Snowy Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 ... how about this set up? I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Ooo it's a bit like a yurt. I'd like one too to sit & knit or crochet in - lovely! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Oooh I like it! But, I like to have a messy / wet boot area that is separate to the lovely dry main tent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Now thats my idea of camping!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrensWorld Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 It's camping Jim, but not as I knew it........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Ooh! We've got one of those!! It's up in the garden at the moment, complete with tea light chandelier and lots of rugs and cushions! I even have butterflies decorating the guy lines! It's lovely to take camping, although it weighs a ton! You can roll the sides up too on a hot day and use it as a giant canopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 We used to have bell tents in the Girl Guides. They leaked like mad if you touched the canvas, and were also very heavy and cumbersome to put up. Like the glam interior though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Ooh! We've got one of those!! It's up in the garden at the moment, complete with tea light chandelier and lots of rugs and cushions! I even have butterflies decorating the guy lines! It's lovely to take camping, although it weighs a ton! You can roll the sides up too on a hot day and use it as a giant canopy. Pictures please Groovychook! I am suffering with tent envy at the moment, so need lots of lovely tents to drool over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Pictures please Groovychook! I am suffering with tent envy at the moment, so need lots of lovely tents to drool over! I promise to take some over the weekend for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Did she say she got it off fleabay.........*woosh, Sha disappears to Ebay pronto * Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I wonder if DH would like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-metre-285gm-Cotton-Canvas-Bell-Tent-/120583978566?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_SportsLeisure_HikingCamping_Tents_JN&hash=item1c135d7e46 for Father's Day Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 I saw that one - but read the small print - it says this is a dodgy batch, the poles are too short! I'd really like one of these: ***Pyramid Tent*** Small enough for me and the boys to do some weekend camping on our own, but still lovely thick cotton canvas. I've bought one of the Aldi tents - very impressive for £60 but having now experienced a cotton canvas tent, I didn't realise how much nicer it would be compared to polyester canvas Think I might need to save up again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 That might be the only way I could be persuaded to go camping? Snowy-did you ever go to Billesdon gymkhana/show a couple of years ago? Their ladies loo tents were quite famous and just as good as that tent if not better Had a sitting area, flowers around the wash basins. Made port-a-loos into something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 That might be the only way I could be persuaded to go camping?Snowy-did you ever go to Billesdon gymkhana/show a couple of years ago? Their ladies loo tents were quite famous and just as good as that tent if not better Had a sitting area, flowers around the wash basins. Made port-a-loos into something else. No I obviously missed something there! Posh loo tents - that would have been worth seeing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 It does look fantastic once set up, but I don't think I'd have room for everything we take normally plus all the extra "glam" stuff I love those windbreaks on the first clip.........I want, want , want I agree Snowy, canvas...real canvas is great except it's weight....especially when wet I've got the book from this site http://www.thehappycampers.co.uk/..................makes glamping seems so easy lots of yummy recipes too Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 I did notice the shortened centre pole message, but at the time it was only £72, I bet it's gone up before the end.......and DH wouldn't really like it for Father's Day anyway.........pipe dreams Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 I liked the en suite - otherwise known as a blue tubtrug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I have one of those. It's not especially difficult to put up, I managed it on my own when I was seven months pregnant. It's such a joy not to get woken up by the heat in the morning, and I love that I can stand up in it. It's never leaked either, not even in torrential rain OH refuses to camp, and I'm taking Mog with me to Devon this year, so I suspect I shall be forced to stay in a flat until she's a bit older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 I've seen a few Mums who camp alone with the children using the pyramid style tents as they are only one pole and can be pitched single handed AuntyE - let OH go stay in his flat and take Mog away in the bell tent, she will love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hi Snowy, Photo's of our tent as promised... had a nightmare with photobucket- didn't let me rotate one of the images and wasn't at all happy about me resizing them either! Hope these are clickable- I'll try again if not! By the way- we bought our tent direct from Holland. We had to do a bit of pigeon translating from the website but it saved us a fair bit of money- much cheaper than buying from the British websites & the carriage was more reasonable too! We also bought an inner tent for it which has a built in ground sheet... it fills half of the tent and is good to use on chillier camping nights. We bought that from a website in Belgium- again, much cheaper than the British sites. Could've got carried away and included lots of pics of cats & dog lounging around in the tent... I'm sure they think we put it up just for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Now thats my kind of camping , Not sure where my 4 gundogs would sleep though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Stunning! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 We used to have bell tents in the Girl Guides. They leaked like mad if you touched the canvas, and were also very heavy and cumbersome to put up. Like the glam interior though! We did too, put me off camping for life! This one looks nice, but seems to lack the hot power shower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Mog and I are off for the weekend in the Bell Tent on Friday - I'll take some piccies of our glamping set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
