Thread: BlackWolf or Freedom

go the freedom NT, i have two somilar brands, nothing to go wrong

four pegs, one pole and your up away

it also been tested on the canning stock route (theres a pic on there website) so its perfect for the trip you are going on

how many days to go

Originally Posted by weeds

go the freedom NT, i have two somilar brands, nothing to go wrong

four pegs, one pole and your up away

it also been tested on the canning stock route (theres a pic on there website) so its perfect for the trip you are going on

how many days to go

oh dear... 7 months and counting

Of those 2 options, definately the Freedom.

However, given the choice between Freedom and Southern Cross I chose Southern Cross. Have you had a look at the SC tents?

have had a freedom 1 minute tent since 1984, minimal time to erect only need four corner pegs in ground and central pole.

disadvantage of central pole is you cant put a queen size mattress so sleep 2 singles either side of pole.

get the heavy duty canvas and floor option, heavier canvas keeps out more light, espcially when camping in carvan parks with roadside lighting.

takes longer to fold and pack away as you have to sweep crap off bottom of floor of tent unless you have slipped a blue plastic tarp underneath for it to sit on

Originally Posted by cartm58

have had a freedom 1 minute tent since 1984, minimal time to erect only need four corner pegs in ground and central pole.

disadvantage of central pole is you cant put a queen size mattress so sleep 2 singles either side of pole.

get the heavy duty canvas and floor option, heavier canvas keeps out more light, espcially when camping in carvan parks with roadside lighting.

takes longer to fold and pack away as you have to sweep crap off bottom of floor of tent unless you have slipped a blue plastic tarp underneath for it to sit on

I had considered the southern cross. The trouble seems to be finding one to look at

The freedom seems just as good and I can look at one of those so I thought that was a good starting point.

The good thing about the freedom NT is that it's longer than wide so you can fit a queen in with the just the centrepole.. no need for sidepole kits. I think SC has a same size tent.

My experience from when i was shopping around between the Freedom and SC tents was that both have the same sizes available across the range. I ended up getting the SC ultimate trekker which was about $250 cheaper than the comparable Freedom tent.

I looked at both but in the end settled on the black wolf. I've had it for about 18 months now and i still love it. easy to put up and down (less than a minute). The original knuckes in the frame were plastic and a bit of a concern but they brought them out in metal (mines the later metal)the thing is a strong as an ox.

We had it up in high winds without the extra ropes on and it shook like buggery but never looked like breaking or falling down.

If you do have a problem all of the leg components can be changed and all are available through black wolf

Stu

before you buy don't discount the Southern Cross tent. We own an Ultimate 11 which is 3.2 x 2.65 and chose it because you can fit a double bed between the pole and wall. Having had many tents in our life this is by far the best made and most practical when it comes to a touring tent.