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Tue 17 Jan, 2017 5:27 pm
Has anyone ever come across one of these tents on eBay?
http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/322351014238?r ... noapp=true
Stats look ok and priced very cheap. Seems too good to be true?
http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/322351014238?r ... noapp=true
Stats look ok and priced very cheap. Seems too good to be true?
Re: No name 4 season tent
Tue 17 Jan, 2017 5:42 pm
Does seem too good to be true.
I'm not sure about the pole material and that design in general.
I'm sure some of the DIY folks on here will have a lot to say.
I'm not sure about the pole material and that design in general.
I'm sure some of the DIY folks on here will have a lot to say.
Re: No name 4 season tent
Tue 17 Jan, 2017 5:43 pm
Does seem too good to be true.
I'm not sure about the pole material and that design in general.
I'm sure some of the DIY folks on here will have a lot to say.
That ultra light weight bit makes me feel uneasy.
I'm not sure about the pole material and that design in general.
I'm sure some of the DIY folks on here will have a lot to say.
That ultra light weight bit makes me feel uneasy.
Re: No name 4 season tent
Tue 17 Jan, 2017 6:17 pm
That is a NatureHike Cloud UP2. Big Agnes Flycreek clone. Great tent for the money.
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Re: No name 4 season tent
Tue 17 Jan, 2017 7:38 pm
And a $63 Trailstar is cheap too , this is why :
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Mountai ... 962682726/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Mountai ... 962682726/
Re: No name 4 season tent
Tue 17 Jan, 2017 7:54 pm
I have a Big Agnes Flycreek UL2. The side tie-out patches on the fly both failed on my recent trip to Sturt NP. After maybe 25 nights total. That's a drag, since I paid about 300US, but I'll suck it up and just fix them. I don't see these tie-out points on your images, so there's a slight difference. I also have a Hilleberg Nammatj, and I would definitely not consider the tent in your link to be 4 season (if it's a BA clone).
But for $145, and for 3 seasons, sure.
But for $145, and for 3 seasons, sure.
Re: No name 4 season tent
Tue 17 Jan, 2017 8:23 pm
Depends a bit on what you want to do with it. It may be fine for your use. It might also tear or leak in heavy rain/wind/ snow.
Sometimes "gear failure" is part of the adventure. It has been part of my learning curve over many years, which is why I've ended up with the gear I have. Over 35 yrs, I've been through a lot of stuff, trying to find the "ultimate" setup. My primary interest now is weight vs function.
By all means, buy the tent. Maybe modify it yourself to upgrade the specs. Have a "plan B", if it fails sometime. You might end up being a very happy camper!
I think of my Hilleberg, which has stayed upright in 80-90kph wind on the top of Bogong in winter. Very happy with this, but there have only been a handful of times I've needed something to do this, and, if it failed, we could have packed up and walked down to one of the huts and survived.
There's plenty of "this is the only thing to buy" type information on this forum and others - however, members are at varying stages of financial stability, and some of us >50's might need to recall how we started out. Yes, I know that if we had bought a "whatever brand" tent first up, presuming we had the finances, we might never have needed to upgrade, but a huge amount of my enjoyment in the outdoors has been evolving DIY gear specific to my own uses.
Go for it.
A
Sometimes "gear failure" is part of the adventure. It has been part of my learning curve over many years, which is why I've ended up with the gear I have. Over 35 yrs, I've been through a lot of stuff, trying to find the "ultimate" setup. My primary interest now is weight vs function.
By all means, buy the tent. Maybe modify it yourself to upgrade the specs. Have a "plan B", if it fails sometime. You might end up being a very happy camper!
I think of my Hilleberg, which has stayed upright in 80-90kph wind on the top of Bogong in winter. Very happy with this, but there have only been a handful of times I've needed something to do this, and, if it failed, we could have packed up and walked down to one of the huts and survived.
There's plenty of "this is the only thing to buy" type information on this forum and others - however, members are at varying stages of financial stability, and some of us >50's might need to recall how we started out. Yes, I know that if we had bought a "whatever brand" tent first up, presuming we had the finances, we might never have needed to upgrade, but a huge amount of my enjoyment in the outdoors has been evolving DIY gear specific to my own uses.
Go for it.
A
Re: No name 4 season tent
Wed 18 Jan, 2017 12:55 pm
Looks like someone's just reselling cheap Chinese gear in Australia. If you order it direct it's more like $100 AU https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NH-clou ... 41689.html
I've bought a few similar things online recently which have been amazing but I still wouldn't trust my safety with important items like packs or tents.
I've bought a few similar things online recently which have been amazing but I still wouldn't trust my safety with important items like packs or tents.
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