The Autumn edition of Wild magazine has quite a good survey of lightweight tents by John Chapman.
The survey lists such things as room, access, cost, weight, and value as well as much other usefull stuff
Flyfisher.
Tent Survey
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Tent Survey
by flyfisher » Sat 29 Mar, 2008 9:53 pm
If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you need to drink more.
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Re: Tent Survey
by tasadam » Sun 30 Mar, 2008 8:18 am
Yep. Got that. You must have missed this?
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The thing I don't like about the survey is that there are only two 4 season tunnel tents - the 1st / 2nd arrow (forget which) and I think the Minaret (It's downstairs & I'm lazy).
Apart from the Tempest, which puts me off due to condensation issues as it's a single skin.
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=511
tasadam wrote:Of interest, John Chapman did a review of tents in the latest Wild magazine. I picked up a copy from Paddy Pallin in Launceston earlier inthe week.
The thing I don't like about the survey is that there are only two 4 season tunnel tents - the 1st / 2nd arrow (forget which) and I think the Minaret (It's downstairs & I'm lazy).
Apart from the Tempest, which puts me off due to condensation issues as it's a single skin.
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Re: Tent Survey
by flyfisher » Sun 30 Mar, 2008 5:05 pm
Hi Adam, yeah I missed the other tent survey comment.Just arrived home with new Wild,saw the survey and put up the post.
I find they do give details on size, weight, no. of pegs etc which many people could find usefull to shorten their shortlist.
Cheers John.
I find they do give details on size, weight, no. of pegs etc which many people could find usefull to shorten their shortlist.
Cheers John.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you need to drink more.
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Re: Tent Survey
by tasadam » Sun 30 Mar, 2008 8:13 pm
There are a number of interesting articles in that magazine.
Like for example, I remember when I was in Kakadu in 1988, I swam up past Twin Falls to the slope that you can walk up to get to the top.
Then I read
I'm lucky to be here.....
Like for example, I remember when I was in Kakadu in 1988, I swam up past Twin Falls to the slope that you can walk up to get to the top.
Then I read
There aren't any crocodiles on the plateau, but you should never swim below Twin Falls.
I'm lucky to be here.....
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Re: Tent Survey
by tasadam » Mon 31 Mar, 2008 8:51 am
Son of a Beach wrote:Teasing the crocs, eh?
Nah. Come to think of it, not enough of me for a meal... or they didn't see me or thought I was a stick or something... Stick insect?
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