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Topic: Getting back into camping. What tent?

cegriffy

01/4/2019 at 3:14pm
Location: Bucks
Outfit: Pennine Pullman 535 folding camper

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Hello :)

We currently have a pennine pullman folding camper. For many reasons we have decided that we are going to sell it this year. However, I'm not sure I want to give up camping altogether and as a caravan isn't an option I'm looking at tents, we had a tent before the folder.

Kids are nine and nearly 13 (boy & girl). OH is disabled so ideally I need something that I can put up myself or with minimal help. I like the look of bell tents as these only have one pole but I'm a bit put off by the lack of bedrooms/privacy and needing to put up some sort of kitchen tent/dining shelter.

I'm not convinced by air tents as apart from being expensive I hear lots of stories about leaks, pooling water etc but feel free to prove me wrong!

Any suggestions or recommendations appreciated.

Thanks

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woodman2

01/4/2019 at 4:06pm
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You may struggle to erect a larger tent on your own, so have you thought about buying two smaller tents?

You could erect them facing each other and have a canopy between the two.

cegriffy

01/4/2019 at 4:35pm
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That's a brilliant idea thank you!

Having two tents would also mean the other half and I could go without the kids when they get a bit older.

We could probably manage to put up a smaller poled tent between us.

Do you know if the coleman event shelters are ok or is there something better that would connect the tents?

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01/4/2019 at 6:19pm
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I was thinking about something like this to bridge the two tents facing each other.

https://www.ddhammocks.com/products/tarps

Two poles at the front and your done.

Cheaper than the Coleman option, and far more versatile.

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01/4/2019 at 6:29pm
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Have a look at this.

https://www.ddhammocks.com/explore/hammock_camping/setup_your_tarp

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