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dan123

18/5/2013 at 6:02pm
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Hi me and my partner want to buy a tent , we plan on going all around england, wales and scotland camping. I have looked on the internet but am so confused in which tent would be right . I plan on going camping even in bad conditions can someone recomened a reasonable price tent and where i can get it from ? i would realy appreciate it .

Monty8

18/5/2013 at 6:38pm
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Look on Somerset Camping's website, they have some fantastic deals and their service is excellent. I think you may need one with a hydrostatic head of at least 4000 (waterproof), if you are going to be camping in all conditions. Others on here will give you some excellent advice I am sure.
Good luck and have a great time!

Katieep

18/5/2013 at 11:12pm
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I'd recommend looking for somewhere local to yourself that has camping displays so you can see tents in the 'flesh'. You need to think about what is most important to you as your choice of tent will depend on:
Your budget - most important
How much space you have in the car as some polycotton tents have huge packs
How important ease of pitching is
How important the time it takes to pitch is - if you're touring with the tent you'll want to be able to pitch and pack up quickly
Also the longer your camping holidays the bigger the tent you'll want, porches are particularly useful for cooking and storing wet, muddy gear
Do you care how heavy the tent is
Do you care about colour
?????

JK98

19/5/2013 at 1:57am
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Hi Dan & welcome to the forum

Another thing to consider is whether you want a tent you can stand up in, or a low, 'crawl in' height tent.

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dan123

20/5/2013 at 12:29pm
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Thankyou for all your advice , didn't think about how much there was to consider . I will have a look at Somerset camping and will look at some other local places too . Thankyou all.

JacquelineJawa

20/5/2013 at 12:36pm
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All the above, plus read the tent reviews on here. Also consider buying second hand. My first tent was an eBay bargain - Coleman Bi-space 500 for £30.

Campernic

20/5/2013 at 6:33pm
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If Budget allows have a look at the inflatable tents, such as the Vango Airbeam. They are quick and easy to pitch and the bigger ones aren't any harder to put up than the littler ones so you may as well have a larger one.

Always go for a bigger tent than the amount of people you have. Two people need a four or five man tent. I know of couples that use an 8 man tent but that's not much good for touring.

A couple beside me on a campsite this weekend (torrential rain) had a Vango Beta 350. They came home from soaked from a bike race they'd been attending and needed to come home to a dry tent. The tent had sprung a leak (this can happen any tent) and actually so had mine. My Vango Icarus is stand up height, I saw the leak (one spot only) and managed to contain it by putting a towel down. That couple in the Beta had a lagoon in their tent, soaked all their bedding etc. The smaller tent had the disadvantage because one leak did much more damage to their stuff than my bigger tent. They spent the night in the Amenity block. I managed to keep all bedding dry in my bigger tent, even though the floor of the main tent was wet from trailing feet etc and splashing in from outside.

So a separate bedroom pod, and 'living' area are essential, rather than a small tent where it is pretty much all one space.

doubledee

23/5/2013 at 6:14am
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Do you intend carrying the tent or will you use a car/motorbike? If you're on foot or cycling, weight is an issue but the lighter you go, the more expensive the tent. I would look for something with a decent sized porch and the Vango Omega 350 has a large porch and isn't too heavy if you are car camping. It also has decent headroom and you can sit on chairs in the porch (or even store bikes with the wheels removed). Jack Wolfskin do a similar model. The ultimate 4 season tent would be a hilleberg eg kaitum or ketan (two entrances) or nallo or nammatj. The ketan and nammatj use stronger fabric and stronger/thicker poles. They are very expensive but are regarded as the best tents for 4 season use. They might be overkill for your needs though but they will last and are quick to pitch.

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