at 9:36pm
 Location: scotland
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SORRY PHIL FORGOT TO MENTION YOU

 

MICHAEL



02/6/2011 at 9:40pm
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PHIL&SHIRLEY

IS STALYVAGAS STILL BUZZING?



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02/6/2011 at 9:59pm
 Location: Middlesex
 Outfit: Cabanon Tents
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Hi and Welcome,

We have the Pacific. It's our most used Cabanon tent..........Love it. Easy to put up and very very sturdy.

Helen



03/6/2011 at 4:55pm
 Location: South West
 Outfit: Lots of Cabanons + Freighter 600
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We have the pacific. Great tent and the poles are really light compared with the normal cabanon poles. The space is great for two people if you don't need a gin palace.

I love Cabanon and have several of their tents.

The only problem with Cabanon when camping in Scotland is there is not much in the way of midge protection.



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19/6/2011 at 3:48pm
 Location: Somewhere in a field camping.
 Outfit: Eldorado Cabanon Etna too many others
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I'd just love a Pacific and scour eBay every day but there are never any for sale. Those who have them are hanging on to them!


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19/6/2011 at 4:08pm
 Location: A quiet pitch with a lovely view
 Outfit: Cabanon Noumea
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Cabanon Pacific every time! Strong, calm, steady and v light and easy to put up solo. We've had some quite windy conditions on the campsite recently and I know the Pacific would have been fine but the nylon standing height tunnel tents have been bucking and dancing all over the place.

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19/6/2011 at 4:10pm
 Location: Somewhere in a field camping.
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You are making me jealous Merry. Isn't it about time you changed your Pacific for something else?, you can easily get bored when you hang onto a tent for too long you know!


20/6/2011 at 10:00am
 Location: A quiet pitch with a lovely view
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Quote: Originally posted by mantrachant on 19/6/2011
You are making me jealous Merry. Isn't it about time you changed your Pacific for something else?, you can easily get bored when you hang onto a tent for too long you know!


Hi. I think the thing with Pacifics is that, although they aren't the prettiest tent in the world, they are comfortable, practical and so easy to put up and down. Plus ... they take up a lot less space to store than many similar sized or canvas tents. So people might tend to hold onto them longer because even if they aren't being used much they aren't taking up a lot of storage space at home.

As you know, my tents are all 'resting' this year while I'm in the van, but I am wondering if I could fit in one or two days away in a tent at some point. Well, I've started making lists of what I would need for a really minimal trip


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20/6/2011 at 1:49pm
 Location: Somewhere in a field camping.
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Hi Merry, I hope everything is going well for you this year on the site and that you are enjoying life. Hope you do manage to get away for a couple of days but my minimalistic trips always end up being non minimalistic!



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