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Hi, I do a lot of walking cycling and wild camping all over the UK.
Waterproofing and stability in wind are important. There are a lot of choices from small one-person lightweight tents to heavy canvas bungalows for family use on camp sites.
For British tents Vango is the top dog. They also make excellent sleeping bags and some of the best rucksacks available anywhere.
The top range Vango Force Ten tents and Vango rucksacks are used on Everest and other high mountains.
Karrimor is also an excellent choice for rucksacks, as are Berghaus ( a British company, not German as it sounds) and Lowe Alpine.
Vango is an anagram of Govan in Scotland where the company is based though not all the tents are made there. Some are made in China (what isn't these days) but the quality control is very good and they have the same standards applied to them as British made tents.
Vango has a reputation to keep as a world leader in tentage. It's a good company that gets involved in outdoor events, not just selling stuff and it works closely with the DofE board and outdoor sports groups.
For a brief history of Vango products see under the tents
http://www.greatoutdoorsdirect.co.uk/c-43-vango.aspx
My Vango mountain tent is a tunnel design so it's easy to cover with an extra plastic sheet when wanted. It's light enough, very strong, and has never let water in on the HIghlands in wet Welsh Wales, in wild places on the Alps and Andes and on the wet island I live on (IOM) even without an extra cover.
An advantage of an extra cover is having a large one enough to provide dry space at the side of the tent for rations, a bike etc.
It can be a cheap groundsheet from B&Q or Wickes or similar or just a large sheet of polythene from a builders merchant.
Plastic or brass eyelets can be bought cheaply from camping shops like Millets and take a few seconds each to fix so you can peg the sheet down, with guylines if wanted.
Stay away from dome tents if you want to use an extra cover.They are very awkward to cover because of the shape.
I also use two Coleman tents which are always good and have never once let me down even in horizontal rain in the Cuillin and the rest of beautiful Britain and in the Alps and Andes.
Here is a long answer for UK camping, old but as true now as then
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090925142055AAXaMmR . . . .
Hi, I do a lot of walking cycling and wild camping all over the UK.
Waterproofing and stability in wind are important. There are a lot of choices from small one-person lightweight tents to heavy canvas bungalows for family use on camp sites.
For British tents Vango is the top dog. They also make excellent sleeping bags and some of the best rucksacks available anywhere.
The top range Vango Force Ten tents and Vango rucksacks are used on Everest and other high mountains.
Karrimor is also an excellent choice for rucksacks, as are Berghaus ( a British company, not German as it sounds) and Lowe Alpine.
Vango is an anagram of Govan in Scotland where the company is based though not all the tents are made there. Some are made in China (what isn't these days) but the quality control is very good and they have the same standards applied to them as British made tents.
Vango has a reputation to keep as a world leader in tentage. It's a good company that gets involved in outdoor events, not just selling stuff and it works closely with the DofE board and outdoor sports groups.
For a brief history of Vango products see under the tents
http://www.greatoutdoorsdirect.co.uk/c-43-vango.aspx
My Vango mountain tent is a tunnel design so it's easy to cover with an extra plastic sheet when wanted. It's light enough, very strong, and has never let water in on the HIghlands in wet Welsh Wales, in wild places on the Alps and Andes and on the wet island I live on (IOM) even without an extra cover.
An advantage of an extra cover is having a large one enough to provide dry space at the side of the tent for rations, a bike etc.
It can be a cheap groundsheet from B&Q or Wickes or similar or just a large sheet of polythene from a builders merchant.
Plastic or brass eyelets can be bought cheaply from camping shops like Millets and take a few seconds each to fix so you can peg the sheet down, with guylines if wanted.
Stay away from dome tents if you want to use an extra cover.They are very awkward to cover because of the shape.
I also use two Coleman tents which are always good and have never once let me down even in horizontal rain in the Cuillin and the rest of beautiful Britain and in the Alps and Andes.
Here is a long answer for UK camping, old but as true now as then
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090925142055AAXaMmR . . . .
Where can I find a tent like this?
climbing-r
i need to find a tent this size & shape: http://fuckyeahbedrooms.tumblr.com/post/773335641/belongings
where can i buy one?
