Thread: Centre pole tent-Dome tent

Too expensive. Give it to a mate for free.

Originally Posted by 1103.9TD

When the family grows enough, I'll be grabing one of these:
OZTENT RV-4
The Oztent RV-4 is an evolutionary change on the RV-3 model. It maintains the same pack size as the RV-3 but has an innovative pullout floor section at the back to give you more space. Bigger tent same pack size!! This model, together with the RV-3, are currently our best two selling models.

Made from high quality waterproof Rip-Stop Poly-cotton Canvas and a heavy duty heat sealed PVC floor. All OZTENTS are guaranteed waterproof and are covered by a full 2 year warranty. All NEW Oztent models now come with side windows and zippered power inlet.

Standard inclusions: Aluminium awning poles x 2, heavy duty pegs and a waterproof carry bag.

So, does anyone have an oztent? Experiences?

Went ot Anaconda the other day and bought (lay by) one of these:

http://www.blackwolf.com.au/turbo

Bloody awesome and yes we tried it and yes its as easy as it looks.

which one, there are a pile of different ones on there :P

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Went ot Anaconda the other day and bought (lay by) one of these:

http://www.blackwolf.com.au/turbo

Bloody awesome and yes we tried it and yes its as easy as it looks.

How long did it take to put the fly on? How long to pack the thing up? And which one

I don't quite understand why their canvas tent still needs a fly ??

We went on an LROCV trip a few weeks back and someone had an OZTENT. It looked beautifully made. It was small in terms of sleeping space but went up and down in about 2 mins.

The other beaut thing is the packed size. It's more of a roll than a flat square like touring tents and would be easier to stash inside a Disco with limited space.

http://www.blackwolf.com.au/turbo/turbo-300/

Why not have a fly ? Helps in inclement weather, also keeps the direct sun off the roof - keeps tent cooler, same with rain directs much away before hitting the main tent.

In most cases though you wouldn;t even need to bother with the fly ? Fitting it ? Just throw it over the top peg it at each corner. And depending on whether there's a howling gale you can use the guy ropes or not, as you please.

When I get it off lay buy (looks like this won't happen til AFTER Easter, damn it) I'll do a full review covering such things.

The optional deluxe fly, fly walls, mesh screens etc etc are bloody good too especially is you were syaing anywhere for a while. Naturally they'd take longer to erect and more storage space. They're also bloody expensive. The standard 300 tent has plenty of room, and along with a tarp to cover outdoor gear (stove etc etc) should me more than enough for a comfortable camp.

For the basic tent, I paid $1000 less the 20% discount beiung offered at the recent 4wd club night so $800.

Its WAY better than the Oztent IMHO - as you can see sleeping area is huge, and it folds down to a size just a bit bigger than our olld dome tent and a similar shape. Easy to store. Not flat like the centre pole tents and not LONG like the Oztents which really need a roof rack (at least the ones I've seen do).

Originally Posted by VladTepes

http://www.blackwolf.com.au/turbo/turbo-300/

Why not have a fly ? Helps in inclement weather, also keeps the direct sun off the roof - keeps tent cooler, same with rain directs much away before hitting the main tent.

In most cases though you wouldn;t even need to bother with the fly ? Fitting it ? Just throw it over the top peg it at each corner. And depending on whether there's a howling gale you can use the guy ropes or not, as you please.

When I get it off lay buy (looks like this won't happen til AFTER Easter, damn it) I'll do a full review covering such things.

The optional deluxe fly, fly walls, mesh screens etc etc are bloody good too especially is you were syaing anywhere for a while. Naturally they'd take longer to erect and more storage space. They're also bloody expensive. The standard 300 tent has plenty of room, and along with a tarp to cover outdoor gear (stove etc etc) should me more than enough for a comfortable camp.

For the basic tent, I paid $1000 less the 20% discount beiung offered at the recent 4wd club night so $800.

Its WAY better than the Oztent IMHO - as you can see sleeping area is huge, and it folds down to a size just a bit bigger than our olld dome tent and a similar shape. Easy to store. Not flat like the centre pole tents and not LONG like the Oztents which really need a roof rack (at least the ones I've seen do).

No worries. I'll try and look at one somewhere.

I asked about the fly because I spoke to them yesterday and some grumpy sales guy when asked "do you need to use the fly?" said categorically "yes". He also said it was 5 minutes to put up and about 15 minutes to pull it all down and pack away. The 15 minute pack up sounds a bit long to me but that is what he said.

Ideally I'd love a try before you buy