Rather than buy a large cumbersome full tent, I think I'd like something to compliment a normal 3 man tent. A shelter from the rain, with removable side panels and decent ground sheet that can be used as a gazebo in the summer for bbqs etc and then when needed become a full larger shelter when camping.
any great ideas?
We use one of these at shows.
[url= http://www.singersoutdoors.co.uk/showproduct.asp?id=1784&pgid=0&r=0/0/0/0 ]Coleman shelter[/url]
Good in the wind and 4.5x4.5m footprint.
yeah we used one of those coleman ones at mayhem this weekend. quick & easy to put up, not massivly bulky and you can buy full sides & a door if it's tipping down.
That looks exactly like the kind of thing I was thinking off. Possibly something with a better water proof capacity. 450mm hydrostatic head isn't huge is it? Although I guess it all starts getting expensive then.
I'm only after more waterproofness (is that a word?) after the shocking deluge we were subjected to in Lake Annecy last week! our 2000mm Blacks 3 man head held out, but I suspect one of those coleman shelters may have produced a fine mist in the air!
Check out the Khyam day tents
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