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Well, that's an unusual site for Y!A but what you're looking for is a teepee, sometimes spelled tipi, or a ridge tent.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3400803.htm . . .
Argos do a teepee cheaper than most ridge tents that size but it's still quite a bit to fork out and it'll likely need a bit a bit of work on it before trusting it in wet weather.
It's much better if it's put up in Arabia with nice silk curtains and gold ornaments around and white fluffy carpets on the floor and some warm nights that are more comfortable for suitable night time activities like star gazing.
The sight of the heavenly bodies at night can be truly awesome and for many of them no telescope is required.
Here is some gen about the Argos 12 person teepee and the smaller 4 person one with a photo of the smaller one on the second link in my answer and comments from users of 12 person and the smaller one.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Amnw6vKT6b2.jruBph08yg4hBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20101123124210AA5f0XI . . . . . .
In the photo with the girl reading the tent she's in is a large ridge tent which you can get from many manufacturers all over the world.
In UK Blacks do a big one and the early Vango Force Ten tents were that shape too but now they are geodesic domes and tunnels.
Here is the classic Force Ten, as used by hundreds of Everest climbers.
You'll see Force Ten tents on Everest all through the year...if you go there.
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/gear-news/happy-birthday-vango/3780.html . . . .
http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Force_Ten_Classic_Mk5_Tent.html
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?14759-Vango-Force-10-Classic-Review&s=2061677d9c6d6db2d1b1f3126a1a4d73 . . .
A look in any camping shop or the on line sites will give a good choice of large ridge tents cheaper than the Vango and capable of providing a comfortable living area for three or four people.
These are up-market..as pricey as the Vango Force Ten.
http://www.tortugatents.co.uk/category/ridgetents/ . . . .
For space to move and have a party one of these would fit.
http://www.tents-direct.co.uk/show_tents.php?productid=1513 . . . .
The Relum Giant Pearl is probably more the size you had in mind though. It's a nice tent, well made and with good headroom.
http://www.jacksons-camping.co.uk/relum/ridge.htm . . . .
Have fun.
Well, that's an unusual site for Y!A but what you're looking for is a teepee, sometimes spelled tipi, or a ridge tent.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3400803.htm . . .
Argos do a teepee cheaper than most ridge tents that size but it's still quite a bit to fork out and it'll likely need a bit a bit of work on it before trusting it in wet weather.
It's much better if it's put up in Arabia with nice silk curtains and gold ornaments around and white fluffy carpets on the floor and some warm nights that are more comfortable for suitable night time activities like star gazing.
The sight of the heavenly bodies at night can be truly awesome and for many of them no telescope is required.
Here is some gen about the Argos 12 person teepee and the smaller 4 person one with a photo of the smaller one on the second link in my answer and comments from users of 12 person and the smaller one.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Amnw6vKT6b2.jruBph08yg4hBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20101123124210AA5f0XI . . . . . .
In the photo with the girl reading the tent she's in is a large ridge tent which you can get from many manufacturers all over the world.
In UK Blacks do a big one and the early Vango Force Ten tents were that shape too but now they are geodesic domes and tunnels.
Here is the classic Force Ten, as used by hundreds of Everest climbers.
You'll see Force Ten tents on Everest all through the year...if you go there.
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/gear-news/happy-birthday-vango/3780.html . . . .
http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Force_Ten_Classic_Mk5_Tent.html
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?14759-Vango-Force-10-Classic-Review&s=2061677d9c6d6db2d1b1f3126a1a4d73 . . .
A look in any camping shop or the on line sites will give a good choice of large ridge tents cheaper than the Vango and capable of providing a comfortable living area for three or four people.
These are up-market..as pricey as the Vango Force Ten.
http://www.tortugatents.co.uk/category/ridgetents/ . . . .
For space to move and have a party one of these would fit.
http://www.tents-direct.co.uk/show_tents.php?productid=1513 . . . .
The Relum Giant Pearl is probably more the size you had in mind though. It's a nice tent, well made and with good headroom.
http://www.jacksons-camping.co.uk/relum/ridge.htm . . . .
Have fun.
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