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Subject Topic: Did our practice pitch yesterday
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24/6/2007 at 7:00am
 Location: Warrington
 Outfit: Outwell Montana 6 Vango Tepee 500
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 We bought our Montana 6 on Friday and pitched it yesterday. It went pretty well! No arguments between H and I .  We didn't peg the entire thing out (we will when we camp proper) but it took us around an hour. I thought that was pretty good considering I have never pitched a tent in my life. Our 4 year old *helped* and the baby slept in her stroller almost the entire time. Now if she could do that when we arrive next Sunday, that would be great

I can't wait to go camping next week now. I'm really excited!

 

Edited to add: I even managed to get it back in the bag. Took 3 attempts, but I did it. This will now be my appointed role on site

 

Caz



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24/6/2007 at 8:10am
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Wouldnt you think they would give you a bag ever so slightly bigger than the tent! I mean, its never goung to fold up EXACTLY as it came out of the factory, so is bound to take a bit more room up! All the squashing and ramming in is a recipe for disaster where the bag is concerned.


24/6/2007 at 8:34am
 Location: County Durham
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Does anyone know if a Monty 12 bag is bigger than a Monty 6 bag?

Les.



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24/6/2007 at 9:17am
 Location: South Shields Tyne & Wear
 Outfit: Coleman Coastline 4 Deluxe
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There is a large grassed area running alongside the coast where I live called ''The Leas''  and when I drove along there yesterday, there were a family that were obviously doing a trial pitch on their tent which looked like a Gelert Tahoma.

Just the sight of it made me want to go and pack the car and get away somewhere !!!!



24/6/2007 at 9:30am
 Location: Devon
 Outfit: Outwell Indianna 8
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I love listening to the arguments putting up a tent can generate in couples. The last trackday i went on a father and son were putting one up and i thought they were going to kill each other.

Always a great idea to have a practice in the privecy of your own company first



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24/6/2007 at 11:29am
 Location: Retford
 Outfit: Hartford XL
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Packing the tent, worst part of any trip!!!

I'm quite sure the bags are made too small just to wind me up



24/6/2007 at 12:43pm
 Location: Newcastle u lyme staffordshire
 Outfit: outwell indiana 6 & 2 Quechua's &base
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Don't know if its just the montana but the indiana bag is more than ample for the tent....is it more outwell cutbacks..........best not moan too much i have enterd their test family competition..

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24/6/2007 at 12:56pm
 Location: Warrington
 Outfit: Outwell Montana 6 Vango Tepee 500
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think they mixed it up and gave us a bag for a montana 3.........thought we had tried putting it bag in the pole bag by mistake...

 

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