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Topic: Looking for weekend set up

SawboCampers

22/9/2011 at 3:57pm
Location: Sawbridgeworth Herts
Outfit: Outwell Imagine 2010

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Hi All,
Currently have a Outwell Imagine (same as Montana 6 really) and looking for a quicker, smaller, pop up, tent for the weekends only (for 2 adults and 2 4 year olds). Reason being dont want to spend days and days trying to dry a large tent for only 1 night away! We have a v small house!
So was considering a Quechua pop up (4.2?), but I think we would still need to have the option for outdoor cooking, sitting etc if it does rain. Having 2 smaller tents to dry may still be a better option that one v large one!
I think some people do the same - large tent for more nights and a weekend type tent with set set up.
Any recommendations? Something dead easy/quick to set up and packs up fairly small.

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alahol2

22/9/2011 at 4:09pm
Location: Hampshire
Outfit: Hypercamp Rosas 4

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Can't speak for the tent but, rather than a second tent I'd suggest a large tarp for cooking/eating sitting etc. We use the Obelink 3.75m square tarp. It comes with 2 very sturdy and tall poles plus all guys. Add a couple of 6 foot king poles and you can get dozens of different configurations out of it. Dries very quickly too.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Hypercamp-Cotton-Tarp/1736

http://www.tent-tents.com/overzichtpagina3.asp?cat=2&id=24&arid=2759

victoria1

22/9/2011 at 4:40pm
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I got the Quechua Base Seconds 4.2 last week and tried it out at the weekend. I blogged about it if you want to check out the link, there's photos on there too. I am very impressed with the quality of the tent, how easy it is to pitch and put away once you get the hang of it. I would recommend it but another one I would also recommend, being a quick to pitch tent, is the Vango Icarus 500. It's a roomy enough tent with a 15 minute pitch time, three poled tunnel tent with all the poles the same size. I have one of those too and use it as a weekend tent, and with it's extension a longer stay tent too.

RTS5

22/9/2011 at 7:46pm
Location: North Wiltshire
Outfit: Elddis & 3 tents

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We've got the Vango Icarus 300 which is great for just 2 of you. If we need a bit more room we put put the tarp as a 'kitchen area'.

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cindy007

22/9/2011 at 8:38pm
Location: None Entered
Outfit: Vango Maritsa 700 & Vango Calisto 500

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We have a Vango Calisto 500 for our weekend tent, steel poles takes 15 mins to put up, packs away in one bag, and you can add a porch if you want. loads of space, SIG, warms up very quick. We think its a great tent for us, at weekends.

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Tynxuk

22/9/2011 at 8:46pm
Location: Sunny Suffolk (West)
Outfit: inflatable dome Palamos6 frame tent

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Similar to the Vango Icarus 500 we have the (cheaper) Gelert Atlantis 5 its great for short stays and with the optional porch is ok for longer stays too.

MandiNKel

22/9/2011 at 9:44pm
Location: Yorkshire
Outfit: Alpha 400 Calisto 500 & Icarus 500

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We've just got a Vango Icarus 500 for our weekend tent as the little Alpha is a bit on the small side now my son's a teenager. Also have the canopy so ideal long weekends.

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kinks23

22/9/2011 at 10:11pm
Location: Staffordshire
Outfit: vango oregon 800 Royal Hampton 4

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We have the royal hampton 4, we can now pitch it within 20 mins late on a friday evening to return on sunday.

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