Quote: Originally posted by gbplumbing on 11/10/2009
Quote: Originally posted by sunvalleysue on 11/10/2009
The display tents Yeomans were selling at there exhibition at Carver earlier this year,well I wouldn't even give them bin room.They were in a terrible state,even the inners were trampled with muddy feet.
Tbh,I think it is disgraceful how people just trample inside the inners with their muddy feet.I know you have to stand inside tents to get an idea of space etc,but not the inners.
I have seen families who just let their kids run riot inside tents....
Yes but surely the whole purpose of erecting tents at displays is so you can road test them. You don't know if a family tent will suit your family unless you test it out to some extent, kids included! Ex display tents should be written off or sold at a very substantial discount to people who know there probably isn't much life left in them
Have to disagree with you on that,you might find it acceptable to let your kids trample all over the inners with muddy feet,but I certainly don't.You don't do this in trailer tents,so why would tents be any different.I agree that you have to go inside tents to get the feel of the size etc,but not the inners,you have a brochure with the sizes on.
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Our Vango was ex-display tent, but it had only ever been put up inside the showroom. 5 years on still going strong, just a shame we've out grown it now.
To be honest some of them were a bit worse for wear but the Monty 6 seemed ok , although the guy told me that stuff like camping chef's and the like won't come down in price.....i shall wait and hope.
Hi dadsbeaniemad - my username comes from where we live now (Essex) and where we want to end up (Hebrides). We've been visiting regularly for years (Mainly North Uist but travelling all over Lewis, Harris, Benbecula and South Uist as well as the little islands) and hope to move up there permanently in a few years.
Quote: Originally posted by sunvalleysue on 11/10/2009
Quote: Originally posted by gbplumbing on 11/10/2009
Quote: Originally posted by sunvalleysue on 11/10/2009
The display tents Yeomans were selling at there exhibition at Carver earlier this year,well I wouldn't even give them bin room.They were in a terrible state,even the inners were trampled with muddy feet. Tbh,I think it is disgraceful how people just trample inside the inners with their muddy feet.I know you have to stand inside tents to get an idea of space etc,but not the inners. I have seen families who just let their kids run riot inside tents....
Yes but surely the whole purpose of erecting tents at displays is so you can road test them. You don't know if a family tent will suit your family unless you test it out to some extent, kids included! Ex display tents should be written off or sold at a very substantial discount to people who know there probably isn't much life left in them
Have to disagree with you on that,you might find it acceptable to let your kids trample all over the inners with muddy feet,but I certainly don't.You don't do this in trailer tents,so why would tents be any different.I agree that you have to go inside tents to get the feel of the size etc,but not the inners,you have a brochure with the sizes on.
We always go inside the bedrooms, regardless of whether we know the dimensions or not. Can't say myself or the kids have ever had muddy feet though.
There's always someone tripping over the groundsheet at the door or the guy ropes. The stress these tents are under must be 10 lifetimes over, never mind the IV degradation. Mud on the floor is the least of your worries. Not for me!
Quote: Originally posted by sunvalleysue on 11/10/2009
Quote: Originally posted by gbplumbing on 11/10/2009
Quote: Originally posted by sunvalleysue on 11/10/2009
The display tents Yeomans were selling at there exhibition at Carver earlier this year,well I wouldn't even give them bin room.They were in a terrible state,even the inners were trampled with muddy feet. Tbh,I think it is disgraceful how people just trample inside the inners with their muddy feet.I know you have to stand inside tents to get an idea of space etc,but not the inners. I have seen families who just let their kids run riot inside tents....
Yes but surely the whole purpose of erecting tents at displays is so you can road test them. You don't know if a family tent will suit your family unless you test it out to some extent, kids included! Ex display tents should be written off or sold at a very substantial discount to people who know there probably isn't much life left in them
Have to disagree with you on that,you might find it acceptable to let your kids trample all over the inners with muddy feet,but I certainly don't.You don't do this in trailer tents,so why would tents be any different.I agree that you have to go inside tents to get the feel of the size etc,but not the inners,you have a brochure with the sizes on.
I don't "let my kids trample all over the inners". We go in, we come out, we go in again, we come out again, sometimes we even have a little lie down, anything that will give us a better idea of how it will suit us. Would you buy a house without going in the bedrooms? We don't purposely dirty the floor but sometimes muddy feet are a side effect of being in a field. Display tents take a battering, it's nobody's fault, they just do.
If they would let you in the cabins of tt's and fc's I would.
Being tall, gettng in the inners is important, the manufacturers may give dimensions, however I have found though I am about 194 cm tall in several manufacturers inners listed at 210cm, I am still touching both ends of inner while lying down.
If you go in the inners and lie down so do the kids, especially the very young ones.
That said they day we did our research was dry and no mud to tramp around
I think the retailers sometimes get it wrong, Im not blaming them for trying to make a proffit, and I dont want to see the end of outdoor displays, but I see it this way, if you errect tents for an outdoor display, then the value of these must be written down or written off depending on how you present your display, if you invest in your display, have say that outdoor carpeting that some retailers use, and perhaps place carpet or other floor coverings inside the tents - then the product keeps much of its condition ( a little fading perhaps ) and therfore when its time to sell off - then a fair value is retained
If however, you just have them sitting on gravel, stonechippings, bark chips or grass, and dont protect floor areas, dont keep them in tip top condition - then how can you dare to ask for a return, in some cases even a profit on the sale.
You hear lots of stories of folk who get so-called bargains on Ex Dis tents - but as I said earlier in this topic - I have seen a very respected retailer asking 599 for a very tired looking Outwell Bearlake, ( shop price 799 ) complete with rips on the inner tent and stone chiping damage to the ZIG - faded flysheet, guys ect .. to then just a few weeks later be clearing brand new stock out - at a hundred quid less !
At the end of the day, its your choice, take a really good look at the tent - and then if your happy that the price asked looks fair - then offer half of that, and you may just get that bargain.
Quote: Originally posted by Essexhebridean on 11/10/2009Hi dadsbeaniemad - my username comes from where we live now (Essex) and where we want to end up (Hebrides). We've been visiting regularly for years (Mainly North Uist but travelling all over Lewis, Harris, Benbecula and South Uist as well as the little islands) and hope to move up there permanently in a few years.
I lived on Lewis for 22+ years of my life - most of my growing up years and my first two childrens growing up was done there. My parents and sister and family (and their family) are all still living there.
I wouldn't deliberately mess up a display tent, but I certainly wouldn't consider whether I was affecting its resale value if I wanted to go in the inner and it happened to be a muddy day...
Our local camping shop ties up the inners so you can't even LOOK into them... would never buy a tent from them because they are more expensive than the internet, and there is no benefit as you can't 'try' the tent out - so you might as well buy based on the brochure measurements at the cheapest price.
If they allowed you into the inners we would be far more likely to buy one of their tents as we would have confidence that it would 'work' for us.
You get what you pay for and don't pay for what you'r not getting.
We bought an ex-display Vango and I walked around it for a good hour looking at everything - paid much less than half price and it's still going strong 6 years on.
If you know what you're buying and it looks and feels OK - go for it!
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