Cheap sturdy tent
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caelite said:
Currently looking at a Vango Talas 200, can pick it up on Amazon primeday sale for just under £30, looks a reasonable size from a good brand, 3000mm waterproofing (which is good?) with a flysheet. Anoyingly it appears to be a rather new model so there are bugger all reviews about for it, I don't know the first thing about tents so I am trying to figure out why it is so cheap compared to their, very similar looking, £120 hiking tents.
http://www.vango.co.uk/gb/tents/1010-talas-200.htm...List £55, exclusive to Amazon - "starter tent"
Looks like it's the same thing, bar colour, as the Soul 200.
http://www.vango.co.uk/gb/tents/995-soul-200.html
£45 from Cotswold, plenty of decent reviews - sounds like it's built down to a price, though.
http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/vango-soul-200-tent...
Job jobbed
Vango Talas 200 ordered, got it for £28 in the prime day sale. Can't really go far wrong at that price as it seemed to tick all the boxes of being cheap but somewhat capable of standing up to wind/rain. It looks basically the same as the Soul 200 but with 3000mm waterproofing instead of 2000mm so it is possible it is a newer iteration of it. I'll just mind to be careful with the poles putting it up as that seems to be the only complaint in reviews that they can be a bit brittle. Although based on its small size I reckon it'll fit in my kayak, which is an added bonus (my old tent, an ancient handmedown 4 man dome tent, never did)
Think ill spend the remainder of my budget on a new camping matress & pillow, I have been using my current foam ones whilst working under my car so they are bit grubby
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Vango Talas 200 ordered, got it for £28 in the prime day sale. Can't really go far wrong at that price as it seemed to tick all the boxes of being cheap but somewhat capable of standing up to wind/rain. It looks basically the same as the Soul 200 but with 3000mm waterproofing instead of 2000mm so it is possible it is a newer iteration of it. I'll just mind to be careful with the poles putting it up as that seems to be the only complaint in reviews that they can be a bit brittle. Although based on its small size I reckon it'll fit in my kayak, which is an added bonus (my old tent, an ancient handmedown 4 man dome tent, never did)
Think ill spend the remainder of my budget on a new camping matress & pillow, I have been using my current foam ones whilst working under my car so they are bit grubby
. caelite said:
Job jobbed
Vango Talas 200 ordered, got it for £28 in the prime day sale. Can't really go far wrong at that price as it seemed to tick all the boxes of being cheap but somewhat capable of standing up to wind/rain. It looks basically the same as the Soul 200 but with 3000mm waterproofing instead of 2000mm so it is possible it is a newer iteration of it. I'll just mind to be careful with the poles putting it up as that seems to be the only complaint in reviews that they can be a bit brittle. Although based on its small size I reckon it'll fit in my kayak, which is an added bonus (my old tent, an ancient handmedown 4 man dome tent, never did)
Think ill spend the remainder of my budget on a new camping matress & pillow, I have been using my current foam ones whilst working under my car so they are bit grubby.
Since you have spare cash, have a look for a tarp kit to make a little outside sitting/cooking/eating section that you can use if (ha Scotland, if....) it rains a bit.Vango Talas 200 ordered, got it for £28 in the prime day sale. Can't really go far wrong at that price as it seemed to tick all the boxes of being cheap but somewhat capable of standing up to wind/rain. It looks basically the same as the Soul 200 but with 3000mm waterproofing instead of 2000mm so it is possible it is a newer iteration of it. I'll just mind to be careful with the poles putting it up as that seems to be the only complaint in reviews that they can be a bit brittle. Although based on its small size I reckon it'll fit in my kayak, which is an added bonus (my old tent, an ancient handmedown 4 man dome tent, never did)
Think ill spend the remainder of my budget on a new camping matress & pillow, I have been using my current foam ones whilst working under my car so they are bit grubby
. https://www.blacks.co.uk/equipment/133172-eurohike... is £20 using CAMPSITE20 code
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