MK9R
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 09:24 AM |
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Ok just fpund them on uk ebay searcj for car top tent. Doubled in price since I bought iy though :-(
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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Matt21
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 09:56 AM |
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i have a north ridge torre at the moment (from gooutdoors), 2 man
you can just fit a double air bed in it, though it seems very cramped and it much more spacious with just a camping mat in it
its great if the ground is flat, any unevenness and you struggle to get the skin taught on it
This design is very good (i had a coleman one that was identical
http://cdn.gooutdoors.co.uk/Products/19843-290212122731891847858.jpg
but it is a one man tent.... unless you leave the inner down and you can get two in tightly.
one pole, very light, very quick to put up
pop to go outdoors, they have a whole selection, your nearest one is penrith
anything by vango, coleman, north ridge are great
all depends on the size you want and your budget
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jeffw
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 10:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
Heres my old setup (the rainbow is an extra)
[Edited on 2/7/14 by MK9R]
[Edited on 2/7/14 by MK9R]
the little green tent and the great big white one behind?.....cool.
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MK9R
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 10:29 AM |
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Nah white one not mine.
Other option is a nice good quality pop up gazeebo with bedrooms hung in it. You can worl on tje car and sleep in it then.
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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mcerd1
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 10:29 AM |
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if you want to be comfortable always get a tent that's at least 1 or 2 man bigger than you need
if it says 1 man its going to be like sleeping in a coffin
if it says 2 man you'll be fairly comfortable on your own
if it says 3 man you'll have a very comfortable one man or a quite comfortable 2 man
and so on.....
quote:
Originally posted by Wheels244
I'll be having one of these for track days and shows
www.smartent.com/product.php
Weight - 12.2kg. Weight Limit tent - 120kg(18 Stone). Dimensions 217w x 70D ...
from what I can see I'm not sure that's really much better than those silly wee pop-up tents you can buy in asda...
yes your off the ground which is probably better than the pop-up's that I've seen as it'll mean you won't be lying in any
ground water / mud (most of the pop-ups I've seen always seem to end up full of water)
but its heavy, quite big when packed, got a low head height, no proper covered porch area (this is needed if you want to keep the inside of any tent
dry), it looks like its only a single skin design (meaning its hard to get good ventilation and stay dry at the same time) and I'd bet it would
tip over in high wind or if you sat at one end of it (just like a fold up camp bed)
so I'm not really that impressed 
my festival tent (£60 vango 3man, so less than ½ the price) is a twin skin tent with a porch and it kept us dry through some of the wettest and
windiest weather they had ever had at T in the Park - all the pop-ups had either blown away or flooded
and its big enough for a king size airbed which always makes things more fun 
and it only takes 3-4min to put up, which is slower than a pop-up, but its hardly a long time and I'd trust it to still be there in the morning
!
[Edited on 2/7/2014 by mcerd1]
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mcerd1
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 10:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
Heres my old setup (the rainbow is an extra)
how did that feel on a windy day ? did you have stabilisers/legs on the trailer ?
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MK9R
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 10:54 AM |
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It was absolutely fine. Only time I noticed it was at anglesey in a huge storm. Not stablisers
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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Irony
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 12:52 PM |
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Plus 1 for Decathon Pop Up tents.
Also Plus 1 for:
1 Man tent is next to useless
2 Man = 1 man comfortably
etc etc
[Edited on 2/7/14 by Irony]
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amalyos
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 01:39 PM |
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Decathlon 4 man pop up tent is great. It has an inner and outer, and plenty of room for your gear. I think I paid around £69 for mine.
I did get fed up with camping though and converted a Transit into a camper, much more comfortable 
http://stevembuild.blogspot.com
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kingster996
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| posted on 2/7/14 at 03:38 PM |
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I have a Vaude Taurus http://www.vaude.com/en-GB/en/Taurus-2P-chute-green.html
Not cheap, but very light, easy to put up, really well made, had it for 10yrs+ and still going strong.
Best bit is the decent sized stuff bag to put it in, so you never have to roll it up and try and squeeze it into a bag that is two sizes too small for
the tent (why do they do that!)
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure
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daniel mason
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| posted on 5/7/14 at 10:35 AM |
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Got a kyham 2 man In the end. With built in poles for ease! Hopefully it will do the job!
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