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Subject Topic: Why did it take so long?
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PersonGillianW
10/7/2006 at 1:05pm
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Took our Diablo 900 out for the first tiome this weekend. IT IS FAB.

The only problem was the length of time it took us to get set up. I have read on here of people getting theirs up   in less than an hour!!!!!!

Well from parking the car to leaving for the pub it took us 4 hours. OK we are relative newbies [only the second time we have ever put a tent up - and first time a Diablo] and we had completly emptied car and blown up air beds etc by the time we left but still I would say it took a good 2.5-3hrs and wedidn't have any real problems other than only having one mallet!

Having said that it is a wonderful tent and we were getting lots of admiring looks from the neighbours [as well as sarcastic comments-"wouldn't a trowel and some bricks be quicker!"..all taken in good heart, theywere only jealous]


PersonDripping_Wet
10/7/2006 at 1:11pm
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It will get quicker and 2 mallets will help,   We normally take about 2 hours from start to finish on our hartford XXL.  Much depends on how well the kids are behaving and how windy it is !!

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PersonPodling
10/7/2006 at 1:58pm
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as has already been said, you will get quicker. It's just a case of practice. I now find that setting up of the beds/cooker/table/chairs etc take as long as setting our tent up. lol.

Two mallets definetly helps. Once we've got the main part of the tent up, my OH sets up all the guy ropes whilst the kids and I sort out the inside of the tent. This also helps to speed the process up.

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Personscottnwilson
10/7/2006 at 2:04pm
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invest in a 12v pump too, less than a tenner at millets (eurohike i think) and cut time for 3 airbeds to less than 5 mins

 


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10/7/2006 at 2:14pm
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We have a rechargeable electric pump and I tend to get the kids to blow up the beds. They love doing it and it means I can get on with doing other things. I do find that I have to take a manual foot pump as well though otherwise the beds are not quite as firm as I like mine to be.

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