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Hot Topic (no new replies) Selling tent
Posted by Sysh on 12/11/2024		 1 Replies
637 Views 		Last reply seanfdh
on 12/11/2024
 I have filled in the for sale firm and it seemed to have gone through, I sent a test email to myself and received it but now on this site I can’t find anything about selling or buying tent advertising....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Old canvas bungalow tents.
Posted by melpa on 25/08/2024		 15 Replies
1,121 Views 		Last reply melpa
on 16/9/2024
 Does anyone still use the old style canvas bungalow tents? I am thinking of doing a trip in our Cabanon Espace canvas steel pole tent, but I feel a bit embarrassed. It is quite old fashione....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Tent heaters.
Posted by TheDillyDally on 14/09/2024		 3 Replies
866 Views 		Last reply Ewen c
on 16/9/2024
 Hey all. We are going camping at the end of Sept with our 7month old baby. Bit worried about the temp dropping at night and starting to look into some heaters. We have a 6 man ten....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Tent or caravan
Posted by martyjake on 09/08/2024		 14 Replies
1,710 Views 		Last reply Bramston
on 13/9/2024
 We currently camp in a tent, an airedale 7se, which I like, but my husband is saying maybe we should think of getting a caravan for the following reasons. 1, We camp abroad so when we have....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) How to get massive tent dry?
Posted by Microem1 on 05/09/2024		 8 Replies
901 Views 		Last reply marg6
on 08/9/2024
  Hi all, We just got back from camping for the first time in a gigantic Gelert Zenith 8. ....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Pitching on sand
Posted by JLines on 03/09/2024		 7 Replies
517 Views 		Last reply navver
on 04/9/2024
 Has anyone experience of pitching a tent on sand? The site we are on has gritty sand pitches to avoid yellow grass (only the electric pitches, non electric are grass). I'm concerned about th....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Ordered our new tent today!!
Posted by Somersetcamping on 07/07/2024		 9 Replies
1,182 Views 		Last reply Somersetcamping
on 02/9/2024
 Ordered our new tent today Outwell Woodlake 7 ATC. Got a bundle deal, footprint ground sheet, carpet and 12v pump for £1499. Ordered it from Norwich camping and leisure only place we could f....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Packing up - how damp is too damp?
Posted by TheMouse on 30/08/2024		 8 Replies
739 Views 		Last reply Fiona W
on 31/8/2024
 We have a Kampa Croyde 6 air tent, which we love, but which we won't be using again until at least next summer. We packed it up after the bank holiday, after a morning of sun which seemed to have....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Camping in October
Posted by Wayne9900 on 26/08/2024		 9 Replies
912 Views 		Last reply dk168
on 28/8/2024
 Hi all we are thinking of going camping in half term end of October.. as it's autumn and very chilly is it a good idea ? We do have blow heaters and plenty of warm bedding and warm cloves.. has a....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Hooked on hooks
Posted by bridgeywidge on 20/08/2024		 12 Replies
1,009 Views 		Last reply Fiona W
on 28/8/2024
 During my recent mini adventure, I did a brief inventory of 'stuff' in my bits and bobs box, this things one needs to take but a pfaff to gather each time. I digress. I seem to have an obses....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Tent pegs by tent?
Posted by djgorey on 08/08/2024		 6 Replies
775 Views 		Last reply bridgeywidge
on 08/8/2024
 Hiya My first post so hi everybody and thank you in advance. I’ve been wondering something and hope that this is the right place to find out. I’m new to camping and ....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Tent pumps
Posted by Travel101 on 07/08/2024		 0 Replies
417 Views 		Last reply Travel101
on 07/8/2024
 I've got a Eurohike Rydal 600 air tent, the standard pump is useless and keeps coming apart when inflating. Can anyone recommend a good tent pump manual or battery but not plug in.....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Can you identify my old tent?
Posted by twogandts on 01/08/2024		 3 Replies
748 Views 		Last reply marg6
on 03/8/2024
 I had a 3-4 man dome tent in 1995, bought between 1993-1995 in Northern Ireland. I don't have it anymore. I have no photos of it that will identify it, but I'd still like to know what it was....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Tent Watching
Posted by RainMagnet on 24/05/2024		 12 Replies
1,393 Views 		Last reply dk168
on 30/7/2024
 The camping season is upon once again, some hardcore campers would say the season never ends, but I am a fair weather camper myself. With this comes one of my favourite camping pastimes, watchin....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Electric pumps for a Berghaus air 400xl
Posted by Paul Rowland on 25/06/2024		 6 Replies
2,486 Views 		Last reply taafe75
on 15/7/2024
 Hi everyone hoping for a bit of advice I am looking for an electric air pump that will be compatible with my Berghaus air 400xl any advice on this would be welcome. Many thanks ....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Berghaus camping mat
Posted by Gregoryheath14 on 11/07/2024		 0 Replies
378 Views 		Last reply Gregoryheath14
on 11/7/2024
 Hey all! We lost the end cap to the valve on our self inflating camping mat (berghaus) I contacted them and they don’t issue spares. Does anyone know how to get hold ....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Nicknames for tent?!
Posted by xSASSx on 05/06/2015		 38 Replies
14,648 Views 		Last reply SGThomas
on 10/7/2024
 Dinner table conversation last night revolved around what we should call our blue Hi Gear Kalahari 8, as on our half term camp last week we named our 'weekend / take the kids away on my own'....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Charging by the berth.
Posted by marsha973543lnt on 07/06/2024		 6 Replies
1,025 Views 		Last reply Fiona W
on 06/7/2024
 Looking to go away for 4 weeks in a Berghaus 400 4 berth air tent to The Inverness area. Went through the booking system to book for just me and the wife only for the online system to ask how many ber....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Sticky tape on tent
Posted by alison46 on 28/06/2024		 5 Replies
863 Views 		Last reply Fiona W
on 30/6/2024
 Does anyone know what to use on a Berghaus Tent as my husband stuck some duct Tape to keep a flap still ? Alison 46....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) How to disinfect my tent
Posted by Zebedee12 on 25/06/2024		 6 Replies
719 Views 		Last reply bridgeywidge
on 28/6/2024
 I just wondered if anyone had advice on how to clean a tent without ruining it. Just discovered mice/rats have been nesting in my airbeam vango and it reeks of urine. They’ve also nibbled a small area....   ....more

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