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hankakampa

09/9/2016 at 7:27pm
Location: uk
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Just seen the new Vango Illusion 500
Integrated porch.
Not too big - so can be kept warm in cooler weather unlike the monster tents which are hard to heat. Means I can camp earlier and later in the year when sites aren't busy / peak season prices.

Heaven on earth

Now it's just who will I buy it from?...

Who else fancies a new 2017 tent and which one?

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Leeroy1982

09/9/2016 at 8:08pm
Location: Bridgwater Somerset
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We are on the lookout for a new tent for weekends, and short stays we like the outwell Indian lake, but they are not made anymore. We seen Garry cross video on YouTube yesterday showing the outdoor revolution crossover tent and we both like it, think we will be heading to the nec in February to have a look and to try and get a good deal on a tent package as would like to see as many as possible in person before we buy.

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duffs54

10/9/2016 at 9:09am
Location: Cambs
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hankakamper, just where do you store all these tents?

And now your hankering after another lol

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campasarow

10/9/2016 at 9:39am
Location: Somerset
Outfit: Vango Solace TC 500XL

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That's just showing off

The most we had at one time was 7.

WE are now down to our Vango Edoras 500XL; an Outwell Monty 4 which I need to check but may have to be scrapped; a couple of small festival type tents and an old ridge tent.

Now looking at the Kampa Brean 4 Air as our weekend/short stay tent.

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RY4N

10/9/2016 at 1:27pm
Location: Coventry Hull
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I now own two tents. Got our outwell Nevada M and Awning. Just bought a 4man tipi Robens Fairbanks which I can't wait to try out at the end of the month. Going to use this as our weekend/short break tent.

Ewen c

10/9/2016 at 3:20pm
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Only two at the moment.
We sold the Coleman Caucasus and want to sell the Royal Pescara. This will leave us with the Vango force 10 MK2 and money towards a new BCT task force 4.
The BCT and the Vango should cover weekends and longer trips and free up boot space.

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thebiz

10/9/2016 at 8:26pm
Location: anywhere but here
Outfit: oops bought another one !

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I have an embarrassment of tents, roughly 13

Until recently I could justify them all because they have different uses but a couple seem to be virtually duplicates so I suppose a few may have to go.

Also, in my defence, I've used 5 of them this year ☺️

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hankakampa

10/9/2016 at 10:17pm
Location: uk
Outfit: Karsten - sun storm - doesnt matter!

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Quote: Originally posted by duffs54 on 10/9/2016
hankakamper, just where do you store all these tents?

And now your hankering after another lol

lol ... they live in the spare bedroom over the winter and in the garage from spring - autumn lol

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Campernic

11/9/2016 at 12:29pm
Location: Northern Ireland
Outfit: Bell Tent Vango Coleman and Quechua

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I had 13 at one point. I sold 4 last year, a Vango Halo, a Coleman Cobra, a Gelert Cabana 4 and a Gelert Lunar 2. I sold my Quechua Base Seconds pagoda style the autumn before that. I still have my Quechua Base Seconds, a discontinued 4 berth Quechua pop up, my vintage Lichfield Challenger 5, my big vintage frame tent (Stan Evans Bungalow 6) a little Freeman ridge tent two berth (also vintage) another small frame tent (Sunncamp Villa 3) a Vango Icarus and my 4m Bell Tent. Then I recently bought two Olpro Pops. Where do I keep them? In the loft over the winter with all fingers crossed. In the summer the ones in use usually take up a corner of my bedroom or the livingroom.

I would sell the Icarus (which has a split pole i'd need to repair) and the 4 berth Quechua but haven't got round to it.

I find that since getting the 4m Bell Tent I don't need anything else. If I had to have only one tent, that would be it.

duffs54

11/9/2016 at 10:19pm
Location: Cambs
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Quote: Originally posted by hankakampa on 10/9/2016

Quote: Originally posted by duffs54 on 10/9/2016
hankakamper, just where do you store all these tents?

And now your hankering after another lol

lol ... they live in the spare bedroom over the winter and in the garage from spring - autumn lol

Yep ours lives all year in the spare bedroom too, no garage tho, heavy lumps though some of them!

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