Is there any such thing as a small tent you can stand up in?
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Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Madz
why do you want/have to stand up in it?
why do you want/have to stand up in it?
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Halfords Family Tent Pack Cat code: 845701-0
£99.87
The regular price is WAS £239.99
The sale price is SAVE £140.12
Walk-in Height
This great value tent pack has a walk in height of 180cm, unlikely many other tents on the market this requires no ducking!
£99.87
The regular price is WAS £239.99
The sale price is SAVE £140.12
Walk-in Height
This great value tent pack has a walk in height of 180cm, unlikely many other tents on the market this requires no ducking!
ground sheet with 16 pegs - slightly wider spaced for door section.
10ft central metal pole (i've seen bamboo used so you can drill it and hang stuff)
top sheet of cotton similarly 16 ridges running from centre strengthened section, with perhaps a 5" overhang.
Side walls hang directly from the the inside of the top sheet (as I say, about 5" back from end of roof), and turn into rubber at the floor.
So you peg out the groundsheet, lay out the tent, climb inside and erect the central folding pole (no pegs needed at this point - tent weight holds it up).
a folding a-frame at the door to give it extra shape and ,prevent water flowing in, which you literally wedge in place - no pegs or anything, again - internal tensions does it all.
peg bottom of walls next to corresponding groundsheet peg, then peg out the overhang with guy ropes.
you then simply tuck the rubber strips at the foot of the walls under the groundsheet which means you can roll the walls up if the weather's good. this bit sounds a bit shonky and I reckon they should cut slits in the rubber so the rubber fits round the pegs, but it does actually work fine.
literally takes 10 minutes for one person to erect.
some versions have groundsheet fitted but you lose the abililty to fold the sides up.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
1.8 meters at the very top of a dome only barely counts. - unless you're really short
Ultimately one's choice is limited by weather conditions ..
Mine was more spacious than some flats - until the storm...
madzone
Physically unfavourable
Fucked legs/joints
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
1.8 meters at the very top of a dome only barely counts. - unless you're really short
I dunno how tall Madz is?!?
madzone
Physically unfavourable
5ft 9
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
1.8 meters at the very top of a dome only barely counts. - unless you're really short
Ultimately one's choice is limited by weather conditions ..
Mine was more spacious than some flats - until the storm...
I was expecting
or
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
We have a Gelert 5 man dome which you can stand up in, perfect for festivaling with my wife and our two small kids. Cost about £75 and is pretty good quality.
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Gelert-Cadiz-5/526
El Jefe...I have tent and van envy!
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Gelert-Cadiz-5/526
El Jefe...I have tent and van envy!
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
madzone
Physically unfavourable
It's 4 and a half metres longWe have a Gelert 5 man dome which you can stand up in, perfect for festivaling with my wife and our two small kids. Cost about £75 and is pretty good quality.
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Gelert-Cadiz-5/526
El Jefe...I have tent and van envy!
invisibleplanet
porter des cornes
We've just bought a Quechua Base 4.2 for our next camping trip.
The living area is spacious at 5m2 and 185cm high. With the two bedrooms it measures 5.4 x 2.3 metres.
http://www.quechua.com/EN/our-produ...=Base Seconds 4.2&dureeVideo=1´31"&share=true
It takes less than 2 mins to erect, and took us around 3 mins to pack away.
Reviews here: http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/972
The living area is spacious at 5m2 and 185cm high. With the two bedrooms it measures 5.4 x 2.3 metres.
http://www.quechua.com/EN/our-produ...=Base Seconds 4.2&dureeVideo=1´31"&share=true
It takes less than 2 mins to erect, and took us around 3 mins to pack away.
Reviews here: http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/972
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
It's 4 and a half metres long
That can't be right, or maybe 4 and a half metres isn't that big.
You can fit a double airbed in it with about a foot to spare, and the porch is just big enough to put a couple of camp chairs in it.
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hiraethified
That looks a good 'un. I'm a bit fed up with having to stoop and scramble into my tent after a night on the widgets, so maybe I'll see what price it can be picked up for online.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
and also a bit:
I like the cut of their jib though. Nice explanation of how easily it is to put them up as well - cheers El Jefe.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
My Khyam is 3 metres wide by 5 long - in theory it's a 4 man tent, but it's just perfect for one large person and a whole load of stuff.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
This is the one I have. It's got two bedrooms but if you don't put the other bedroom in it's ideal for a table and chairs for when it pisses down. I just can't justify the space it takes up when they're trying to squeeze 400 people into a field the same size as my garden.
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-1706.aspx
It was £42 in-store
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hiraethified
This one looks good for a ton and a little more compact: http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Gelert-Ottawa-4/657
Crispy
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That's slightly bigger than the Cadiz
This one looks good for a ton and a little more compact: http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Gelert-Ottawa-4/657
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hiraethified
I was fooled by the graphic showing six people wedged into a smaller overall space. I prefer the layout of the Ottowa too.That's slightly bigger than the Cadiz
invisibleplanet
porter des cornes
we win
El Jefe's tent's the best.
Is that a snake charmer's basket outside your tent, El Jefe?
Crispy
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That graphic is a total lie! 270cm / 6 = 45 cm each. I'm not that broad-shouldered and I'm wider than that!
johnnymarrsbars
www.friendrock.co.uk
???
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
It's 4 and a half metres long
Thats not actually THAT long. I have a very similar design and take it to festies, it doesnt take up any more room than smaller/lower roofed tents and you would be able to stand up in mine no probs
http://www.campingworld.co.uk/Models.aspx?ModelID=2104
This is mine.... I got mine for about £45 though, if you shop around you should be able to get one cheaper
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Do they not provide any facilities for you to work in?I saw that just now. The thing that put me off was the reviews saying the groundsheet doesn't attach to the tent and that because it's single skin there's considerable condensationIt's for when I'm oxfam stewarding so it's a balance between not taking up the whole field with my house-sized tent and being comfortable enough to be able to work.
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