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Moondog55
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here's one for the collectors

Fri 07 Apr, 2017 9:27 am

I just found this for sale on Gumtree
A real collectors tent

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/perth/c ... 1144229458

I'd no longer trust the integrity of the fabric but it was an interesting design
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Re: here's one for the collectors

Fri 07 Apr, 2017 12:22 pm

A bit of a rarity with the vestibule fly rather than the standard. The vestibule flys were mainly sold by Paddies in Hobart.
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Re: here's one for the collectors

Fri 07 Apr, 2017 6:30 pm

I still have one of them, as well as an older NF VE23. Both bought from Paddy Pallin in Sydney when we doing the motorcycle touring thing for a few years. We got sick of rubbish tents that never lasted, hated wind, and leaked badly. The Westwinds floor tends to get wet in a few spots, given it's age. Have not looked at it for a few of years. They are a good little thing. I paid $740 from memory.
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Re: here's one for the collectors

Sat 08 Apr, 2017 10:18 am

I would have purchased the SuperFlash myself at the time but both were good tents for our conditions it seems
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Re: here's one for the collectors

Mon 10 Apr, 2017 11:15 pm

I forgot to mention that condensation was a big problem with both these tents, more so the Westwind. It did stand up well in some seriously bad winds though.
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