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Are these kind of tents any good? And who sells them - I can only see them being sold online - can't really see any of the big names like Argos selling them on their website
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Bit awkward for transport too as they fold down into a big circle, so when you're carrying it or have it strapped to your bag you either look like a ninja turtle or a spartan!
What is your profession?
Thanks I didn't relaise it was the same thing - i was searching for pop up not quick draw ..LOL
tbh, i would rather get a good stick up tent because theyre more compact and much better build quiality although you will find it will be heavier.
What?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IReMfvamQ28
Go up like a dream, sods to pack up.
on topic, i think pop up tents are useless, i'd use a real one if i were you.
Just because I have, and while nowt beats my lovely Coleman for me for a week, for a fast simple solution, the pop up is great.
I am assuming pop up tents are more like a water resistant cloth material whilst regular tents are more like plastic.
You can usually get info about tents, weight, poles, pack size etc and hydrostatic head. Hydrostatic head tells you how waterproof they are, the higher the better.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0199557/Trail/searchtext%3ETENT.htm
it says it's Hydrostatic head is 2000mm
According to this site anything over 1000mm is considered waterproof and the British army only specifies a minimum of 800 mm for their tents
http://www.outdoorgear.co.uk/infopoint/definitions/hydrostatic.htm
BTW, don't go by the british army standards, they really are the bare minimum from my experience... but then army people are arguably hardier than the rest of us so it's swings and roundabouts I guess.
We've just bought a 12 man tent for our holiday, there's only going to be 6 of us in it
Like you're coiling the frame up.
Was thinking of just going into Blacks or Millets and asking but thought I might get ripped off when they see how utterly clueless I am... and I really, so any help very much appreciated :flirt:
http://www.millets.co.uk/095167/product/095167.aspx?searchbreadcrumbs=095167 ?
Also get a tent with a porch, makes such a different if it does rain, so you have somewhere to stick muddy boots/dump sopping wet clothes before crawling in.
Vango are good brand to look out for, for a normal tent. Khyam are great for tents which are really quick to put up but more expensive and a bit heavier than a normal tent.
Yep, i have the Khyam Highlander as my festival tent, sets up in seconds and packs away easily unlike those bastard pop up tents.
ive just got one of those basic small tents http://www.millets.co.uk/Camping/Tents/3-4-Person-Tents/Candy-Flower-Dome-Tent/product/095821.aspx that but different pattern, and i can put it up on my own in about half an hour, maybe less
If you're only after the one night Lacry then you should be able to pick up something very very cheap.
I bought a pop up tent but didn't use it as one of the other people in the group brought a regular tent made by Blacks.
I have to say the Black's tent was well constructed and little things like having the instructions sewn into the case helped as well as colour coded poles.
Having said that we got totally soaked taking down the tents and it wasn't easy to do in high winds and rain. The tent I used had a porch which was handy for leaving my flip flops outside.
We had very heavy wind and rain through out the night and didn't feel a drop of water or any wind inside of the tent although the walls were of course shaking like mad and the noise of the water hitting the tent kept me up all night.
I think I saw a £89.99 label on it so pretty pricey for a 2 man tent.
If anything I wish I had a warmer sleeping bag - had a -5C mummy style sleeping bag but I think I could have done with something even warmer this weekend.
One thing about this tent I found is according to the instruction to pack it away the first move is to turn the thing upside down - that could be an issue in high wind. Also requires a lot of strength to pack it - twisting it into a circle.
A silk or fleece sleeping bag liner should keep you nice and warm and doesn't take up much sapce at all and means you can keep your current bag.