Camping people - kit advice?

Looks good. You'd certainly fit, easily enough, but I'm not sure about me.
Then again, I'm about 190cm and the length of the sleeping area is 210, so
maybe.

What's the ventilation like? I keep finding myself covered in condensation
or roasted.
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Fr Jack says...

Ventilation is good so far. Didn't find any condensation when the tent
was drying out this morning after heavy rain last night. It also dried
out in double quick time, which is a bonus. There's a decent air gap
between inner and outer, so it's able to breathe quite nicely.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear

No eye deer. The one I've had dealings with died from mildew after being
put away wet, and I couldn't face dragging it out again to dry.

--
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and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Bear said...

I did not, at any point, say that it did. This is not about LN. You seem
to think that I couldn't possibly dislike you for any other reason. This
is what I mean about the Bearcentric view.

I did not, at any point, say anything about people you *like*, I said
people.

I'm not here to hold your hand whilst you pull your head out of your
arse. If you can't it work out by yourself, don't expect me to do it for
you.

 

Bear said...

Did I, at any point, say I thought you were evil? No. But Mr Melodrama
has to read it that way, don't you? My opinion, for the record, is that
you treat people with a lack of basic human courtesy. That you denigrate
people where ever possible, because you enjoy it. That you like to make
yourself feel superior to other people by belittling them for no real
reason.

I'm sure you can. It makes you happy to play the victim.

 

I had a Khyam Tunnel, one of the first year's output. I'd have
another in a shot, apart from the price and weight penalty of the
technology that goes into the self-erecting (don't) joints. The best
part of owning one of the first was rolling into a campsite at dusk,
as rain was starting. You could see the caravanners put the kettle on
and settle at the windows to watch another tenter getting screwed over
and wet through putting the tent up.

Drop bag on grass, open, unroll groundsheet. Lob tent on sheet, allow
to unfurl slightly. Reach into centre of tent, grasp cord loop and
stand up - watch as tent unfurls. Align tent once you've found the
entrance and stroll around clicking the inner joints into place. Lift
centre of tent, outer joints automatically lock. Open zip, lob airbed
into inner tent, which was inside the outer ...

The caravanners' kettle hasn't even boiled before you've got yours on
the hob. With two people and minimal practice, it took about two
minutes from opening the bag to lobbing the bag into the porch. Pegs
really were an option, unless Force Eights were on the cards.

Taking it down was a little more involved, but consisted of closing
all the zips so it would fold nicely, then popping the inner joints -
the ribs rotate and outer joints collapse on their own. Drop the lot
onto the porch groundsheet and roll around itself, then squeeze into
the bag. Job done in less than five minutes.

Fantastic tents. The new ones are even better - just as quick but
more stable and with stronger, although more knobbly joints. To me,
the design allowing the inner to be left attached to the fly was the
clincher - that and the ability to stay up even with a breeze blowing
without the use of any pegs or guys. Top kit.

 

I biked and camped with my Tunnel. Bagged it was about the width of
the bars on the old CB750 and slightly lighter than a lardy pillion.
Sat on top of the slab of beer fine ;-)

 

Bear said...

That is exactly what I find abhorrent and people who behave like that
are not the sort of people I wish to be around.

Hey, I'm the man that can "turn reasonable into a black belt weapon",
remember. You deny playing up the "It's all Bear's fault" then? Or
offering to take the blame as "Bear has broad shoulders". Making
yourself out to be the innocent victim of unreasonable abuse is what you
*do*. It's an easy way out, stops you looking any further.

Things like putting that it's fine that I'm just hurling abuse, rather
than actually considering anything that has been said, thus placing
yourself as the victim of unreasonable abuse. Not considering for a
second that some of it may in fact be reasonable.

With that, I'm going to bed.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

See, now, in the *old* UKRM...

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

"The coward's way out"

 

Superb thread. Cheers.

 

Remind me - does Elly have a DFV number yet? Because she's going to be
overdue one by the end of this one.

 

Yes, indeed. Let's have another one.

 

That looks just the ticket for touring.. Might have to buy the same one
myself.

 

Ginge says...

You can borow this one for a while to see if you get on with it.

 

Thanks for that, the main thing I'm interested in is how small it all
packs up. The cheap yellow tent I have won't be up to the job of being
dragged round europe as it's just too bulky when rolled up.

 

Mwahahahahaaaa!

FFS, that's almost the funniest thing I've ever read on here.

If Bear was "nice", he'd not be Bear.

Who wants "nice" in any case.

This place really has gone to the fucking dogs.

 

I'm *so* glad I'm reading this thread now, and not last night when I
was pissed ;-)

 

isn't this in thd FFAQ under "recommended UKRM behaviour"?