High quality, fast erect big tent? Canvass teepee?
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Sa Calobra said:
Not a Decathlon, proper quality. I'd even look at a canvass teepee etc. Ideas?
Must last year's.
The best Tipi manufacturer IMO is Tentipi - absolutely lovely tents that are nicely designed and constructed - but expensive. Must last year's.
IMO the Pyramid tent design is much better than the Bell or Tipi design for general camping; no more poles than a Bell tent but more space and and easier to divide space. That's what I'd look for.
How big and for what?
I've got an outwell air tent which is pretty easy to put up - takes me about 20 minutes, (less if I'm really lazy and use a powered pump) including the extended porch and additional ground sheet and inside carpets.
They get fairly large eg 4.5m x 7.5m - Outwell vermont
I've got an outwell air tent which is pretty easy to put up - takes me about 20 minutes, (less if I'm really lazy and use a powered pump) including the extended porch and additional ground sheet and inside carpets.
They get fairly large eg 4.5m x 7.5m - Outwell vermont
We've also just bought an airbeam tent. Went for the Kampa Croyde Classic Air 6 man - last years model as I could get that for 900 instead of about 1400 for this years model. It's 7m long and 4m wide with three 130cm wide sleeping compartments which can be unzipped into two or one giant compartment. Conveniently Vango make a 10cm SIM in 130CM width, so they fit perfectly. setting up is quick - 15 minutes is possible but with two young kids (2 and 5) it took closer to 40. packing away took considerably longer and the big struggle is the 46KG weight of the single tent bag. I'll be splitting some of that out into separate bags for ease of use in the future.
best of luck
Rob
best of luck
Rob
wsurfa said:
How big and for what?
I've got an outwell air tent which is pretty easy to put up - takes me about 20 minutes, (less if I'm really lazy and use a powered pump) including the extended porch and additional ground sheet and inside carpets.
They get fairly large eg 4.5m x 7.5m - Outwell vermont
There are two of us and a 7yr old. The bigger the better purely as it feels more luxurious. Our current is a 7man go outdoors own brand but it's a pita to put up. I've got an outwell air tent which is pretty easy to put up - takes me about 20 minutes, (less if I'm really lazy and use a powered pump) including the extended porch and additional ground sheet and inside carpets.
They get fairly large eg 4.5m x 7.5m - Outwell vermont
If it's proper luxury camping you're after then it has to be a Canvas Bell Tent with a wood burner.
Ours must be about 10 years old now and has been up in all weathers from snow at New Year in Aviemore to hot sunshine. I've added heavy duty pegs and a couple of ratchet straps for the worst of Scottish gales but it's pretty sturdy.
Even including faffing about with the stove and flue, two people can have it all up and sorted in about half an hour. There's nothing to it really - Single two piece centre pole, pole to hold up the door and peg the rest out. The poles are easily repairable or replaced with even a length of fence post should they be broken or lost. The canvas is also repairable or can be patched if the worst happens.
The stove is what really makes it though - sitting in short sleeves with the stove crackling away while everyone else freezes. It's quite capable of heating the tent to 30+ degrees even almost regardless of the weather outside so camping year round is a realistic option.
Apologies for the crap pictures but you get the idea.
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Ours must be about 10 years old now and has been up in all weathers from snow at New Year in Aviemore to hot sunshine. I've added heavy duty pegs and a couple of ratchet straps for the worst of Scottish gales but it's pretty sturdy.
Even including faffing about with the stove and flue, two people can have it all up and sorted in about half an hour. There's nothing to it really - Single two piece centre pole, pole to hold up the door and peg the rest out. The poles are easily repairable or replaced with even a length of fence post should they be broken or lost. The canvas is also repairable or can be patched if the worst happens.
The stove is what really makes it though - sitting in short sleeves with the stove crackling away while everyone else freezes. It's quite capable of heating the tent to 30+ degrees even almost regardless of the weather outside so camping year round is a realistic option.
