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Topic: Outwell Classic Polycotton Collection

Ratty

12/10/2012 at 12:41pm
Location: Hertfordshire
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The Outwell Classic Polycotton Collection
The Outwell Classic Collection is widely acclaimed as the top of the class when it comes to polycotton tents, including the Bear Lake and Montana Lake. Check out the 2013 range and find out more for yourself

Are you looking forward to seeing these at the shows?
Would you be tempted to buy one?
Do you think you would be the talk of the campsite if you turned up and pitched one?

Why not tell us what you think about the new 2013 Classic Polycotton Collection from Outwell.

Cheers Ratty

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Ratty

12/10/2012 at 12:46pm
Location: Hertfordshire
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Don't forget you can watch the video too

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dougt

12/10/2012 at 6:32pm
Location: Berkshire
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Wolf Lake 7 with Awning conversion kit!!!

Any thoughts as to whether it will be compatible with 2012 Wolf Lake Models?

shaun 123

12/10/2012 at 10:14pm
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is this the new bear lake - shaun

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Cross Camping

13/10/2012 at 10:11am
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The wolf lake is very diferent and no the awning kit will not fit the 2012 model. The awning kit is a large zip in front door and heavy duty groundsheet...

The new bear lake has a panaramic front now, as the new trout lake has.

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Katieep

13/10/2012 at 10:25am
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Wow it sounds like Outwell were listening to my list of 'wants' when they designed the new wolf lakes. Are there any piccies available ?

Did however pick myself up a bargain with my Kauai Reef which satisfied almost all my requirements and was only £700, suspect those wolf lakes will be quite pricey if very beautiful.

I cant make my mind up about the easy pegging system - whats the point ? The Kauai came with some incredibly heavy and strong steel pegs which look really substantial, though obviously not as good as our rock pegs. The easy system looks to be mainly plastic surely these cant be as good ?

arsenaldes

13/10/2012 at 12:20pm
Location: Aston Clinton
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The easy pegging system is supposed to be "idiot proof", green to match the guys, black to match the straps, silver to match the corner straps. Ok the pegs are no good in hard or stoney ground but isnt that why some bright spark invented rock pegs

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Katieep

13/10/2012 at 5:25pm
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Yeah, but do you really need all these different coloured pegs ? Surely just a set of decent set of steel pegs would do ? Has outwell introduced them to cut weight down ? If i was spending this much on a tent I'd be upset if i was given a load of plastic pegs even if they are all different colours ? Or is this a pointless discussion cos we all use our fav pegs anyway regardless of what is supplied with the tent ??

dodge20

13/10/2012 at 8:10pm
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I can kind of see the point of the easy pegging system for a total novice, but if there's a pegging point stick a peg in it, it's not rocket science. Our montana 6 pegs got replaced with Blue diamond hard ground pegs even before it's first use. Back on topic, yes I would be very tempted by one of these, might be the talk for the wrong reasons amongst some people, but hey that's thier problem.

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alibali65

13/10/2012 at 9:41pm
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Why don't they just supply deltas?

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hankakampa

14/10/2012 at 9:37am
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Do outwell Kampa Vango cabanon Karsten and de waard still offer traditional paper catalogues on their current and new tents - does anyone know?
I much prefer a paper catalogue to seeing electronic screen versions as with catalogues I can spread them out on the table to compare models and see several versions at a glance rather than continuously flicking between screens. ( does anyone else feel like I do about this? ) lol

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14/10/2012 at 9:47am
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Yes I agree hankakampa paper is much nicer to read than electronic.
If Outwell supplied Delta pegs with their tents people would would only complain and replace them with rock pegs

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