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Title: tents from asda
Post by: nick v6 on 19 June 2009, 19:38:28
my sister got 1 of those 3 man tents from asda for £20 and brought it round for me to help them set it up

really easy to set up it was up in a few mins including pegging it all down

and split's down in seconds and is easy to get back in the bag

if your looking for a cheap tent then go for one of those :y
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 June 2009, 19:50:55
Just be aware that with a hydrostatic head of only 1500mm, it wont be to water proof in heavy rain!
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: STMO123 on 19 June 2009, 19:51:50
Let's see how it fares in a force 9 gale and torrential rain. ;D
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: nick v6 on 19 June 2009, 19:52:56
its not for me
ill stick with the fold up council flat ;D ;D
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 19 June 2009, 19:53:02
We spent a night in a tesco 2 man tent once, in the piddling rain. We got soaked every time the wind blew the rain into the tent.

Hydro head of something like 800 on that one - it was an emergency tent, which went in the bin next morning  ;D
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: nick v6 on 19 June 2009, 20:03:38
oh well its ok for a cheap tent in barbados  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 19 June 2009, 20:19:56
I have been told there is a 4 man tent in Aldi with a 3000 hh for £60 :y
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: Ghost on 19 June 2009, 20:23:41
Just get a tarpaulin to go over it. you'll need more tent pegs though ;D
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: KillerWatt on 19 June 2009, 21:14:14
Tesco value tent..£6.97

Take it to your rally, set it up, kip in it if you actually make it back to where you set it up, leave it there the next morning.

Job done!
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: TheBoy on 20 June 2009, 10:34:14
In the UK, I wouldn't want to sleep in anything with a HH less than 3000.

The '5 man' tent I used in York costs under £60 from most places if you shop around. Seems to be a common style, sold under different brands. HH is 3000 on mine, may vary with other brands, so check.

The 'greenhouse/anderson shelter', again classed as 5 man by manufacturers :o, is claimed to be 5000 HH, I paided £185 for that one about 4yrs ago.
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: Elite Pete on 20 June 2009, 10:49:00
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I have been told there is a 4 man tent in Aldi with a 3000 hh for £60 :y
Looks a good one too, i'm thinking of buying up what stock they have in the local Aldi and flogging them on Ebay ::)
Title: Re: tents from asda
Post by: Elite Pete on 20 June 2009, 10:53:51
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Tesco value tent..£6.97

Take it to your rally, set it up, kip in it if you actually make it back to where you set it up, leave it there the next morning.

Job done!
Bob Dent had one of these at the Lakes meet last year, luckily he pished and slept on an air bed, it was floating on 3" of water when he awoke the next morning. Good job Bob's Omega is an estate
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h64/pickledpepper/DSCF0097.jpg) ;D