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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.
Is a 3 kilogram tent heavy?
I'm going on my Duke of Edinburgh in a couple of weeks and would like to buy a tent. I would also like one for general use. I've looked at some in the <£40 price range. I stumbled upon the Ryde 2 Man Dome Tent from Eurohike. Firstly, is this a decent tent? And also, it is 3kg. Will this be a major inconvenience when walking up to 30 kilometres? Any suggestions to other tents?
Answer
That's not a good buy. You can find a proper Vango Banshee for £50 if you look around. Tha's the recommended tent and it's very good. Millets still charge more than £100 for it.
The Coleman Cobra is similar and you might find one for £40.
My Coleman Raid was £40 in a closing down sale and it weighs only 980 grams. It's kept the wind and rain out on the Highlands and been to over a dozen countries and never ever let me down. It's onl 3 feet high so you can't sit up. It opens all along one side and it's great for mountain running 2-day events where you sleep on the hills overnight. Most people take bivvy bags but the Raid is the same weight and higher so you get a proper tent, although it's a low one and only just big enough for two very close friends.
http://www.shoppersshop.co.uk/water-carrier/463079.html . . .
http://www.singersoutdoors.co.uk/pages/ximages2/pimbanner.JPG
2Kg or a little over is a better weight to aim for as a top limit for most lightweight camping tents for walking but most of the lighter good quality ones are expensive so 2.5Kg becomes a more practical limit for most people.
For cycle camping 3Kg is OK or even 4Kg. The bike, not the rider, carries the weight.
Dome tents are difficult to cover with an extra flysheet so look at ridge or tunnel tents which are easy to cover with a plastic sheet for total waterproofing and keeping grit off in high winds which causes wear on the material..
Millets has a good Vango tunnel tent in the sales at the moment, nice shape and good quality. Have a look round your local one because each store sometimes has different things in the sales.
My Vango mountain tent has been excellent, as my three Colemans have, in atrocious weather.
The best buy though is the Eurohike Backpacker 2 at only £25 now but it started at £65.
http://www.millets.co.uk/camping/tents/1-2-person-tents/product/096472/BACKPACKER.html?attribute=4785507 . . ..
Buy some good tent pegs for it because supplied pegs with most tents are never much good and get a cheap plastic groundsheet or a sheet of polythene to put over it if the weather looks like storm time coming up.
Lots of people do it that way so you won't look like raw recruits or anything. A big enough plastic sheet gives you dry space both sides of the tent too.
You also need a plastic sheet to put under it. You can buy them, called footprints in tent talk, but an ordinary plastic sheet is all you need.
Pitch the tent over it and tuck the sides in all round and then water off the tent falls outside it instead of soaking under the tent and you keep the tent floor dry then.
The tent and cover and footprint will still come to nearly 3Kg but with that one you were thinking of it'll come to nearly 3 1/2 Kg.
For £25 that's a good buy and will last for years if you look after it.
REI is in the USA and no good for British buyers.
Food as well...eat properly on DofE, not pot noodle stuff. Scroll down to "Food". It's for Slver but Bronze needs the same and Gold needs a bit more because you're out for longer.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjPf7yBb_5rZUlVqxJIrRCEhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20110626085420AA7OuLF . . .
Have a good time.
That's not a good buy. You can find a proper Vango Banshee for £50 if you look around. Tha's the recommended tent and it's very good. Millets still charge more than £100 for it.
The Coleman Cobra is similar and you might find one for £40.
My Coleman Raid was £40 in a closing down sale and it weighs only 980 grams. It's kept the wind and rain out on the Highlands and been to over a dozen countries and never ever let me down. It's onl 3 feet high so you can't sit up. It opens all along one side and it's great for mountain running 2-day events where you sleep on the hills overnight. Most people take bivvy bags but the Raid is the same weight and higher so you get a proper tent, although it's a low one and only just big enough for two very close friends.
http://www.shoppersshop.co.uk/water-carrier/463079.html . . .
http://www.singersoutdoors.co.uk/pages/ximages2/pimbanner.JPG
2Kg or a little over is a better weight to aim for as a top limit for most lightweight camping tents for walking but most of the lighter good quality ones are expensive so 2.5Kg becomes a more practical limit for most people.
For cycle camping 3Kg is OK or even 4Kg. The bike, not the rider, carries the weight.
Dome tents are difficult to cover with an extra flysheet so look at ridge or tunnel tents which are easy to cover with a plastic sheet for total waterproofing and keeping grit off in high winds which causes wear on the material..
Millets has a good Vango tunnel tent in the sales at the moment, nice shape and good quality. Have a look round your local one because each store sometimes has different things in the sales.
My Vango mountain tent has been excellent, as my three Colemans have, in atrocious weather.
The best buy though is the Eurohike Backpacker 2 at only £25 now but it started at £65.
http://www.millets.co.uk/camping/tents/1-2-person-tents/product/096472/BACKPACKER.html?attribute=4785507 . . ..
Buy some good tent pegs for it because supplied pegs with most tents are never much good and get a cheap plastic groundsheet or a sheet of polythene to put over it if the weather looks like storm time coming up.
Lots of people do it that way so you won't look like raw recruits or anything. A big enough plastic sheet gives you dry space both sides of the tent too.
You also need a plastic sheet to put under it. You can buy them, called footprints in tent talk, but an ordinary plastic sheet is all you need.
Pitch the tent over it and tuck the sides in all round and then water off the tent falls outside it instead of soaking under the tent and you keep the tent floor dry then.
The tent and cover and footprint will still come to nearly 3Kg but with that one you were thinking of it'll come to nearly 3 1/2 Kg.
For £25 that's a good buy and will last for years if you look after it.
REI is in the USA and no good for British buyers.
Food as well...eat properly on DofE, not pot noodle stuff. Scroll down to "Food". It's for Slver but Bronze needs the same and Gold needs a bit more because you're out for longer.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjPf7yBb_5rZUlVqxJIrRCEhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20110626085420AA7OuLF . . .
Have a good time.
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