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SVM 286

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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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28th Jun 09 at 14:49

Good afternoon all you fans of the great outdoors and sleeping under nylon/canvas/vinyl.

Can anyone educate me as to who makes the best tents please?

Are Khyam very good?

Are there better makes?

A multi occupancy unit with separate sleeping and living areas would be ideal for my application if this makes any difference.

I would prefer not to be cooked to death while I sleep if this is at all possible.

Many thanks in advance.

Sam

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28th Jun 09 at 14:51

Sleeping in the tent at night is OK it's during the day that you will "cook" inside.

Make sure you get a tent that you can stand up in - those little ones are shit

SR91

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28th Jun 09 at 14:55

Its all to do with your sack, mines small thin and tight keeps me warm in winter and cool int summer

Marc

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28th Jun 09 at 14:58

I have 2

Peakland 3 man - £120

Tri Star 6 man (3 bedrooms) - £50 (Cheapo for Leeds fest!)

SVM 286

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28th Jun 09 at 14:59

Yeah, don't I just know Sam. Been there, done that, bought the Tee shirt etc.

Waking up full of booze after two hours sleep in the worlds smallest, hottest, brightest tent in Woolacoombe was pretty far from my idea of enjoyment.

Sam

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28th Jun 09 at 15:02

We often go camping, I was looking into the idea of hiring a motorhome (stupidly expensive) or hiring/buying a caravan as my car has a towbar thing at the back (also stupidly expensive for anything half decent).

SVM 286

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28th Jun 09 at 15:04

Cheers chaps.

It's not usually my sort of thing.

I've only ever done it twice and the second time was as an adult so ended up quite unpleasant.

Don't have any of my own gear and am being forced into going to Bestival in September.

Should be great but dreading the camping bit.

There'll be seven of us so either two massive tents or one funking huge one will be required.

A while back, the Gadget Show rated tents and Khyam came out very good in tests, albeit quite pricey.

Sam

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28th Jun 09 at 15:08

How about a yurt?

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&um=1&sa=1&q=yurt&btnG=Search+images&aq=f&oq=

Marc

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28th Jun 09 at 15:09

I need one of them

SVM 286

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28th Jun 09 at 15:10

Yeah, been looking at Yurts and Tipis/Teepees mate.

The price makes you go

That's just to rent it too.

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28th Jun 09 at 15:15

SVM 286

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28th Jun 09 at 15:21

The smallest Yurt is only for two to three adults and costs £400.00 to RENT

for the weekend.

They go right up to twelve hundred quid for a 15+ adult unit.

These prices are all unfurnished. They actually charge you between £100 and £320 extra for furnishings.

Thieving arabs.

The one we'd need would be £680 unfurnished.

That's what made me think, right, what can I get in the way of ludicrous tents for less than that.

Marc

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28th Jun 09 at 15:22

£2000 to £30000

John

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28th Jun 09 at 15:29

http://www.rageoutdoor.com/tromso8.htm

SVM 286

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28th Jun 09 at 15:29

SHIT-BEANS!!!

Is that what they cost to buy Marc?

James

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28th Jun 09 at 15:30

I have a Khyam. It's very good, but they class it as "Quick-erect" which I don't really agree with.

I have this one:

http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Khyam_Harewood_Ridgi_Dome_Tent.html

[Edited on 28-06-2009 by James]

SVM 286

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28th Jun 09 at 15:31

quote:
Originally posted by John
http://www.rageoutdoor.com/tromso8.htm

John

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28th Jun 09 at 15:32

That lasted a weekend at T in the Park, which in normal use terms is years.

Marc

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28th Jun 09 at 15:32

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
SHIT-BEANS!!!

Is that what they cost to buy Marc?

Price list on one website says so!

SVM 286

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28th Jun 09 at 15:36

quote:
Originally posted by James
I have a Khyam. It's very good, but they class it as "Quick-erect" which I don't really agree with.

I have this one:

http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Khyam_Harewood_Ridgi_Dome_Tent.html

[Edited on 28-06-2009 by James]

Have you ever timed how long it takes to set up James?

Dan

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28th Jun 09 at 15:40

halfords had a big deal on there offer board outside when i went past other day, summit like tent 2 double air beds, 4 sleeping bags all in a rolling case for 150 quid, may not be the quality your after tho

Adult GiftsClick here to vist us

mwg

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28th Jun 09 at 15:41

Get an Outwell. They are really well made.

I've got this one http://www.yeomansoutdoors.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=4083 Can comfortably fit a double matress in the bedroom when you take the central partition down.

Mum & Stepdad have this one, bit bigger than mine http://www.yeomansoutdoors.co.uk/products.asp?recnumber=92

[Edited on 28-06-2009 by Matty G]

SVM 286

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28th Jun 09 at 15:42

May well do the job though Dan. Cheers mate.

mwg

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28th Jun 09 at 15:43

Oh just saw you are going to some sort of festival. You wont be wanting to take anything decent there I guess so ignore me

James

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28th Jun 09 at 15:43

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286

quote:
Originally posted by James
I have a Khyam. It's very good, but they class it as "Quick-erect" which I don't really agree with.

I have this one:

http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Khyam_Harewood_Ridgi_Dome_Tent.html

[Edited on 28-06-2009 by James]

Have you ever timed how long it takes to set up James?

Well ive only done it once and that was in very strong winds. Probably took us a couple of hours.

Without the winds it probably could be done in an hour with a few of you.

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