was looking for some advice.......
I am after a new Pop Up Tent..... I had a cheap Eurohike Flash which was ok but had a tendency to leak through the groundsheet and the sides at the bottom.....
I have been looking at the Outwell Jersey S/M and The Outwell Alderney also the Gelert Quickpitch. I am unsure as to which one to go with. it is only going to be used as a one or two night tent for a max of 2 people.....But it will need to be hardy as i am a bit mad and go camping in wind snow or rain and at all times of year....
Any advice will be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
------------- *!!Timmy!!*
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we have the m and the s we've had the s for about a year and bought the m yesterday at yeomans show at newquay for £44 we paid more than that for the s last year. the s is good for 1 or 2 people but the m is much bigger you fit 4 at a push!
We have the Gelert, waste of money, they are not double skinned, we used it a couple of weeks ago, lovely weather, but in the morning everything was soaked through because of condensation. The door does have mesh, so we thought, ahh leave the door open a bit to get some air through, but the door is on a slant, so if it rained you would again get soaked, 1 use and in the bin it went.
I would pay the extra to ensure of a double skinned one
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we have the jersey m. It is a cracking tent and the double skin makes all the difference. Quechua also do double skin, often a lot cheaper but the poles are a lot thinner and it all feels a lot less stable in stromg winds. But with thinner poles you can pack the tent up a lot smaller. If you can fit the large disc that is the outwell in your car i would go for that cos it seems a lot more sturdy but if space is at a premium get a quechua and save some cash.
Claud
Loved this thread-- may go look at that Outwell Jersey(m). Have a 2-man touring T.T Comi Camp. If I were to take the g.kids they could have the main bed & me & dogs have the pop-up in awning. Thanks
------------- Cryptian
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Try the Quechua pop ups from Decathlon - i have one not used yet but looking forward to it as looks great in the garden. They now deliver online to all of the UK.
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Dec/Jan -Cornwall nr Padstow (cottage)
Feb - our garden (tent)
March - Llangollen (cottage)
March -Town Farm, Bucks.
April - garden..again..need to get out more...
May - Acoustic Festival of Britain Uttoxeter
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I was really taken with the Vango Karakum when I saw one at Go Outdoors a few weeks ago. It's a pop up, but with two 'rooms', so you could either sleep 2 in each section, or use one section to sleep 2 with an equal sized porch area. Fantastic for £49.47
we have a decathlon 3man Quechua pop up and we've jsut purchased the seconds base full to go with it. Base full on special at moment as it's end of collection
------------- Shelli
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