Jump to content

  • Sign Up!

    Join our friendly community of music lovers and be part of the fun 😎

Tent?

Guest mstep

By Guest mstep
in Weston Park, Staffordshire

 Share

Recommended Posts

mstep Newbie

mstep

Posted
Posted

Myself and my wife are 1st timers and are not sure on what size tent we should be taking. Anyone have any tips or opinions on what we should be bringing. We are 25 and 27. Just want to be prepared as the wife is a bit apprehensive about the camping side of things.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
YouCaughtMeWithMyPantsDown Newbie

YouCaughtMeWithMyPantsDown

Posted
Posted

Hey, we are a couple and we take a 3-4 man tent, sounds big but as the missus hates camping we have to take a double airbed and all the trimmings!! Makes it alot comfier though and you can get them at dirt cheap prices from tesco and the like. Airbeds are also handy coz the floor is freezing at night!! Plus by the time you get all your clothes/booze/food (if you take any) and all the other stuff in the tent a 2 man just isnt enough!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mstep Newbie

mstep

Posted
Posted

Hey, we are a couple and we take a 3-4 man tent, sounds big but as the missus hates camping we have to take a double airbed and all the trimmings!! Makes it alot comfier though and you can get them at dirt cheap prices from tesco and the like. Airbeds are also handy coz the floor is freezing at night!! Plus by the time you get all your clothes/booze/food (if you take any) and all the other stuff in the tent a 2 man just isnt enough!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mike.c Newbie

mike.c

Posted
Posted

i got my tent the other day. reduced from £260 to just £60 in the millets sale.

the porch area is massive and tall enough to stand up in. so if the weather is bad this year all my mates will be able to carry on partying in my tent :)

deffo go for a 4 man tent at least if you are a couple.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Sparkle92 Newbie

Sparkle92

Posted
Posted

I would look for a 4 man tent, cus you have beers and clothes to store aswell, 2 man tents normal just fit 2 people in, no storage,

And as for campsite, pretty much any but red, red is dirty loud and just bad... I camped in blue last year and it was fantastic :)

Hope this helped

Mark x

Link to comment
Share on other sites
goonerming Newbie

goonerming

Posted
Posted

Myself and my wife are 1st timers and are not sure on what size tent we should be taking. Anyone have any tips or opinions on what we should be bringing. We are 25 and 27. Just want to be prepared as the wife is a bit apprehensive about the camping side of things.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Trani on 10 Newbie

Trani on 10

Posted
Posted

Get a pop up tent. Soooo easy and quick. The last thing you wanna be doing is faffing about with tent poles etc when there's 1) drinking to be done and 2) you're hungover on Monday morning.

Decathalon is awesome for Quechua tents.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Trani on 10 Newbie

Trani on 10

Posted
Posted

This is the Quechua tent we've got. It's a 3 manner.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/2-seconds-iii-dark-green-67843061/

They're really good. I didn't have any problems with dampness/condensation or anything like that. The ground sheet stayed dry, likewise the inside skin. And seeing there are 2 skins, it reduces the chances even more of condensation sneaking in.

Ours cost about £45, plus £5 delivery, which wasn't too bad, I don't think.

With regards to the porch area, as you can see in the pictures, there isn't one. It's just the mess inner skin and the outer skin. There's a enough room to leave trainers etc, but that's it really. Not idea. And because of the shape of the door, if it's raining, it rains in a little when you open it. Again, not ideal.

However, Quechua do another pop-up tent which has a porch area and looks pretty good. I kind of wish I'd got this one instead, for the extra £5 it cost.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/2-seconds-iii-117139358/

Hope this helps.

:)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jono_01 Rookie

jono_01

Posted
Posted

This is the Quechua tent we've got. It's a 3 manner.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/2-seconds-iii-dark-green-67843061/

They're really good. I didn't have any problems with dampness/condensation or anything like that. The ground sheet stayed dry, likewise the inside skin. And seeing there are 2 skins, it reduces the chances even more of condensation sneaking in.

Ours cost about £45, plus £5 delivery, which wasn't too bad, I don't think.

With regards to the porch area, as you can see in the pictures, there isn't one. It's just the mess inner skin and the outer skin. There's a enough room to leave trainers etc, but that's it really. Not idea. And because of the shape of the door, if it's raining, it rains in a little when you open it. Again, not ideal.

However, Quechua do another pop-up tent which has a porch area and looks pretty good. I kind of wish I'd got this one instead, for the extra £5 it cost.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/2-seconds-iii-117139358/

Hope this helps.

:)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...