This was going to be my tent of choice before opting for the easy up option. Nice porch area as well...
https://www.outdooraction.co.uk/tents-t ... 7QodQ_kKMQ
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92kk k100lt 193214
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It most certainly is Father Teds house. You can book afternoon tea and cakes there!!
Campers and bikers are always very helpful to one another...
Campers and bikers are always very helpful to one another...
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1984 K100RT July 2013 36,000 miles, 90,000
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TriumphTart
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Re: Which Tent?
those 1 man tents look way too small, will go for the 2 man plus porch (thumbs)qcnr wrote:Another thing to consider.
if it is for 1 person get a 2 person tent, for 2 people get a 3 man tent, etc.
You will never regret having the extra space.
The hair straighteners and gel nails will have to stay at home :whistle:
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TriumphTart
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omg, no way, that's awesome :laugh:92kk k100lt 193214 wrote:It most certainly is Father Teds house. You can book afternoon tea and cakes there!!
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TriumphTart
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liking the porch and the price. what do you mean by "opting for the easy option", I take it that this one is a bit fiddly then?deksawyer wrote:This was going to be my tent of choice before opting for the easy up option. Nice porch area as well...
https://www.outdooraction.co.uk/tents-t ... 7QodQ_kKMQ
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deksawyer
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Won't be fiddly, no, but the Slumit I bought is up in seconds due to its "Flashframe" technology.TriumphTart wrote:liking the porch and the price. what do you mean by "opting for the easy option", I take it that this one is a bit fiddly then?deksawyer wrote:This was going to be my tent of choice before opting for the easy up option. Nice porch area as well...
https://www.outdooraction.co.uk/tents-t ... 7QodQ_kKMQ
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https://youtu.be/NqjAnpp-C4A
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Spike941
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Just watched the Above link re the the Slumit on YouTube. What's the catch? That looks too good to be true. I want one, how much are they?deksawyer wrote:Won't be fiddly, no, but the Slumit I bought is up in seconds due to its "Flashframe" technology.TriumphTart wrote:liking the porch and the price. what do you mean by "opting for the easy option", I take it that this one is a bit fiddly then?deksawyer wrote:This was going to be my tent of choice before opting for the easy up option. Nice porch area as well...
https://www.outdooraction.co.uk/tents-t ... 7QodQ_kKMQ
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https://youtu.be/NqjAnpp-C4A
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deksawyer
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Currently just over £70 for the Cub II - bigger variants available.
http://www.slumit.co.uk/slumit-cub-2-ma ... m-192.html
As i mentioned before, pack size is long, but not overly so. It probably isn't the best tent in the world, but for what I require of it, it should be OK. Will be putting it on trial later in the year...
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http://www.slumit.co.uk/slumit-cub-2-ma ... m-192.html
As i mentioned before, pack size is long, but not overly so. It probably isn't the best tent in the world, but for what I require of it, it should be OK. Will be putting it on trial later in the year...
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Be careful--the poles break and it collapses in a gale--ok for fine weather--I have the original Khyam hexagonal igloo which is the original quick erect idea--a bit more robust in the wind--but too bulky for a decent overland trip.
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just thinking aloud .. :blink:
all this talk of tents and France n stuff is getting me itchy, tho I can't really afford to scratch at the mo.
just got out my vango tempest 200, bought 90£ ex demo, I notice they are twice that now.
had it a few years but never used it .. well except in the lounge
the shape is good and so is the space, but it is too low in head height I think, so would go for a taller one next time? it is also quite heavy and bulky and not all that simple-easy to put up? but I got it now.
when I went to north wales I took a huge-ish and very heavy tent and all the gear, and on a pan 1200 :dry: god it was all so heavy and cumbersome, took ages to re-pack.
for Salisbury I took the minimal .. a tiny one man low tent I could hardly get into, let alone sit up in
it was a nightmare. size and weight were great but room and convenience were bad. (and it was freezing)
I suppose this is the dilemma .. size v weight/bulk .. which is why us bikers have a perpetual interest in tents?
I suppose it all depends on
place going to (warm france, wet Scotland, cold Iceland?)
level of comfort required (room,, air bed, self inflate, mat?)
weight/bulk willing or able to carry
time spent there
amount of time divided into camp/hotel/rough camping
years ago I used foot pump and double air bed, but these days can't find one that will stay up, even the self-inflate ones let me down and I end up wiv a cold butt.
so now I bought some cheap ground mats and hope they will do the job, as they will not deflate my ambitions.
I got a load of gear now .. perhaps I may even get to use it this year? :laugh:
all this talk of tents and France n stuff is getting me itchy, tho I can't really afford to scratch at the mo.
just got out my vango tempest 200, bought 90£ ex demo, I notice they are twice that now.
had it a few years but never used it .. well except in the lounge
the shape is good and so is the space, but it is too low in head height I think, so would go for a taller one next time? it is also quite heavy and bulky and not all that simple-easy to put up? but I got it now.
when I went to north wales I took a huge-ish and very heavy tent and all the gear, and on a pan 1200 :dry: god it was all so heavy and cumbersome, took ages to re-pack.
for Salisbury I took the minimal .. a tiny one man low tent I could hardly get into, let alone sit up in
it was a nightmare. size and weight were great but room and convenience were bad. (and it was freezing)I suppose this is the dilemma .. size v weight/bulk .. which is why us bikers have a perpetual interest in tents?
I suppose it all depends on
place going to (warm france, wet Scotland, cold Iceland?)
level of comfort required (room,, air bed, self inflate, mat?)
weight/bulk willing or able to carry
time spent there
amount of time divided into camp/hotel/rough camping
years ago I used foot pump and double air bed, but these days can't find one that will stay up, even the self-inflate ones let me down and I end up wiv a cold butt.
so now I bought some cheap ground mats and hope they will do the job, as they will not deflate my ambitions.
I got a load of gear now .. perhaps I may even get to use it this year? :laugh:
