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Subject Topic: Lightweigh 3-4 man tent to take on plane Post Reply Post New Topic
Personkaytee91
18/4/2013 at 11:25pm
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Hi

I'm going to a festival in the Netherlands with my friend this summer and we'll probably need a four man tent, preferably with two separate sleeping areas, that can fit our bags in too. We'll be flying there and I've never took a tent in a case before so need something fairly light for its size.
I have looked at this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultracamp-Asquith-Berth-Camping-Tent/dp/B002M9UTZS/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt and considered splitting the parts between two cases. Does anyone know whether this is any good or have experience of flying with a tent before?

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Personhankakampa
18/4/2013 at 11:58pm
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Not had experience of that tent
But I do own a Kampa Minnis and can vouch that its an excellent small tent that sleeps 4 comfortably in a vis a vis style arrangement. It's also got 4000mm h/h and goes up in about 10 mins and has a sewn in groundsheet too so its nice & draught free. The pack would be small enough to check in although I'm not sure about it going as hand luggage

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Our Son 28, took his six person Tesco Vis-a-Vis Tent (£10 new bargain tent!) on the plane 4 years back, when he flew to Nice for a fortnight campings at Antibes, that was with EasyJet from Liverpool and he had no problems at all.

As for which lightweight Tent, then Terra-Nova and Hilleberg have some good offerings.

Terra-Nova often have a factory/returns sale always worth checking there website.


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19/4/2013 at 9:29am
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My ex took our son camping in Spain last summer, flew from Liverpool.  Had his tent pegs confiscated at the airport and had to buy  new ones when he got there.  Couldn't find a camp shop near the airport in spain so went to a hardware store and bought long nails!  (Common sense really when you think about it, if you can't take tweezers into a plane cabin, a pack of tent pegs will be a no no!)

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Personkaytee91
19/4/2013 at 9:50am
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Quote: Originally posted by Anniemacxx on 19/4/2013
My ex took our son camping in Spain last summer, flew from Liverpool.  Had his tent pegs confiscated at the airport and had to buy  new ones when he got there.  Couldn't find a camp shop near the airport in spain so went to a hardware store and bought long nails!  (Common sense really when you think about it, if you can't take tweezers into a plane cabin, a pack of tent pegs will be a no no!)


I'm flying from Liverpool too and don't fancy having the pegs confiscated ha. I'll assume they'd be fine in the hold baggage though?


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19/4/2013 at 5:43pm
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If you can carry a Gun in the hold ( you can - although I think some gun owners carry part of the trigger with them to disable it ) I think you'll be fine with a tent in the hold ::P


Personhankakampa
23/4/2013 at 11:06am
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Tent pegs are fine checked into hold baggage but not in the cabin.

Also don't try to take gas canisters for a stove into your checked in baggage - they are classed as dangerous goods.

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you can get plastic tent pegs from Halfords


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24/4/2013 at 9:43am
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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 19/4/2013
Our Son 28, took his six person Tesco Vis-a-Vis Tent (£10 new bargain tent!) on the plane 4 years back, when he flew to Nice for a fortnight campings at Antibes, that was with EasyJet from Liverpool and he had no problems at all.

As for which lightweight Tent, then Terra-Nova and Hilleberg have some good offerings.

Terra-Nova often have a factory/returns sale always worth checking there website.


Would you really take a Terra-Nova or a Hilleberg tent to a festival??




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