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06/1/2017 at 8:40am
Location: Kent
Outfit: 5m Bell Tent & Olpro Pop Tent.
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My advice, would be for the few quid extra go for a 5metre there is sooo much more space in them, and as you want to get a wood burner heating it is not a problem. Get one with a ZIG groundsheet, then if you should have to dry it indoors, unzipping the groundsheet makes it a bit easier to lay out for drying, and can also make it lighter for carrying around if weight is a problem for you.
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07/1/2017 at 8:14pm
Location: Somerset
Outfit: Nordisk Asgard Bell Tent
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Can I ask why you want the wood burner, they are not the easiest of things to cart around and add a fair few £££ to your budget. If you dont need one then look at Dusky Deer tents. We went for Nordisk (expensive) in the end but my 2nd choice would be Dusky.
Yes they are a pain to dry.
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12/1/2017 at 11:51pm
Location: Kent
Outfit: Karma Canvas 5m ZIG
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We have a 5m one, there is only 2 of us and the dog, I like my home comforts so we have (almost) proper beds, little side tables, chairs, the frontier stove, dog bed and toilet. I couldnt do it any smaller.
Have you seen they have an XL frontier stove now, with a little glass window?
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06/2/2017 at 2:59pm
Location: Suffolk
Outfit: Very variable
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I have a Blacks of Greenock Solace 1....their 4metre variant.
The deal I got for what looks like a seriously tough tent, was £498, including a spare very heavy duty groundsheet, an inner tent (if wanted?), a large canvas awning or tarp with all poles etc. And delivery.
The Blacks tent is a lovely thing with one or two features not always found on some others, but what would be essential is how many of you intend to sleep in it, and the space for drying it, if needed. Stoves of all sorts of fuel types can go in either size.....
I would also endorse the Dusky Deer recc. above, they were up on my list!
If you have a family then I may suggest considering a five metre tent, but four metres is plenty big enough for two?.....
Re groundsheet, a detachable one makes for more versatility, and there are several ways of doing this, each with their own benefits: zip in, peg in or clip in, as in the case of Blacks Solace.
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