Touring and tents

I intend sleeping in alone lol!

Originally Posted by The Guru

The Spectre 300 is a 3 man tent.

my bad... just a small tent..

this is mine, the porch and lapped ground sheet is brilliant.


http://www.vango.co.uk/tents/omega-350.html

[carelesschucca]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

Bollox. You just stuff them in the corner and go to sleep. Deal with it in the morning

It's dangerous thinking about everything that can go wrong. Think about it too much and you'll end up touring in a caravan lol

c'mon he's Scottish, rain ain't worst case for us its an every day thing

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by carelesschucca

c'mon he's Scottish, rain ain't worst case for us its an every day thing

So am I lol.

Besides, if you're touring Scotland it will be raining in the morning anyway so not much point trying to dry your gear

If you're touring somewhere sunny the wet gear will help keep you cool

[embee]

I think tent person ratings (TPR) are for sardine style habitation, in other words just people, no kit allowed. Real world rating is always "TPR-1", especially when bike touring and you have all the clobber.

Having switched from a dome to a tunnel variety a couple of years back, I'd say always go for a tunnel with a porch, way more practical. A lot of them you can leave the inner and outers attached and just slip the poles in/out of the sleeves, makes for much quicker erections when the going gets damp.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by embee

makes for much quicker erections when the going gets damp.

i like the sound of that

[Dave20046]

What sorta price are they Dan?
And if the answer's expensive, mind if I trial it with you at the ARTNW?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by specialone

Does it go up quick dan ?
I'm gonna get another smaller tent for France, one that goes up and down quick and lighter.

SpecialOne how about one of these. Just one pole and its erect

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/bedrock-172317543/

£34 at Amazon

Originally Posted by Dave20046

What sorta price are they Dan?
And if the answer's expensive, mind if I trial it with you at the ARTNW?

I bought the same as Dan for £25.00 posted, its the 200, but plenty big enough

http://www.outdoorclearance.co.uk/in...ucts_id=147886

YC and me use a Vango 2 man tent, think it's the Omega 250? We've used it at a number of rideouts now, it's been fantastic. Needs a waterproofing now though but we love it. Looks similar to yours but without the little extra compartment at the end. Does us grand, can get the panniers and everything in the outer compartment.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by maviczap

SpecialOne how about one of these. Just one pole and its erect

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/bedrock-172317543/

£34 at Amazon



I bought the same as Dan for £25.00 posted, its the 200, but plenty big enough

http://www.outdoorclearance.co.uk/in...ucts_id=147886

hmm packsize is a tad to big for me - my last one was 50cm long and it was a right **** to pack, too big for a top box too awkward to bungee on top - had to keep it in a rucksack strapped to the topbox.

Was looking at the banshee but it looks a bit small (and too pricey)