UKVF 2017

[Pepperty]

Wow! Lee your tent can be the social tent as we'd all fit in that!! ....you can sleep in the car

[Lee]

Jul 19, 2017 8:21:08 GMT Pepperty said:

Wow! Lee your tent can be the social tent as we'd all fit in that!! ....you can sleep in the car

I might need a bigger car

[gill2009]

  I was wondering how we would recognise you Lee...that problem no longer exists 

[vereybowring]

Jul 18, 2017 14:52:06 GMT Lee said:

Jul 18, 2017 14:23:39 GMT tonyb said:

Lee - Did you buy that quick pop up you posted a link to?

210x210 and your camp bed wouldn't fit?

It was 210 to 210 on the bottom of the poles where they pegged to the ground. The far edge of where the pegs go in.

On that picture, the 210 is from the edge of the black bits at the bottom of each pole

I'm 6ft 3in ish and if I laid flat on the ground it it, I would be pushing the sides out on the tent

Tried laying in all directions

Cracking idea with the speed it went up, just the size of it let it down

Yeah I'm only 6ft but broad shouldered and the smallest tent I fit in properly is a 4 man (although the 4 men in question would have to be midgets).

[Lee]

Jul 19, 2017 11:48:37 GMT vereybowring said:

Jul 18, 2017 14:52:06 GMT Lee said:

It was 210 to 210 on the bottom of the poles where they pegged to the ground. The far edge of where the pegs go in.

On that picture, the 210 is from the edge of the black bits at the bottom of each pole

I'm 6ft 3in ish and if I laid flat on the ground it it, I would be pushing the sides out on the tent

Tried laying in all directions

Cracking idea with the speed it went up, just the size of it let it down

Yeah I'm only 6ft but broad shouldered and the smallest tent I fit in properly is a 4 man (although the 4 men in question would have to be midgets).

If you want a pull out the bag and blink tent, look at the coleman range

£83 for the coleman instant 3

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IAMU99C/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3KHZDKFEAKYH2&coliid=I2SN20WXRSCK2W&psc=1

£128 instant tourer

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00691GONG?ref=emc_b_5_i

£144 instant 5

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HQLNGDO?ref=emc_b_5_i&th=1&psc=1

All 3 are 30 second tents

The downside to those is they are single skin, so get damp inside

I almost brought the instant 5 yesterday.

Decent size inside, both floor space and height

And the 3 man was top of my list until I found the midget tent with a flysheet

Coleman also have a very good name for quality tents in America

[Lee]

Jul 19, 2017 10:54:19 GMT gill2009 said:

  I was wondering how we would recognise you Lee ...that problem no longer exists 

That's easy, tall fat bloke, with an over sized tent, that somehow manages to fit inside a ford fiesta

[Pepperty]

There's all shapes and sizes at vapefest << I'm meaning TENTS here

[vereybowring]

Jul 19, 2017 12:09:36 GMT Lee said:

If you want a pull out the bag and blink tent, look at the coleman range

£83 for the coleman instant 3

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IAMU99C/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3KHZDKFEAKYH2&coliid=I2SN20WXRSCK2W&psc=1

£128 instant tourer

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00691GONG?ref=emc_b_5_i

£144 instant 5

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HQLNGDO?ref=emc_b_5_i&th=1&psc=1

All 3 are 30 second tents

The downside to those is they are single skin, so get damp inside

I almost brought the instant 5 yesterday.

Decent size inside, both floor space and height

And the 3 man was top of my list until I found the midget tent with a flysheet

Coleman also have a very good name for quality tents in America

Yeah Coleman used to be good but it's all made in china these days and you can find unbranded versions of all their stuff on the chinese sites at half the cost these days (and reviews as good as the coleman so not just cheap knockoffs although they exist too). Some of the chinese ones are even on amazon these days.
My next tent will likely be a naturehike which is a chinese brand but they do reasonable 4 season, double skin, silicon fabric tents for not too much.
EDIT: I prefer a tent that takes a few minutes to stick up as they tend to be much more sturdy and in the long run much less hassle. This is from doing loads of camping/hiking over the years. Saving 10-15 minutes is not a huge concern for me.

[Pepperty]

The only advice I can offer anyone is SET UP TENT before having a drink..... otherwise your only option may well be to sleep in the car

[vereybowring]

Jul 19, 2017 13:24:40 GMT Pepperty said:

The only advice I can offer anyone is SET UP TENT before having a drink..... otherwise your only option may well be to sleep in the car

Sounds awfully like speaking from experience. . .

[Deleted]

Someone record vereybowring for me. Such a shexxy voice

[Lee]

Jul 19, 2017 13:24:40 GMT Pepperty said:

The only advice I can offer anyone is SET UP TENT before having a drink..... otherwise your only option may well be to sleep in the car

Another good tip is to make friends with anyone with a caravan.

Their beer will come from a fridge and not a hot tent

[striker42]

Jul 19, 2017 16:11:45 GMT Lee said:

Jul 19, 2017 13:24:40 GMT Pepperty said:

The only advice I can offer anyone is SET UP TENT before having a drink..... otherwise your only option may well be to sleep in the car

Another good tip is to make friends with anyone with a caravan.

Their beer will come from a fridge and not a hot tent

Got that covered. Don't know so much about the cold beer, but Bluefish will have a supply of ice for the malt whisky 

[sydsut]

Jul 19, 2017 17:06:45 GMT striker42 said:

Jul 19, 2017 16:11:45 GMT Lee said:

Another good tip is to make friends with anyone with a caravan.

Their beer will come from a fridge and not a hot tent

Got that covered. Don't know so much about the cold beer, but Bluefish will have a supply of ice for the malt whisky 

Aargh!!! wash your mouth out this instant, at most just a dash of chilled water or you might as well drink Supermarket's own brand blended Whisky.

[vereybowring]

Sadly I have to say I'm not going to be able to make it down this year.

Unfortunately the DWP has decided to be arsing me around again after being told to leave me alone for the last two years.
With the uncertainty of my ESA and the bloody huge price of rail tickets (all the relevant cheapies must have sold out in seconds from what I saw), I just have to sit on what little cash I have.
On top of that I start some therapy the week of VF which I've waited bleedin ages for so it couldn't be put off and that will wear me down some I would imagine.

Luckily the Scots will be attending in force again so they can keep you all entertained.

I know you're gonna have fun but you've all got to have a little extra for me !