Hi All,
Currently have a Outwell Imagine (same as Montana 6 really) and looking for a quicker, smaller, pop up, tent for the weekends only (for 2 adults and 2 4 year olds). Reason being dont want to spend days and days trying to dry a large tent for only 1 night away! We have a v small house!
So was considering a Quechua pop up (4.2?), but I think we would still need to have the option for outdoor cooking, sitting etc if it does rain. Having 2 smaller tents to dry may still be a better option that one v large one!
I think some people do the same - large tent for more nights and a weekend type tent with set set up.
Any recommendations? Something dead easy/quick to set up and packs up fairly small.
------------- Newbie Campers gathering vast amounts of kit
2 x 1 night trips and 1 x 2 nighters at Kelvdon Hatch
3 nights Sandringham
Last weekend coming up Epping Forest
3 year old boy twins
Choccy Labrador
7 Chickens (yes I leave them at home!)
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Can't speak for the tent but, rather than a second tent I'd suggest a large tarp for cooking/eating sitting etc. We use the Obelink 3.75m square tarp. It comes with 2 very sturdy and tall poles plus all guys. Add a couple of 6 foot king poles and you can get dozens of different configurations out of it. Dries very quickly too.
I got the Quechua Base Seconds 4.2 last week and tried it out at the weekend. I blogged about it if you want to check out the link, there's photos on there too. I am very impressed with the quality of the tent, how easy it is to pitch and put away once you get the hang of it. I would recommend it but another one I would also recommend, being a quick to pitch tent, is the Vango Icarus 500. It's a roomy enough tent with a 15 minute pitch time, three poled tunnel tent with all the poles the same size. I have one of those too and use it as a weekend tent, and with it's extension a longer stay tent too.
We have a Vango Calisto 500 for our weekend tent, steel poles takes 15 mins to put up, packs away in one bag, and you can add a porch if you want. loads of space, SIG, warms up very quick. We think its a great tent for us, at weekends.
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June - Queens Jubilee week -
Blackbull Pickering
June/July - Turkey (no Tent)
Aug - Bank Holiday- Whitefield Forest IOW 10 days
Sept - Skeg
2013 Nothing as yet , trying to get new boyfriend to go camping soon. Selling Maritisa 700 , so we can put it towards a VW Camper.
Similar to the Vango Icarus 500 we have the (cheaper) Gelert Atlantis 5 its great for short stays and with the optional porch is ok for longer stays too.
We've just got a Vango Icarus 500 for our weekend tent as the little Alpha is a bit on the small side now my son's a teenager. Also have the canopy so ideal long weekends.
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Topic: Looking for weekend set up
