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Subject Topic: Cooking/Dining/Utility tent/tarp?
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27/7/2014 at 6:06pm
 Location: Nottingham
 Outfit: Outwell
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Thank you for the replies people.

I got the Amazon Tarp linked above for use in the smaller tent.

Seems great value but alas, have not had the chance to use it in anger yet :(

Now, moving on...

It will be our annual 2 week gamble in the British sun in August in the Kampa Croyde 6.

With it being the 5 of us, and staying away for 2 weeks, I feel a seperate utility/cooking/dining tent would be very practical.

Any more recommendations please?

Stability is important, do not want to be worried about something else blowing down in a summer breeze ;)

Size wise, just enough to cook in would be pleasent BUT if can fir in the cooking stuff AND a table with chairs, even better.

My shortlist so far, is the following:

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Royal-Dayroom/872

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Outdoor-Revolution-XL-Outhouse/22

http://www.khyam.co.uk/detail.asp?p=389

Any others I should be considering or comments on the 3 above are welcome.

Many thanks all.

Post last edited on 27/07/2014 18:47:50


09/8/2014 at 12:08pm
 Location: Nottingham
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Anyone able to offer any wisdom on the above?

Any input appreciated.

Thank you.


09/8/2014 at 4:41pm
 Location: Essex coast living on a boat!
 Outfit:  Vango Stargrove 600xl
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If I was buying one of these I would go for the Royal or the Khyam, simply for the quality, they seem and look better quality than the Outdoor Revolution one, and look like they would be more long lasting.

We used to cook outside under a gazebo, with windbreaks at either side when we had our Sunncamp Vario 6 tunnel tent, and there was plenty of room for all 7 of us to sit and eat, those day tents were not available when my children were small, but they look great for family meals and food prep away from your main tent.

We do now cook in our tent, but that is because it is a Cabanon with a designated cooking area with roll up flaps, but with our Vango Colorado 8DLX we have the extension which makes a great cooking area, and we eat in the main living area of the tent, as we do with the Cabanon.

Hope you find the right solution for you,

Jane.



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Enjoying life beyond kids, new love, living on a boat and a new lease of life in my mid 50s! Never too old to reinvent yourself.....

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09/8/2014 at 9:28pm
 Location: Cotswolds
 Outfit: Vango Shangri La & Renault Grd Espace
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We have the outhouse XL, and I'd say there is plenty of room for all the cooking stuff, but you would be hard pushed to fit a table and chairs in there as well. With my kitchen stand, cool box/fridge and a few plastic crates around the edges, the floor area that's left is about 1.2 metres square.

It is good quality though, we have has ours for four years and it's been pitched about 15 times, no troubles at all.

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10/8/2014 at 8:44am
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We used to use a kitchen tent - just for safety away from the tent & small people. Camped in Scotland so the weather was usually an issue! I think it was an Outwell...have a fab picture of it (showing we took everything including the kitchen sink!)...but not sure how to post.



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