Which tent to buy?

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

That's what I say too...too long!!

Depends on what you want. If you aren't going to use it mush a cheaper dome tent one might do the trick. We bought one from KMart for $140...took it on a desert trip and by the end of the trip (6 weeks) at least 2 zippers were had it :(
So...depends on how much you want to pay I guess....we went out and spent the money on a decent centre pole jobbie....

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I need it to be fairly robust as it will get used not to frequently. Also needs to stand up to lots of condensation so a fly is almost essential as is very good ventilation (i.e. lots of sand-fly proof mesh). My old OzTrail dome tents were definitely a lot better made than the new ones. I'm also liking the look of the Black Wolf Turbo. It is also a quick assemble but is a smaller package than the OzTent.

Anyone have one of these?

i've seriously been looking at the centre pole variety recently for a new one... They have an external pole kit that you can get too if you need more room inside.

I've really become sick of putting up domes... bought a hiking 1 man tent for cooma but it's too small for anything practical... and have a rooftop and camper trailer for other uses... Have put up one of those 30sec tents before but can't get over the price and length of them... a shame they haven't built another hinge into the centre so can be folded in half.
OZTRAIL TOURER 9 CANVAS TOURING TENT *BRAND NEW* - eBay Over 2 People, Tents, Tarps, Swags, Camping, Hiking, Outdoors, Sport. (end time 04-Sep-08 16:46:17 AEST)

I have a Canadian centre pole tent I got secondhand nearly 30 years ago. All I've had replaced is the floor which rotted away.

It doesn't have enough ventilation for Oz but it does have one advantage over a lot of Aussie centre-pole tents - the square frame can be removed so the tent rolls up. The fly is far too narrow, unfortunately..

If I bought another tent, I'd like one that can incorporate the rear of the Rangie.

I just looked at OzTrail, they look pretty low priced! For someone like me who doesn't do a lot of camping they are priced OK - although my wife thinks I should buy an OzTent.

That link for the oztrails is about 150 or so cheaper than other sites i've looked at... also have an RV model in the Tourer 9 with a bit more weather protection if you back your rangy in.

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Originally Posted by Outlaw

That link for the oztrails is about 150 or so cheaper than other sites i've looked at... also have an RV model in the Tourer 9 with a bit more weather protection if you back your rangy in.

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Yes, I was looking here: Tourer 9 RV - 08 Model

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Originally Posted by dm_td5

I need it to be fairly robust as it will get used not to frequently. Also needs to stand up to lots of condensation so a fly is almost essential as is very good ventilation (i.e. lots of sand-fly proof mesh). My old OzTrail dome tents were definitely a lot better made than the new ones. I'm also liking the look of the Black Wolf Turbo. It is also a quick assemble but is a smaller package than the OzTent.

Anyone have one of these?

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Go the Black Wolf turbo, only minutes to put up, can stand upright inside, top quality, about same price as OZ tent, or cheaper, but packs up much, much smaller, Regards Frank.

what does "SatProof 600+ Canvas" mean in the ad,does this mean that big brother cant see in :o

OZTRAIL TOURER 9 CANVAS TOURING TENT *BRAND NEW* - eBay Over 2 People, Tents, Tarps, Swags, Camping, Hiking, Outdoors, Sport. (end time 04-Sep-08 16:46:17 AEST)

Scallops has one of those centre pole tents......didn't seem to tale him long to set up and foldes up flat...he carried it on the roofrack.

Mrs ho har:D

oohhh one thing I did notice you have to have single beds init:o............

but some people wouldn't mind that I supose:p


Mrs ho har:angel:

Should have a look at your nearest Anaconda outlet they have some great camping products, reasonably priced and better priced when they have their specials on.