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Topic: Upgrading Tent

fairfieldwolf

22/8/2011 at 9:23pm
Location: None Entered
Outfit: Tent

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Hi I would be very grateful for some help - we currently have a Vango Idaho (5 person) there is only me and my partner plus our bikes so we like a fairly large but manageable tent. We have had very good wear out of our Vango we are thinking of changing. Out attention has been drawn to Outwell Tents - primarily for the large windows and sturdy poles plus the possibility of a side awning, footprint,carpet they look very good. I think the one we would have gone for would have been the Outwell Montana 5 no longer in production.
Could I please have feedbeck on:-
Outwell Oakland XL, Outwell Nevada - can you get footprint, side awning, carpet for these.
Vango Calisto can you get footprint, carpet, side awning for these.
TV's in tents has anybody managed to get reasonable reception if so what type of aerial do you use.

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ianbrown1957

22/8/2011 at 9:33pm
Location: gloucester
Outfit: vango icarus 600dxl

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hi with regards to tv in tents,we have a sgl gold digitop amplified aerial and have had perfect reception on freeview at monkeytree in newquay and more recently in verwood dorset.thats assuming you camp with ehu.ian

keri.s

22/8/2011 at 9:39pm
Location: Middlesex
Outfit: Outwell Oakland XL

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I have an Oakland XL. You can purchase footprint, carpet, front and side extensions.

The tent is great and easy to pitch has two main steel poles and two fibreglass poles (one at front & one at back). I have just bought the front extension but can't comment on it as it will be having its first outing this weekend.

Would definitely recommend the Oakland, it is a lovely tent and definitely lots of space. We are a family of 4 (2 kids age 7 & 4) and it is ample space for us.

Hope this helps

adandemsmom

22/8/2011 at 9:44pm
Location: West Midlands
Outfit: Kampa Hayling 4

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We had an Oakland, all the extras you mention are available but shop around as you can get some good deals.

Some good Oakland tent and carpet prices here and you can get 10% cheaper from Go Outdoors. http://lpctents.com/searchresults.asp?searchstr=oakland

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