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Topic: Gelert Horizon Canopy & porch extension

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Hockeychic

21/8/2012 at 5:05pm
Location: Glasgow
Outfit: Gelert Horizon 6 2011

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Hi I am looking for some advice and indeed may seem a bit of a stupid question.
We have a Gelert Horizon 6 tent and have at the minute a porch extension where we put our table and some storage stuff and somewhere to sit a night with the door open to avoid the midges and come rainy weather our kitchen will go in here too. So it's invaluable really!

However I have seen a Horizon canopy for a bargain price and this would be ideal for cooking when wet etc so here's the silly question can we use them both at the same time? DH thinks not as the straps go over the opposite side of the tent i.e where any canopy would have to go and vice versa.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

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arsenaldes

21/8/2012 at 5:21pm
Location: Aston Clinton
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Not a stupid question as I cant answer it but hopefully someone will

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CW52

21/8/2012 at 7:04pm
Location: durham
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We have Zenobie 6 and use Gelert porch. Doors both sides of tunnel tent but not facing, so cant see why you cannot have 2 porches. I think Horizon same as our 2009 Zenobie. Would need v large pitch, with car etc. Were you thinking of same size porch on opposite side or smaller. Never thought of it myself, we have enough space.

Hockeychic

21/8/2012 at 8:07pm
Location: Glasgow
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Zenobia is same layout as our Horizon 6 and yes hubbie did mention fact about pitch being really big , you know what it's like always crave more space etc

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