Tent for Camping

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Do you want the tent you want to survive a storm in or the tent you want to lift on the roof racks? Quality comes at a price, both weight and $. I have a canvas touring tent however I am planning to swap it for an Oztent in the future.

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Not worried about the $$$, Id rather quality BUT in saying that I don't want some thing that weighs so much (have had 2 good quality canvas tents before and can be quit heavy especially if they get wet). I really do like the ease of the Blackwolf but again just the length of it and having to have it on the roof rack turns me off a bit. AS said if in the end I need to run a rack I will (have a rack plus individual racks) but just prefer not to have weight up top if I can avoid it....Cheers Steve

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Not worried about the $$$

Buy a camper trailer

[braddo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close braddo]

Tent for Camping

Love the Blackwolf Turbo 300- easy set up, pack up, solid and roomy!

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Had one D4D sold it. Don't want to lug a trailer around.....Cheers Steve

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Do you want the tent you want to survive a storm in or the tent you want to lift on the roof racks? Quality comes at a price, both weight and $. I have a canvas touring tent however I am planning to swap it for an Oztent in the future.

Not always. I have a Karrimor tent from my UK hiking days that's guaranteed to be waterproof in rainfall up to 1500mm an hour and it only weighs around 1.5kg. But it's tiny!

Love my heavy canvas Oztent though

Not worried about the $$$, Id rather quality BUT in saying that I don't want some thing that weighs so much (have had 2 good quality canvas tents before and can be quit heavy especially if they get wet). I really do like the ease of the Blackwolf but again just the length of it and having to have it on the roof rack turns me off a bit. AS said if in the end I need to run a rack I will (have a rack plus individual racks) but just prefer not to have weight up top if I can avoid it....Cheers Steve

It's only about 15-20kg you're adding. But yeah, it concerns me adding weight to the roof. And the space you create in the rear taking the tent out is nice.

I'm mulling over an off road trailer with a hard top to take the tents so the roof (and the Prado) are lighter

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Not worried about the $$$, Id rather quality BUT in saying that I don't want some thing that weighs so much (have had 2 good quality canvas tents before and can be quit heavy especially if they get wet). I really do like the ease of the Blackwolf but again just the length of it and having to have it on the roof rack turns me off a bit. AS said if in the end I need to run a rack I will (have a rack plus individual racks) but just prefer not to have weight up top if I can avoid it....Cheers Steve

As I'm going this route I'm trying decide which roof rack to get.

Racks on the existing factory rails?

Flat rack?

Rack with sides?

Small hiab crane?

[fido666 Banned Find all posts View Profile Close fido666]

Another thumbs up for the Blackwolf Turbo 300 Plus, we have ours a good workout at the GTG. Only thing lacking was a side and front panel to keep the rain out of the awning area but they are available as add-ons, We set ours up for the very 1st time in the rain at the GTG and it was reasonably quick, the fly took longer LOL. We got ours across the back seat of the 150, saved trying to heft it onto the roof as it does weigh around 27kgs in the bag. They are also available in a Lite version if you don't want the weight of the canvas.

As I'm going this route I'm trying decide which roof rack to get.

I notice Rhino have a roller attachment for the end of the Pioneer platform to make loading timber, etc easier, should work for a tent as well.

http://www.rhinorack.com.au/products...-1070mm-_43129

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Steve just checked the folded dimensions of the Kodiak, 2 bags. Tent 800x500x200 roughly, can be folded a couple of ways contains no poles or hard edges. Poles in a canvas bag roughly 1230 dia 115

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We have a Blackwolf turbo plus, good tent. Our trips are moving all the time, rarely more than a day or two per campsite, most are overnight and moving on.

Seeing as yours truly gets the job of making and breaking, we're shifting to swags for a couple of reasons. 1) speed, 2) size, 3) weight. If the lad comes, (he usually does), he will have his own swag.

I've been testing a Mitchell Single and it weighs nothing and takes 2 minutes flat to setup. The blackwolf is a relatively fast tent to pitch but nothing like that, and much slower to pack away. There's a knack you need to acquire to fit the blackwolf back in it's bag.

Probably pick up a Mitchell double and we're done. Using Oztent river gum sleeping bag in the swag, comfy as.

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I've had a Cooper Tanbar full Canvas now for about 10 years, used only prob twice a year, but it is very good, easy setup and sleeps 4 people very comfortably with space.

Although I normally only have two people makes it luxurious hehe

Folded is 800 x 800 x 300


I didnt read anywhere how many people you need to cater for normally? This is probably the largest factor in your decision initially.

[Chris220220 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chris220220]

A lot of the light nylon tents are not UV stable and go brittle after a few years use. Just replaced a 4man one for this reason.We have a thinker nylon folding style tent for the girls, Coleman I think it is 1 room 2.4 x 2.4 and has performed well so far. The 6 & 8 man has an extended area behind that could be curtained off. We had a huge dome with extra room, a pain to put up and take down. Putting it up in a coastal location with a howling wind snapped a pole and tore the tent. That was it for big tent camping. The camper trailer was bought soon after and have not looked back. light soft floor has fitted the bill till now and with huge amounts of storgae the car was nearly empty, compared to when it all went in the car. We have just upgraded to a hard floor, but that is a moot point at the moment and another story.

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Like Ghost we had the old Coleman CV9 which was a great Tent for the family with essentially 3 rooms. Mum & dad at one end and the 2 kids in the other end with all the crap in the middle room which really was a waste. The bug mesh ripped after a period near the zippered door and if it wasnt pegged out correctly was difficult to zip up as there was too much tension on the zipper. A couple of the fibreglass poles split also. The only thing with the large tent (6 x 3 m)was you needed a degree in origami to successfully get it back in its bag. Last year I upgraded to a Black Wolf Turbo Lite Plus 300 which is awesome for the family although it takes some practice to pack it down to get in it's bag again. I imagine the heavier duty model (non lite) would be harder again. The BW has the 2nd room in the back which works well but I found it too big for just the young fella (10yrs) and I for overnighters so I have just bought an Oztent RV3 which after last weekends trip is officially my best camping purchase to date.

[prado2004 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close prado2004]

I've got the coleman instant tent 8 man, great tent and takes 2 mins to setup which is the most important thing for me

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I've got the coleman instant tent 8 man... ...takes 2 mins to setup

That's false advertising!