Quote: Originally posted by seanfdh on 22/4/2018
What have you done at the back of the tarp? Looks neat and I'm trying to work out what to do with ours with the Fairbanks.
Thanks.
All I did was pull the centre guy of the tarp around the tent pole and pegged it off to one side.
Quote: Originally posted by Tricky Tree on 23/4/2018
Last little update.
No issues after the rain...apart from some mud on the side walls.
Even the tarp remained in position..
Quote: Originally posted by Caligula on 24/4/2018
Hi TrickyTree, have you seen the quoted hydrostatic head as printed on the tent bag? No point asking SD, they'll just ask for a photo.?
I don't think there is one??
I thought that HH is normally only quoted for synthetic material.
And I will try and get the photos in the review section tomorrow.
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Hi, its printed along with 4 little logos on the bottom of one side. I thought that too about HH, the groundsheet being specified at 5000mm.
See if you can find it...it may interest/amuse/concern??
Some piccies or your thoughts in a review would be great, I'll look forward to them....love the tarp idea
Found it!
Must be a mistake. I would imagine a carrier bag has a higher HH than that!
Besides, cotton is naturally waterproof and I had the thing up overnight on Saturday with quite a lot of rain and there was nothing inside.
Maybe I'll take some nikwax with me as a precaution 😀
Ha! Ha!
I had the hose on mine and nothing came trough, when I was trying to weather it. Interestingly that figure corresponds with the minimum the MOD consider waterproof
Like yours, it's use is to be occasional, so I won't Fabsil it just yet!!
More seriously am very impressed for the money, and have added padding for the pole top too!
Well, I used it last Fri night, at the Hadleigh show, where I had been setting up a demonstration field for archery...
lovely sunny weather, but very cold at night, indeed a frost. Dry though.....
Tent went up in about 5 minutes, incredibly easy. Very roomy for one, comfortable for 2, able to have 3, but 4?
I was on my own!
I'm not sure the quality is quite that of the Robens Fairbanks, but it seems pretty well put together. It was a real joy to be able to quickly unzip the groundsheet, which you can't do on the Fairbanks, and leave 3 or 4 inches all the way round for a lovely breeze....
Going on a canoe camp with it this coming week...…..
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Topic: GELERT polycotton Navajo range of tents
