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Subject Topic: Advice please! small tent for quick trips Post Reply Post New Topic
Personjensyfer68
28/6/2012 at 9:09pm
 Location: Swindon Wiltshire
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Hello fellow campers,

I'm going away next weekend with my 13 year old daughter.

Unfortunately the tents we already have are a bit too much for us to cope with so would love to get a small tent for quick trips/girly breaks etc.

Have been looking at the Hi-Gear Electron 4 - any other suggestions?

Thanks J xx


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Personshirleys
28/6/2012 at 9:51pm
 Location: Stalybridge
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A little 3m bell tent would be ideal, one pole then guy out, gheres a lot of other 3 births around that would probably be okay, a lot depends on what you consider too much of a tent to pitch and how much you want to spend, how about something like the easycamp tipi.


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PersonRTS5
29/6/2012 at 10:03am
 Location: North Wiltshire
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I shared a Hi Gear Rock 4 tent with a friend the other weekend. There was plenty of room for both of us and it stood up really well in some pretty blustery weather. Very easy to erect/strike with two of us. Otherwise I would recommend the Vango Icarus 400, I have one and it is a great tent. A lot of people rate the Kampa tents but I have no personal experience of these.


PersonHEJC72
29/6/2012 at 8:22pm
 Location: North Yorkshire
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Licata 400
Icarus 400
Green Tee 500 DLX

All very quick and easy to erect solo but with enough space to chill out and relax.



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Personpingvin
30/6/2012 at 12:02am
 Location: Denmark
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EasyCamp Tipi - reasonable price, weighs near to nothing, easy and fast to put up, standing height, lots of space for 2 persons. Mine has been testet in heavy rain and wind and performed well. Only drawback is that it has no windows.

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Proud owner of a 1987 Sprite Alpine 370 EK, a cheap popup tent and a beloved retro Trio frame tent from the early seventies, called Giraffen.


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Personjensyfer68
01/7/2012 at 4:50pm
 Location: Swindon Wiltshire
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Thanks for all your comments - will take a look at those xx


Personbordercaz
01/7/2012 at 9:35pm
 Location: Shropshire North Wales borders
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Gelert Icarus 300.

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Personemgi99
01/7/2012 at 9:49pm
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Vango Kairos, if you can find one - 10 mins to put up and you can stand up in it - it's our weekend tent of choice!


PersonSpeedcamp
02/7/2012 at 12:54pm
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We'd second the Kairos 400 if you can find one. We use ours for 2 adults and a 5 year old for touring and quick weekends. We have even thought of buying a second to replace it when it eventually goes. The design is just so practical, strong and quick! Lower height beds are needed though - our Coleman comforts are too tall but beds around 11cm high are fine!

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Love our set-up and need no more tents or gear, so trying to stop looking!


PersonGrotbags
02/7/2012 at 1:51pm
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My 11 year old daughter and I can put up the Icarus 500 in no time - but we take my twin boys too (they go to the park and play and leave us to it!)  and its plenty big enough for us for a weekend - so a smaller Icarus would be ideal for you! 



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