defininitely! I spent five nights using a 2man colemans tent, and trying to get dressed/undressed was a right pain in the arse.
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defininitely! I spent five nights using a 2man colemans tent, and trying to get dressed/undressed was a right pain in the arse.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I can see I'll have to make sure I do some "proper" camping most years as well as my "home from home" expeditions ....
Having a car to cart my stuff does rather skew things ... I think my new tent weighs about 21 kilos - and I'm resisting sending off for the optional carpet.
*scarpers*
Having a car to cart my stuff does rather skew things ... I think my new tent weighs about 21 kilos - and I'm resisting sending off for the optional carpet.
*scarpers*
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Nothing worse than cramp in a tent.
Had a week last year in what's laughingly described as a "2 man tent".
http://lh4.ggpht.com/gentlegreen/RtuCMUwXGMI/AAAAAAAAAJc/MFK9rBhAU1s/DSCN1214.JPG?imgmax=720
You'd have a heck of a job getting intimate in it
Great fun for 25 quid though .... it's now my emergency tent - though I'm tempted by something intermediate - sized for shorter trips ... it'll depend on how much hassle my big tent is - I bought it partly because of its potential high speed of erection.... but it came with no less than 72 pegs
Anyway, back to proper camping ....
Had a week last year in what's laughingly described as a "2 man tent".
http://lh4.ggpht.com/gentlegreen/RtuCMUwXGMI/AAAAAAAAAJc/MFK9rBhAU1s/DSCN1214.JPG?imgmax=720
You'd have a heck of a job getting intimate in it
Great fun for 25 quid though .... it's now my emergency tent - though I'm tempted by something intermediate - sized for shorter trips ... it'll depend on how much hassle my big tent is - I bought it partly because of its potential high speed of erection.... but it came with no less than 72 pegs
Anyway, back to proper camping ....
aqua
made of cheese and gin
I think that he meant to post this one http://www.wildday.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?id=7224 which is one our mate has (some on here saw it at OTT in May) and it's a seriously ace tent if you're camping on your own
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I would get serious claustrophobia in that !
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
oops - misconverted 85cm to 15 inches.
Cid
Proper break this time
I think that he meant to post this one http://www.wildday.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?id=7224 which is one our mate has (some on here saw it at OTT in May) and it's a seriously ace tent if you're camping on your own
Ah, that makes a lot more sense...
Actually I was cooing over someone in our Glasto camp who turned up with one of these:
Lovely bit of kit. A small 2 man tent really, but rear and front entrances, well finished, mesh ventilation everywhere etc etc.
And then I got home and saw that it's nigh on £300. Blimey. I'd be scared to leave it unattended at a festie.
With that in mind put in word for our trusty Blacks 3 man tunnel tent and the high street. Survived over 5 hard years now, with the obligatory fat bloke falling on top, various overenthusiastic campfire burns, torrential downpours and ridiculous mud levels. Huge 'porch' storage area, three big entrances and a genuinely generous sleeping area for 2/3. It's been pretty much the perfect festival and campsite tent for both of us, a manageable weight at just over 6 kilos as well. I'd still be hard pressed to find a better balanced replacement, and I've gazing over tent porn as much as the next one. For about £75 quid iirc - Blacks and the high street ain't all bad ime. Think the Ed and Eme actually had the same tent too (a Lomond)
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Didn't Bees have some huge 3 man* affair back in glasto er... 2004? (wild guess). I remember getting drunk and wanting to cook in it (lucky I was kicked out because I actually did knock the stove over I think)...
*When I say 3 man I mean 3 room.
I've still got the uberdome, it's bloody great
Don't remember any cooking in it though
aqua
made of cheese and gin
there wasn'tI've still got the uberdome, it's bloody great
Don't remember any cooking in it though
read his postmysterygirl
Stealth visit from work
http://www.millets.co.uk/Camping/Tents/3-4-Person-Tents/Sigma/product/095639.aspx
This is my current tent, Im very pleased with it. the extra little bit of height has made all the difference to me in terms of getting dressed, and the porch area is plenty big enough. Very light, very waterproof, and plenty big enough for one! Three would be quite cosy I think, but the relatively large porch would probably take a bit of the sting out of it should you need to be in the tent during the day.
(Im a bit cross it's now £20 cheaper though!)
This is my current tent, Im very pleased with it.
the extra little bit of height has made all the difference to me in terms of getting dressed, and the porch area is plenty big enough. Very light, very waterproof, and plenty big enough for one! Three would be quite cosy I think, but the relatively large porch would probably take a bit of the sting out of it should you need to be in the tent during the day.(Im a bit cross it's now £20 cheaper though!)
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
http://www.millets.co.uk/Camping/Tents/3-4-Person-Tents/Sigma/product/095639.aspx
This is my current tent, Im very pleased with it.
(Im a bit cross it's now £20 cheaper though!)
I just got a Torino 300 3 man tent (room for me, my kit and a bit of space to move around in, I buy 3 man tents for this reason) for only £39.99 with a £20 discount at Millets only this afternoon. It's not too heavy, can withstand 2000mm of rain (whatever that means), has enough room to sit up straight (I'm 6 foot 3), taped seams and comes with a detachable groundsheet for the porch area and a decent mud flap. And all for only £40 as well.
Climate Camp and the Earth First! Summer Gathering are now confirmed for me.
Hoorah!
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
IM a bit of a camping whore....
I have a 4 man tent
and Im well pleased, I got it for £35 its now £60 on the same website!
a 6 man tent
and a teeny 2 man ( supermarket dome tent but it does for the kids to kip in)
I have a 4 man tent
and Im well pleased, I got it for £35 its now £60 on the same website!
a 6 man tent
and a teeny 2 man ( supermarket dome tent but it does for the kids to kip in)
We're getting one of these:
My friend distributes them and we're getting it dead cheap (circa £200). They're so cool and look great and have so much room. We figure for long festies etc, we can sleep in it and use the van for cooking, eating, socialising etc, before retiring to a nice clutter-free bedroom.
My friend distributes them and we're getting it dead cheap (circa £200). They're so cool and look great and have so much room. We figure for long festies etc, we can sleep in it and use the van for cooking, eating, socialising etc, before retiring to a nice clutter-free bedroom.
bi0boy
Power User
IM a bit of a camping whore....
I have a 4 man tent
Is that a single skin tent i.e. no separate fly sheet?
Anything without a fly sheet isn't a tent IMO
Presumably the inner bed chamber is a separate layer, so there is a flysheet - it's the whole outerskin
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
These tent size definitions seem to depend on the "men" being dead. 
Looby
Well-Known Member
We're getting one of these:
My friend distributes them and we're getting it dead cheap (circa £200). They're so cool and look great and have so much room. We figure for long festies etc, we can sleep in it and use the van for cooking, eating, socialising etc, before retiring to a nice clutter-free bedroom.
Wow, that's gorgeous but you will be mistaken for a fucking hippy.
want!!!!
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
That tent has made me come over all soppy .
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
No
El Jefe is right, the outer is the fly and porch, the inner is the bedroom bit, you can see it in the piccy
I'd also like a bell tent (hyuk hyuk) but I think I'll be getting the vango. Hopefully I'll be able to utilise a friend's staff discount at a big local store but if not I think I can cope with £65.
