101 Ron
5th April 2009, 07:02 PM
EPE make a range of tents mainly for the hiking community and are of light weight design and materials.
A few years ago now they started to sell a small two man tent which you take out of its flat circular bag and it just springs itself open and just a few pegs and your done....it takes seconds.
With a little bit of practice it takes about 30 seconds to fold it up and fit it into its bag.
I have owned one of these for a while now and am very impressed, as it has a built in fly as a part of the tent itself and very good ventilation ,etc.
Your boots can be kept between the tent itself and the fly.
The draw backs has been its target market of hiking.
It is small(two man) and light weight (but good quality materials).
Now they are selling a three man version and its even better due its larger size and the fly itself can be rolled up on either side for those very hot summers nights.
I would never go back to a normal pole or fibre glass rod tent again as these EPE tents are in a class of there own.
I also noticed lately a few cheapie copies going around, but none of them have the built in fly or the quailty of materials.
I suggest if you are in the market for a light weight tent for quick over night camps .this may be for you.
YouTube - EPE Speedy tent by Camperland of Ipswich
A few years ago now they started to sell a small two man tent which you take out of its flat circular bag and it just springs itself open and just a few pegs and your done....it takes seconds.
With a little bit of practice it takes about 30 seconds to fold it up and fit it into its bag.
I have owned one of these for a while now and am very impressed, as it has a built in fly as a part of the tent itself and very good ventilation ,etc.
Your boots can be kept between the tent itself and the fly.
The draw backs has been its target market of hiking.
It is small(two man) and light weight (but good quality materials).
Now they are selling a three man version and its even better due its larger size and the fly itself can be rolled up on either side for those very hot summers nights.
I would never go back to a normal pole or fibre glass rod tent again as these EPE tents are in a class of there own.
I also noticed lately a few cheapie copies going around, but none of them have the built in fly or the quailty of materials.
I suggest if you are in the market for a light weight tent for quick over night camps .this may be for you.
YouTube - EPE Speedy tent by Camperland of Ipswich