Quote: Originally posted by campz on 19/8/2008
The most overrated tent is a caravan!
We went on a weekend away with some relatives who spent £13,000 on a caravan. We put our tent up in about 10 minutes and they are still there connecting things up going off to fill their container with water etc. What a palaver.
Post last edited on 19/08/2008 20:19:55
LOL - have to agree - my parents are tin tenters. They sit there with their knees touching, have to collapse the dining room every evening to make the bed which is a strange wooden rack type pull out thingy which comes out of the end cupboard, then theres towing it, storing it, cleaning it, winter wheels, motor movers, getting it in and out the double gates with only an inch to spare each side etc etc - NIGHTMARE!
------------- Elaine
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Well folks thanks for your input.------ (lol) on the tin-tents,
I am surprised though on the lack of outcry against the likes of Skandika/Rage tents etc.------- I did expect far more from people that go for these due to the try it out first camping or just the plain economics of setting up. though I see lots sold. Do we condem them because they are sold cheaper?
Yes there are complaints! but the same can be said for our more trusted makes that do cost far more.
I suppose it's down to how much use you make of your tent.but do they really offer that much more to justify the cost?
Well folks thanks for your input.------ (lol) on the tin-tents,
I am surprised though on the lack of outcry against the likes of Skandika/Rage tents etc.------- I did expect far more from people that go for these due to the try it out first camping or just the plain economics of setting up. though I see lots sold. Do we condem them because they are sold cheaper?
Yes there are complaints! but the same can be said for our more trusted makes that do cost far more.
I suppose it's down to how much use you make of your tent.but do they really offer that much more to justify the cost?
Some of those skandikas and leben wotists go on ebay for more than top branded tents !
I figure that they are either alot better than we think or alot of people like the look of the style and size of them and buy without enough knowledge of HH, quality etc.
I don't thing that things like the Rage tents have got much of a mention, because people don't really rate them, never mind overrate them. People go for them because they look good, and big, yet they have no knowledge about quality of tents etc. Where as people who own things like a Monty/Vario etc will go on and on about them. Just look at things like the Gelert apprecition thread.
Let's not turn this into a caravan knocking thread - remember that some people, for things like health reasons, can not use a tent.
------------- Bernie
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Quote: Originally posted by rexgrant on 19/8/2008Through 2006 and 2007 quite a few Khyam got trashed along with many other makes of tunnel tents, But khyam as brought out a new bread of Quick Erect Tents for 2008 that they must be very confident with, as they are the only three season rated family lightweight tents on the market, I have not heard this year of a 2008 QE been damaged. Their standard tunnel tents are still only two season rated.Take a look at their new top of the range lightweight family tent The Windsor
Blimey ! - the span is up to 4 metres now - so I'm not surprised the poles have diagonal bracing. I wonder how that works ... presumably they sit on plates... And they've dropped the mid-pole guying - which I reckon contributed to my pole failure.
I wonder if Khyam would let me be a beta tester for aftermarket fitment ...
Cabanon Biscaya - Biggest let down I've ever experienced.
They claim it takes 20 mins for 2 people to put up - Double that (at least). When its hot, its unbearable to put up as you have to go inside to put the poles into position, not to mention a pig of a job. Was so relieved when we sold it! Though when we owned it we wouldn't admit to its faults and declared to to be the mutts nutts.
We had so much stuff we had to take a big trailer with all the gear in.
Now gone and bought a caravan. Arrive on site, drop the legs down and plug in the leccy. Open the fridge and remove a cold beer, sit down and enjoy.
Or like we just did on our trip to Europe, whilst in the Eurotunnel carriage, climb into the bed for a nap (its a fixed bed model) When driven far enough, pull over at services and climb into bed for a few hours sleep.
Still have a tent for our daughter as she likes her own space. And we have an awning, which then gives us far more space than we ever had in a tent.
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