Tent Poll 2022

[Beerqueen]

Just now, kingbadger said:

My 3-man F&B is a standard pole set up, same as any other tent.

That's what I assumed - thanks for confirming.

[TheDayman]

1 hour ago, blutarsky said:

I’m in my van, but if not I’d be buying an FnB. 

Don't worry, there's a FnB for that too 😎

 

[TheDayman]

35 minutes ago, Beerqueen said:

Any idea where/if you can see these up - do they have them in Decathlon shops up for you to see?

Yep, they usually have them set up in the shop

[Beerqueen]

1 minute ago, TheDayman said:

Yep, they usually have them set up in the shop

Thanks, the nearest one is 20 miles away which isn't too bad but a long way to go if they don't!

[TheDayman]

I just upgraded my 5 year old 3 man Arpenaz FnB to a 4.1 XL air tent. Can't wait to bring it for a test run.

FnB tents are genuinely game changing. It's the single best thing I've purchased over my 20 odd years of festival going. 

[TheDayman]

5 minutes ago, Beerqueen said:

Thanks, the nearest one is 20 miles away which isn't too bad but a long way to go if they don't!

I've sworn by this one over the last 5 years - https://www.decathlon.ie/2-3-man-tents/142656-36737-camping-tent-arpenaz-freshblack-3-person.html

If that's what you're after, an awning or tarp is a great little add-on too - https://www.decathlon.ie/tarps/334065-149115-camping-awning-arpenaz-fresh-6-people.html#/481-demodelsize-254no_size/60805-demodelcolor-8648418

But if you've got the cash to spend, this one is well worth the investment -

 

 

[prog seller]

I bought a Coleman Kentmere 3+ blackout tent before I stumbled on the F&B brigade. Got it off eBay for £70, my only concern is the ventilation, but I'm sure it will be fine 😄

[Beerqueen]

17 minutes ago, TheDayman said:

I've sworn by this one over the last 5 years - https://www.decathlon.ie/2-3-man-tents/142656-36737-camping-tent-arpenaz-freshblack-3-person.html

If that's what you're after, an awning or tarp is a great little add-on too - https://www.decathlon.ie/tarps/334065-149115-camping-awning-arpenaz-fresh-6-people.html#/481-demodelsize-254no_size/60805-demodelcolor-8648418

But if you've got the cash to spend, this one is well worth the investment -

 

 

Thanks, the one I've got my eye on is the 3 man pole one as it has a porch which is very handy.  https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/3-person-blackout-poled-tent-mh100xl-fresh-black/_/R-p-331796?mc=8641758

I haven't watched the video in full, but I do like the fact that it has windows so you can make it light if you want.  I don't think I can justify the size or £200 though when I already have about 8 tents!

[JoeyT]

2 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

Make sure you have tent polls … and they are all in one piece … top tip from @JoeyT

Still trying to locate those 🤦‍♂️

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

1 hour ago, zico martin said:

I've never had a problem with our quechua 4.1 tent tbh

Oh man, they're so yesterday's news! In fact they are so 'yesterday', they are tomorrow. 

[spg]

2 hours ago, Neil said:

How do you keep your van cool. I've got two sunroofs plus a special catch for the back door so it can be open and locked. 

Tints, thermal window screens and black out for the windscreen, a hook for rear door too and a USB rechargeable fan. 

I'll possibly have a f&b too as I do own one and so does my son! 

[deepkittycaz]

1 hour ago, Beerqueen said:

Are they tricky then?   I thought they were fairly straightforward domed with a few poles or pop up?

The one I have seems to be a bit hit or miss in terms of ease of use on the reviews! 

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/dome-trekking-tent-2-person-mt500-fresh-black/_/R-p-311346

[TheDayman]

56 minutes ago, Beerqueen said:

Thanks, the one I've got my eye on is the 3 man pole one as it has a porch which is very handy.  https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/3-person-blackout-poled-tent-mh100xl-fresh-black/_/R-p-331796?mc=8641758

Two of our crew have the older version of that and it's absolutely perfect - you'll be delighted with it!

[deepkittycaz]

1 hour ago, blutarsky said:

There’ll be people near you who would help put it up I’m sure? We helped a solo camper put his tent up in 2019. 

Honestly, it hadn't even occurred to me that it would be ok to ask for help.

As someone who goes & works the festival solo, I had it explained to me before I joined the team that there were not really any other solos so I'd have to be ok with being self-reliant & doing my own thing. I think I probably took that a bit more to heart than it was intended!

[Beerqueen]

18 minutes ago, deepkittycaz said:

Honestly, it hadn't even occurred to me that it would be ok to ask for help.

As someone who goes & works the festival solo, I had it explained to me before I joined the team that there were not really any other solos so I'd have to be ok with being self-reliant & doing my own thing. I think I probably took that a bit more to heart than it was intended!

You can be self-reliant but still need a little help on occasion.  I think the advice you were given was really trying to say "don't expect someone to look after you 24/7".

[incident]

6 hours ago, Beerqueen said:

Thanks, the nearest one is 20 miles away which isn't too bad but a long way to go if they don't!

If the nearest one is a retail park / big box type store then you should be fairly safe. If it's one of those new fangled city / shopping centre stores where they're constrained for space then your mileage may vary.

[MaseTMT]

I’ll be taking my F+B. Will be my 4th Glasto with it and fully expecting to see the fields flooded with them. Once you go F+B you don’t go back….game changer for them hot Glasto’s 

[gfa]

Looks like we're about 50/50 then!

[Beerqueen]

6 hours ago, incident said:

If the nearest one is a retail park / big box type store then you should be fairly safe. If it's one of those new fangled city / shopping centre stores where they're constrained for space then your mileage may vary.

Oh I hadn't realised that, it's a retail park (I've just checked) and it's not a difficult journey so I'll take the risk sometime soonish I think.  Thanks

[gfa]

2 minutes ago, Beerqueen said:

Oh I hadn't realised that, it's a retail park (I've just checked) and it's not a difficult journey so I'll take the risk sometime soonish I think.  Thanks

might be worth giving them a ring 🙂 

[Beerqueen]

7 minutes ago, gfa said:

might be worth giving them a ring 🙂 

Or I could live life on the edge and make a journey to Telford, not knowing whether I'll find erected tents or not, cos that's the sort of level of excitement my life craves.

[tumbles]

Starting to worry I’m going to walk back to my F&B tent this year and find someone else asleep in it given the numbers 🤣

[Twiggy553]

I’ll be sleeping in my van but i’m bringing an F&B for my mate to sleep on my pitch.

[Twiggy553]

12 minutes ago, tumbles said:

Starting to worry I’m going to walk back to my F&B tent this year and find someone else asleep in it given the numbers 🤣

In worthy view we brought some Caribbean flag bunting to differentiate our tent from all the other identical scout tents 🙂

[Harry49]

Outwell Earth has been doing me proud for last 7 years.