Ian Dainty wrote:
> The Argos tent should be owned by everyone. It's a bargain. There have been a few complaints about
> the build quality but apart from snapping a pole (my own fault) I've had no problems myself. It's
> got a curious narrow pointy bit at one end which is too small to fit a rucksack
Do you mean the head end of the inner tent? I store lots of stuff from my rucksack there.
> and the outer "vestibule" is about big enough to store a pair of boots and not much more.
Well I can just about jam an empty rucksack at the end, plus a stove and boots there.
> And there is absolutely no room to cook inside the tent or even inside the fly....
For the uninitated, cooking is practical provided you pitch the tent carefully with respect to the
wind. So long as the porch is on the lee side of the wind you can open the door and cook just
outside the tent whilst sitting inside without too much problem.
If the weather is really foul you can go outside the tent, unhook the inner and outer (at the
front), peg the outer back in (bit of a kludge since it's not really designed for that) then you can
roll back the inner tent to create a reasonable porch space for cooking. Not ideal but doable in an
emergency.
> in fact it's rubbish!
>
> Actually not. It's fairly light,
Mine weighs in at 1998g.
> it packs small,
Very small, that's one of the best things about it. 2/3rds the size of my Nallo 2 which is almost
identical in weight.
> it stands up to a entire night of driving rain, there is very little condensation in the morning,
Indeed.
> and its as cheap as a cheap thing.
Cheaper.
I've spent more on computer games that I've had far less value for money out of.
Paul
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