Apologies for the crap pictures but you get the idea.
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snowandrocks said:
If it's proper luxury camping you're after then it has to be a Canvas Bell Tent with a wood burner.
Ours must be about 10 years old now and has been up in all weathers from snow at New Year in Aviemore to hot sunshine. I've added heavy duty pegs and a couple of ratchet straps for the worst of Scottish gales but it's pretty sturdy.
Even including faffing about with the stove and flue, two people can have it all up and sorted in about half an hour. There's nothing to it really - Single two piece centre pole, pole to hold up the door and peg the rest out. The poles are easily repairable or replaced with even a length of fence post should they be broken or lost. The canvas is also repairable or can be patched if the worst happens.
The stove is what really makes it though - sitting in short sleeves with the stove crackling away while everyone else freezes. It's quite capable of heating the tent to 30+ degrees even almost regardless of the weather outside so camping year round is a realistic option.
Apologies for the crap pictures but you get the idea.
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Well hello. What should the wood burner be/model? This seems a perfect idea. When I bought work boots I could have bought £50 ones or £170 Altbergs that would last me 10yrs. I chose the latter. Tell me what to order and I'll load the cart. Ours must be about 10 years old now and has been up in all weathers from snow at New Year in Aviemore to hot sunshine. I've added heavy duty pegs and a couple of ratchet straps for the worst of Scottish gales but it's pretty sturdy.
Even including faffing about with the stove and flue, two people can have it all up and sorted in about half an hour. There's nothing to it really - Single two piece centre pole, pole to hold up the door and peg the rest out. The poles are easily repairable or replaced with even a length of fence post should they be broken or lost. The canvas is also repairable or can be patched if the worst happens.
The stove is what really makes it though - sitting in short sleeves with the stove crackling away while everyone else freezes. It's quite capable of heating the tent to 30+ degrees even almost regardless of the weather outside so camping year round is a realistic option.
Apologies for the crap pictures but you get the idea.
[url]Edited by snowandrocks on Friday 21st April 18:04
I can't actually remember which company I bought ours from tbh but this company seem to stock everything you need.
http://www.belltent.co.uk/
http://www.belltent.co.uk/
Of course if you want to be slightly less 'glamper' and be able to stand up in your tent anywhere other than the middle, you could get a proper frame tent, like this one https://www.obelink.co.uk/bretagne-6.html?category...
We have a similar tent, albeit ours is 'vintage' (or, as I prefer, 'old') and I can't recommend it highly enough. Cotton is much less noisy than polyester, and it stays warm in the cold, and cool(er) in the sun. And the frame means that you can walk around inside, which is bliss, and much kinder to my back. That said, you have to balance tat against the back-trauma of getting over 60kg of tent out of the attic and into the car
These frame tents take up a lot of space (and I expect bell tents are the same) so you need either a big car, or a big roof rack, or a trailer, or a combination thereof. We need the trailer if we take the frame tent, but can get away without if we use our polyester tent - but that is strictly for shorter stays as the 'big' tent is so much nicer.
As I post, I notice that obelink won't ship that tent as it's so heavy - so if you want it you need to factor in a trip to Holland to collect it.
We have a similar tent, albeit ours is 'vintage' (or, as I prefer, 'old') and I can't recommend it highly enough. Cotton is much less noisy than polyester, and it stays warm in the cold, and cool(er) in the sun. And the frame means that you can walk around inside, which is bliss, and much kinder to my back. That said, you have to balance tat against the back-trauma of getting over 60kg of tent out of the attic and into the car
These frame tents take up a lot of space (and I expect bell tents are the same) so you need either a big car, or a big roof rack, or a trailer, or a combination thereof. We need the trailer if we take the frame tent, but can get away without if we use our polyester tent - but that is strictly for shorter stays as the 'big' tent is so much nicer.
As I post, I notice that obelink won't ship that tent as it's so heavy - so if you want it you need to factor in a trip to Holland to collect it.
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