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PersonDruidical
02/9/2018 at 9:56am
 Location: Wirral
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Hello. New Eldorado owner here, inspired by this site.

We had a trial pitch in the back garden last weekend, and it went up pretty easily.

A few wonky guys perhaps, but no major issues. It was nice feeling being inside a canvas tent again on a sunny day. It's been about 30 years since we last went camping.

Now we're getting organised for a trip to Trwyn yr Wylfa!


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PersonDeborahTurner
03/9/2018 at 6:03pm
 Location: London
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Excellent, Druidical! Looking forward to seeing some pics of your new tent!


PersonDruidical
19/9/2018 at 4:30pm
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Went very well, so well that we were actually hoping to go back out again this week (Storm Ali makes that unlikely)

Eldorado stood up to heavy rain and wind on a couple of days and was fine though. We love that tent already ...

Photos imminent


PersonEwen c
19/9/2018 at 4:32pm
 Location: County Kildare Ireland EU.
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You have a great tent there. Looking forward to the pics


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Personmrs blossom
19/9/2018 at 4:53pm
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Jumping in, as Druidical's other half, to say this really is a great little tent, and I am delighted with it. I certainly didn't regret pounding in all those pegs when the rain was lashing and the wind was howling, and we were snug and dry inside.


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PersonMonsterBear
19/9/2018 at 6:28pm
 Location: Ross-on-Wye
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You'll soon get good and quick with the pegging out.
Takes me about 20 minutes on the Palamos, while Monster fits the inner tent, carpet, kitchen etc.

Great tent and ours still looks great 5 years down the line. Although the eyelets where the pins go through for the front frame have given up the ghost... Still doesn't leak and we've ridden out some stormy nights with little more than a wuffly ground sheet.


PersonDruidical
19/9/2018 at 10:19pm
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Here we go.

That's Puffin Island in the background.


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PersonDeborahTurner
21/9/2018 at 3:59pm
 Location: London
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Fantastic!
Is that the Hypercamp / Obelink tarp as well?


PersonDeborahTurner
07/3/2019 at 1:59pm
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OK, Eldorado owners - how do you fold your tent to get it back in the bag?

Last time but one I did it perfectly, but I cannot remember how I did it, and after several goes last time I have an unruly mess that will not fit in the bag. I need to sort this out before I set off camping again.

I seem to remember being very strict about having the mud flap up against mud flap and not canvas, and folding in three....

Do you fold back edge to front?

Or sides to sides?

Can anyone remember?


Personspooley
07/3/2019 at 2:12pm
 Location: Wiltshire UK
 Outfit: Cabanon Mistral 41; Hypercamp Eldorado View spooley's Profile View Profile   Reply to spooley Reply   Quote spooley Quote  
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I base my Eldorado-packing on the illustration I posted back near the top of page 34 of this thread:
https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=32&TopicID=........

After collapsing the tent, pulling the top left, then right, forward and finally back really helps to straighten out the fabric and make it less bulky to fold/roll up.


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PersonDeborahTurner
07/3/2019 at 5:36pm
 Location: London
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Thank Spooley - I'll go back to the diagram and see if it works for the Eldorado!


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