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Topic: Standing room tent

Chris Allman

25/1/2017 at 8:21pm
Location: wrexham
Outfit: Vango icarus 500

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Good evening,lm looking for a tent l can stand up in to get dressed(getting on a bit). Would like abit of room at the front to cook and sit if the weather's not too good.ALso must be easy to put up and down as l will be camping alone most of the time.
Currently using a halfords single skin, right height but no front living area,also dont like the condensation.The size of a Lichfield findhorn etc would be perfect.Cheers.

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Cross Camping

26/1/2017 at 7:32am
Location: Hertfordshire
Outfit: Anything I like !!!

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If money is no object then the poly cotton Vango Solace 400. It cut right down on condensation and is super fast to pitch, mega stable and has everything you need.

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VangoMan02

26/1/2017 at 2:39pm
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That is a good tent that Gary has suggested but if its more than you want to spend, take a look at some other Vango 400's.
I solo camp and have a Vango Calder 400, full standing height, fully sewn in groundsheet. Two entrances.
Its a simple 3 pole system to erect, which I can do on my own. It also has the Vango TBS system which is excellent and helps with stability in windy conditions.
There are 3-4 variations of this model. I think the Woburn 400 is almost identical is size / spec.
I paid £135 last year from a company on Ebay, there a some on Ebay at present around that same price.

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Poppy9560

26/1/2017 at 9:32pm
Location: Kent coast
Outfit: Gelert Navajo 4

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I have the Trespass Go Further 2 which I love-it's often on offer at about £9 at Argos. I can put it up on my own, it weighs 10 kilos, and has a carpet in the living area

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Bob61

27/1/2017 at 2:04pm
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I would recommend my present tent, the Sunncamp Breton 500 Plus. It seems to tick all your boxes. The bedroom can be split into a 3 + 2 or one big room. I use it as one big room for myself, bags and baggage. The living area is slightly smaller than the bedroom but plenty of room for tables, chairs, boxes etc. Standing room throughout.

It has 3 poles (plus 2 ridge poles inside and a porch pole) and is the easiest to erect tent I have ever had. The roof poles clip into brackets already attached to the tent and the legs then clip into the other end of the brackets...no struggling at all.

There is now an 'air' version but I don't know anything about those.

DeborahTurner

27/1/2017 at 2:21pm
Location: London
Outfit: Vango Kalu Hypercamp Eldorado

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Vango Kalu 400 http://www.winfieldsoutdoors.co.uk/vango-kalu-v-400/?gclid=CPvj9cbC4tECFS8z........

This was being discussed on another thread recently, with some pics.

DeborahTurner

28/1/2017 at 11:19am
Location: London
Outfit: Vango Kalu Hypercamp Eldorado

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You can find pictures of Purplebean's Kalu in use the 'It happens every year' thread. And also her trip report.

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purplebean

28/1/2017 at 5:03pm
Location: West Yorkshire
Outfit: Karsten 350 CA FW RA :)

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I have just put up a birthday camping thread (minutes ago) in trip reports where we are using the Kalu

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