Black Wolf Turbo Lite 240/300 Twin - Page 2

953 · #11 (**permalink**) 7th February 2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DeanoH

Used a OzTrail tent on our Central Australian jaunt last year and it was a good tent. The one we had was about 9' square. Easy and quick to erect and folds flat. The only downside is the centre pole, doesn't do much for romance, but where there's a will there's a way. Though you can get a different pole setup that has two poles down the sides and no centre pole. A hell of a lot cheaper than an OzTent or a Black Wolf.

Deano

You know the

it didnt happen without pics

.
Cheers Dean.

DeanoH · #12 (**permalink**) 7th February 2010, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 953

You know the

it didnt happen without pics

.
Cheers Dean.

Oh!! The shame, the shame..................

Here tis..........

Simpson Desert Camp

The OzTrail tent was perfect for packing in the D2 along with all the other gear for this trip, Alice Springs - Old Andado Station - Mt. Dare - Dalhousie - Simpson Desert - Birdsville - Maree - Oodnadatta - Finke - Alice Springs.
It packed flat and fitted easily in the back of the Disco next to the Engel.
As for the where there's a will theres a way setup.......................no show and tell on that one.

Deano

LandyAndy · #13 (**permalink**) 11th February 2010, 10:16 PM

You and the good lady should do some pole dancing lessons.May help with the romance issue

Andrew

Ashes · #14 (**permalink**) 13th February 2010, 11:56 AM

Man this is a hard decision!!!

I'll change my mind a few more times on this yet....deciding on buying the D3 seemed easier

A family tent and awning from freedom or southern cross that will sleep 5 won't leave any change from $2k. From what I've read that sort of money pretty much buys a guarantee of a dry, secure and reliable tent (if all the owner comments are accurate). The $300-$600 chinese equivalent gets mixed responses from brilliant to woefull.

If a $2k tent gets little use and gets put up for sale in 5 years time, is it an attractive buy in the 2nd hand market?

WhiteD3 · #15 (**permalink**) 13th February 2010, 02:34 PM

The BW Turbo's hold their price 2nd hand. I tried to get one (being a cheapskate

) but couldn't.

Ashes · #16 (**permalink**) 21st February 2010, 03:38 PM

All sorted now

Black Wolf turbo twin 300 lite. Got a deal I was happy with at the Vic 4x4 show which brought it down into budget range.

After looking at a few of the tourer tents and calculating left over room after 5 sleeping inside it, it was going to be a squeeze and worse so as the kids get bigger. The BW twin has the advantage of 3 seperate rooms so thinking down the track when the kids want/need their own space that might be a good thing. Still looks pretty quick to put up. Worst feature of course is trying to fit it in the bag when packing up

dmdigital · #17 (**permalink**) 21st February 2010, 04:05 PM

Have look at these two video clips: Black Wolf Adventure Gear - turbo

Might help in getting it right. I had the same questions with myTurbo 210 and found the videos very useful.

Ashes · #18 (**permalink**) 21st February 2010, 04:54 PM

Thanks for the links. That will help. I did manage to pull the tent down myself at the show (with help from the kids) and did manage to get it in the bag so all is good. Will do better next time. It is a big bag packed up and only fits diagonally in the back of the D3. Will be a packing challenge around that or....time for a roof rack.

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