Great Camping Hunt

Rachie_B

oooh that looks a good one!
will show hubby

Aspieghosthunter

flea72 wrote: »

hth Flea..

Two Stoves isn't a bad idea, thanks. We usually do travel as light as possible, we all wear combat gear, ensuring there is little clothing needed, and wash what we need at the campsite.

I also like the idea of splitting the larger tent between us, may make carrying it easier.

The reason I asked for camp sites close to public transport is because I have 80% metal holding my right leg together, and although on a really good day can walk quite far, with heavy gear its pretty impractical.

Thanks for your help though.

mrsbudget

thanks flea72, we are a family of four as well, so will have a look at the argos link,,

Rachie_B

apparently the argos ones leak badly too

some not so bad reviews

seems you either have fab comments about it or really bad ! lol

flea72

Rachie_B wrote: »

apparently the argos ones leak badly too

some not so bad reviews

seems you either have fab comments about it or really bad ! lol

the tent i recommended above has a 2000mm hydrostatic head and taped seams, this should be ok for use in the UK during a heavy downpour, but wouldnt be suitable in extreme conditions, but i assume first time campers would be fair weather types anyway

The main mistake people make with tents is they dont realise that touching the fabric when wet, is what causes most leaks, so if you see a drip resist the urge to poke, as you will just make the situation worse, also not having the tension tight enough can cause dips that rain builds up in, making leaks more possible. as soon as you think its gonna rain, do a quick check of the ropes around the tent, and resecure pegs (but this should be a daily routine anyway). Also make sure nothing inside the tent is leaning against the fabric, as again this will help water wick in

yes, with all tents you get what you pay for, but unless you want to pay treble the argos price, you wont get anything better than that one is offering for your money.

Flea

jamtart6

argos [STRIKE]threads [/STRIKE]tents!!are evil i can confirm they are awful - and do not withstand mild breezes!!

can anyone reccomend a safe tent heater?

anonymousie

graemeakajimmy wrote: »

If you have some damp proof membrane in the shed (which I do!) is there anything to stop you using this as a footprint groundsheet?

Warning about using something under a tent with sewn in groundsheet!!

DD2 (9) and I camped in a lovely 2 man pop up tent from decathlon (great double skinned afair, no probs before and since this event!).

Popped tent up onto a tarp as the ground was muddy and grass worn out.

Happy cozy but rainy night.

Packed tent up to find a puddle under out sleeping mats (lidls finest thermatrest copies- pretty good) :eek::eek:

RAin had obviously dripped off the tent onto the tarp- been prevented from draining away,puddled under tent, and our weight ont the ground sheet seemed to force the water through the weave of the polyseter sheet (normally dry as a bone).

So I wouldn't put anything under a tent TBH

flea72

jamtart6 wrote: »

argos threads are evil i can confirm they are awful - and do not withstand mild breezes!!

can anyone reccomend a safe tent heater?

argos threads are evil? do you mean you get so many conflicting views about items bought in argos, that the ensuing debates cannot withstand the pros and cons?

As for the heater, get electric hook-up and plug in a small fan heater, as its the quickest way to warm a tent - Otherwise we find a gas lantern gives off heat, but would take a while to heat the tent sufficiently (plus its really noisy). Or do like most people, have an early night, and find someone to share your sleeping bag

Flea

creased-leach

I wouldn't go near a pro-action tent. Several friends have bought them, and despaired! We bought one ages ago, and partway through putting it up in the garden as a trial run decided to take it back- it was so shoddy.

I may have said it before- but Gelert provide a good halfway point between value for money & usability. :beer:

jamtart6

LOL!! flea - I meant Argos TENTS but blatently wrote threads!! sorry!!!

Lol even with a sharing of sleeping bag (we have a double!) i still end up freezing. the tent is quite big now so heat doesnt seem to stay in.