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Well after shall i say a difficult weekend think i need a "new tent " on the KISS principal and cheap ? . It all started at cub camp trying to put up my dome style tent in a wind whilst trying to supervise 20 cubs , and answer questions at the same time , of course one of the poles snapped at the cheap metal ferule , so ended up hastly making a bivi out of a poly tarp the noise of which would have kept me awake all night,except The last one went to sleep nearer 1 am and the first woke at 5.30 so no problems and we had a spare tent with us . However i thought it would be worth getting one of those simple tents with just two poles and 8 pegs that seem to stay up and waterproof without bits to break or loose . of course i would like just a tarp but modesty and camping with kids demands more so i spotted the french two man tent in surplus and adventure for £20 looks a bargin or any other suggestions.
i have not seen this tent so i dont know what its like but if you think its ok and it costs £20 then it sounds like a bit of a bargain to me
leon
Cubs? :You_Rock_ I do Explorers, you at least have the expectation that they are self sufficient. They are worse than beavers or course but you can always dream :rolleyes:
http://www.twosecondtent.co.uk/images/Quechua_tent.jpg
Our Akela uses these see http://www.twosecondtent.co.uk/ for details. They cost under £30 from decatalon and you get two cubs happy and snug in under a minute, mind you they are a :censored: to clean if they puke! :yuck: but yes they really do go up in seconds! :Wow:
At camp we use a B&Q 7.0M X 9.0M blue plastic "tarp" tied between two trees as an HQ shelter and so far it has lasted three years although I think this may be retirement year. We have never slept under it intentionally but we do use a low BBQ in it and I have nodded off in front of it many times :o
I had a look at some of these on a scout site recently and they seem excellent. EAsy to put up and reasonably easy to pack away. They were standing up to a bit of wind when I saw some a couple of weeks ago, betterthan a lot of "proper " tents. The only downside to them is pack size really, but if you are car camping and want to set up quick, ideal.
PS zodiak, I am an explorer leader too have you checked out leaders chatter?
East Scout
19-07-2006, 02:18
Sturm-Mil-tec makes a very simple/compact two man trail tent..They come in Od and US Woodland camo..I have two of them..Only problem I have w/ them is the door is small and not a lot of ventilation in the summer.......
Dunno where you would look for one in the UK though..It costs 24USD for one here..
ES
Tents are great, and I still love sleeping under the stars in them. But lately for KISS, I've taken to snapping two army poncho's together and stringing them up under some trees. I get eaten alive by mosquitos but at least I stay reasonably dry and they don't take up much pack space.
Just my $0.02 cents!
Adam
PS zodiak, I am an explorer leader too have you checked out leaders chatter?No, but I will now I have found it ! :)
Ridge Runner
22-11-2006, 14:43
Here is the Surplus French M1 tent that I bought (with rainfly)
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=257554#
It is a fantastic tent for the money. construction is first rate, nice extras with it. It is slightly heavy, but worth it for the price. I paid $19 (USD) for mine with the rainfly. A rainfly or tarp is a must.
I bought 3 of them because they were such a good deal. My kids play in one over the summer months in the backyard.
Well after shall i say a difficult weekend think i need a "new tent " on the KISS principal and cheap ? . It all started at cub camp trying to put up my dome style tent in a wind whilst trying to supervise 20 cubs , and answer questions at the same time , of course one of the poles snapped at the cheap metal ferule , so ended up hastly making a bivi out of a poly tarp the noise of which would have kept me awake all night,except The last one went to sleep nearer 1 am and the first woke at 5.30 so no problems and we had a spare tent with us . However i thought it would be worth getting one of those simple tents with just two poles and 8 pegs that seem to stay up and waterproof without bits to break or loose . of course i would like just a tarp but modesty and camping with kids demands more so i spotted the french two man tent in surplus and adventure for £20 looks a bargin or any other suggestions.
I had one of those about 3 years ago, they are ok, a bit heavy, and tend to "sag" in the rain though, if I remember right I paid about £35 for it.
i happen to have one french(i think) two man tent that comes in two halfs with wooden poles, its made from made from nylon and buttons together so you can spit it think the pegs are there aswell just missing the jute rope are you after one