we use two fishing shelters they are ideal take seconds to put up more than big enough to have your cooker table and washing up in one of them and use the other for eating under just be careful if over 5 ft 6 as my hubby (who has no spacial awareness or memory ) keeps walking into it without ducking it even has somewhere for the tea towels to dry. ours ost £15 each from the big w
We use the Khyam Screenhouse fab bit of kit for a utility tent..
Gazebo type structure that erects in minutes, ideal for garden parties and barbecues. Can be used as a fully functional tent using an optional inner tent.
3 x 3 m inner space.
4oz polyester flysheet fabric.
Packed size: 100 x 30 x 30 cms.
Weight: 13.5 Kg.
Flame Retardant.
Hydrostatic Head: 3000mm
Optional Inner weight: 4 Kg.
External Height: 210cm.
Inner Tent Fabric: Poly cotton.
Colours: Dark Green with Yellow Trim.
PRICE
£229.00 Not cheap but worth it..
used for our kitchen and BBQ etc..
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“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.”
Take up the offer of the sunncamp you wont be disappointed. I was thrilled when mine arrived it's a lot bigger than it looks on the picture plenty of room to cook safely. Now we have the camper van we still take it and use as a stand alone awning, great for saving your pitch if you want to go out for the day and have used it to sleep two extras, so lots of uses , cant recommend it enough.
Nice bit of kit but £299, think we will go with the gazebo or tarps and wind breaks.
That was £229 not £299, but you can shop around and got a deal if you can haggle..!
It is by far the best utility tent we have had so far, trust me I've had quite a few and have friends who have lots of kit too and we still say the screen house by kyham is the dogs danglies...
You can roll each side up and just have the mosquito net down, (great for eating etc) or you can use the main doors as sun shades ( all the way round) You can get a fitted groundsheet for it, and if you want you can get the 4 berth inner for it and you have an extra tent... The screenhouse has lots of very strong guy lines, stronger than a lot of mountain tents, boy has it felt the "wind" too..! It takes five mins to put up (great in the rain as a quick shelter)
We use this screenhouse to do our cooking in (and small BBQ's) at night we get about 15 people in there with small chairs etc, its a fantastic meeting point to get drunk in. You can stand up in it to no problem..
The HH is 3000.. it's a top bit if kit and if we broke it we would go out and replace with the same... thumbs up from our lot its tried and tested.... it works..!!
Well worth the £229 it will last you for years.. makes a gazebos look like Micky mouse gear.. This is the real thing...
Post last edited on 29/11/2004 10:36:55
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aka Paul
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.”
We used a gazebo at Lickhill for cooking as we had our nylon tent, (we also have a canvas frame tent and we cook inside that). So long as a gazebo is well pegged down there should not be a problem. A separate tent for the purpose is also a good idea.
The only alternatives we can think of (other than buying a caravan!) are to eat at a pub or somewhere or get wet! (even Macdonalds is usually warm and dry!).
We've always had canvas tents and have always cooked inside without any problems. Our latest tent has an open fronted awning, kind of like a porch, so now for the first time we can cook "outside" although we're still sheltered on all sides from the wind and rain, although if it gets really bad we can still cook inside.
Quote: Originally posted by Cas54 on 21/11/2004
Some site say NO gazebo's ......... and they do tend to take off ....... Billing .. MIck .. comes to mind .... good catch by all lol
Oi! I heard that, eventually. That was a 'previously damaged' gazebo, but my new one stood up to the windy conditions at Elvaston, and then in the storms in Selsey the following week. It's all about gettin' 'em pegged and guyed properly. having said that, I saw one of those utility tents as a return in Jacksons of Old Arley last week. didn't note the price, but they generally sell returns at about 1/3 of RRP
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Topic: Cooking in the rain
The screenhouse has lots of very strong guy lines, stronger than a lot of mountain tents, boy has it felt the "wind" too..! It takes five mins to put up (great in the rain as a quick shelter) 
This is the real thing... 
