Help with a tent

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Re: Help with a tent

Post by Sam45 » 02 Feb 2017, 1:20 pm

Oldbloke wrote:I use one of these, :D or a cheap dome tent.

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I wish I had a spare $60K + and I would be in one too. Sadly I don't. I went down to the local camping store and asked the guy for help and recommendations.

Well what a mistake that was. Ended up with a Airtent in Nylon that cooked and roasted me as much as the Swag did. This is it here :thumbsdown:

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Easy setup but still way to hot. So I took it back. This one folded up nicely and fitted in the backseat of my dual cab ute.

Charged me a restocking fee of $100 and I walked away with this one. Now this one is meant to do the job bla, bla, bla. Would not for the life of me give me a store credit. Sadly the bloody thing is 2 meters long packed up. So now I will have to get roof racks or some ladder racks. Fark me swinging.

This is the tent they gave me. It is a Ripstop Cotton Canvas RV2. Have the fly to go over the top as well.

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So I think I am still at square one. I think I will sell the RV2, buy some sides for my Gazebo and a stretcher bed and run with that option. Like this set up.

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Re: Help with a tent

Post by happyhunter » 02 Feb 2017, 8:19 pm

At those temps any tent is going to roast you. You could try using a battery powered fan, or dig out a pit under the tent so the surface you are laying on is cooler than the ground surface. The second idea is how dogs do it... or just put up with the heat.
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Re: Help with a tent

Post by bigpete » 04 Feb 2017, 2:06 am

I'd just go a mesh hammock with a tarp over it
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Re: Help with a tent

Post by Sam45 » 04 Feb 2017, 8:03 am

happyhunter wrote:At those temps any tent is going to roast you. You could try using a battery powered fan, or dig out a pit under the tent so the surface you are laying on is cooler than the ground surface. The second idea is how dogs do it... or just put up with the heat.


Yep bought a rechargeable fan :thumbsup: Yep the only way to truly beat it , would be a caravan with an aircon. Winter is not too far away. May stick to the cooler months. As I have now access to all 6 properties at any time.



bigpete wrote:I'd just go a mesh hammock with a tarp over it


Was looking at this idea. Just put up a gazebo, with some mesh sides and sleeping stretcher and happy days :)
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