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24/9/2011 at 2:52pm
Location: Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
Outfit: Kampa Croyde 6
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I need a quick put up tent for sharing with my 3 children (all under 9 by next summer) needs to be UK weather proof!
Recs please:
I so far have the Gelert Cabana 4
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Claire.
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24/9/2011 at 3:06pm
Location: Newcastle upon tyne
Outfit: coleman coastline deluxe
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I have the Coleman coastline deluxe 4 berth, takes between 45mins to a hour to pitch, It is a tunnel tent,3000 hydrostatic head.
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24/9/2011 at 3:21pm
Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: None Entered
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Quechua 4.2 or the new xl version, you can then add a base for extra living space or get a daytent.
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24/9/2011 at 4:53pm
Location: Blackpool
Outfit: Fremont 4 5m Bell Gelert Oxygen 4
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bell tent. Takes about 30 minutes to put up... well actually its more the pegging and guying that takes time, actually putting it up takes 10 minutes.
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24/9/2011 at 6:04pm
Location: None Entered
Outfit: Bell tent & lavvu & Coleman Avior X2
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I'd say bell tent as well - so easy to put up, so comfortable, and a simple tarp can give a good covered area outside for cooking and stuff.
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24/9/2011 at 7:57pm
Location: Worcestershire
Outfit: Montana 6 Icarus 500 & Cabana 4
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Icarus 500 takes very little time too.
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25/9/2011 at 5:13pm
Location: Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
Outfit: Kampa Croyde 6
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Hmm not sure about a bell tent, how do you separate the sleeping and living areas?
Can you do an icarus by yourself?
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25/9/2011 at 5:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Tomsmum on 25/9/2011
Hmm not sure about a bell tent, how do you separate the sleeping and living areas?
Can you do an icarus by yourself?
With a bell tent inner. You end up with loads of space for both sleeping and living. And it's simple to undo some of the attachments and fold it further out of the way during the day if you want. We are family of 5, sometimes 6, and find we have much better space to use in a bell tent with a tarp to cover an area outside then we ever do in a typical tent with bedroom pods. The whole thing is just so easy.
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25/9/2011 at 7:26pm
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Icarus .
I put my 4 man tent up in 15 mins solo 
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25/9/2011 at 7:54pm
Location: Worcestershire
Outfit: Montana 6 Icarus 500 & Cabana 4
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OH can manage Icarus solo no problem (actually, so could I when we bought it but that's another story) and our 11 yr old can nearly manage, just not quite there with the ring and pins.
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07/10/2011 at 8:42pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Outfit: Holi * Perran 4 * Airedale 5
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I can pitch my Licata 400 solo in about 15-20 minutes.
Vango Icarus 500 can be pitched in about the same time (my friends both have this tent)
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