Tents, light, quality and easy to use

We use an oztent which is all of these things except it is bulky when packed. Best carried on roof rack.
Oztent also make an igloo style tent with the poles sewn in so you just undo it an pop it up. I think it is called Microfast, they usually have an add in some of the 4wd mags.

I do EXACTLY what you do, and I only use my tent in a Town Park, otherwise people like just STARE at you.......duh.......

Okay........ I have a Microfast MI4 camoflauge tent. It sits nicely in my roof basket under my swag.

When you see the guy at the shows demonstrate this, it looks easy, except he doesn't always attach the fly!

It take PRACTICE, and then I believe I can do it quicker than he can, including the fly!

If you buy one........ a word of caution........DONT pack it up the way they tell you....... you'll bugger up the two velcro tabs in no time. Just drop me a line and I'll try to show you ( with words.....oh.oh.)

I have taken the time to prctice setting up my tent whilst using only a LED head lamp in the most disgusting & windy conditions.......no problem at all.

Cheers

Ian BEE

Hi:

Not sure if this will suit, but I have a Hunter Easytent which I took away with me to the Flinders in April. Lay it out, pull up the centre pole (the tent follows), attach it to the top of the tent and it is up. Then just peg it down (4 pegs). There is also an annexe if you want it, but if not the annexe becomes the front door (in front of the fly screen).

It is not "top of the range" but it served the purpose when we (wife and I) wanted a quick setup/takedown for an overnight stay.

They are put out by a crowd called Travelmaster. Through impatience and my own pig-headedness I even managed to break one of the fibreglass legs/suports, and when I came back I contacted Travelmaster and they were very quick to fix the problem for me. Tent came with a 12 month unconditional guarantee.

Jack

I think I paid about $60 for mine. They sometimes even pop up on eBay.

I have my magic (they call 2 person tent) 1 man that packs to about 10in long, and 4in round.. was good warm and dry on weekend up high country, and fits behind the rear seat, between that and the cargo barrier...

Got it at Rays for $100.00.. I'll check brand name in morning.
Its basically a 1/2 Dome Tent, with 1 of them flexy poles from end to end in the middle.

Hi Dingo
We have used the same cheap (read Big W special) dome tent for about 4 or 5 years 5 min up 5min down and 30 min to fit it back in the same bag. all in all for 50 bucks or less you can't go wrong. Certainly suits all your requirements I just pack ours in a cheap small overnight bag (cheap cause I nicked it from the sister)

Thank you for your responses i would like to know the weight and demensions of the OZ TENT "micro fast"also an estimation of the time to errect and pack away? Regards Dingo

Thanks Ian i have found the site and all info as required, looks interesting.Do you keep bees?

Hi

I have a Microfast MI-8. Brilliant overnight accomodation for 2 adults and 2 kids (8 & 10). It is 3.05x3.05m square and I think 1.7m high in the centre. Very lightweight but an ackward to handle shape when folded. I store it in the canvas sack on the roofrack.

4 pegs (1 in each corner) plus another 2 at each end is the minimum requirement. I can put it up in under 3 minutes including the fly at night if I really need to (and I have). Takes about double that time to pack up and there is an art to it.

I have never spent more that 3 days at a time in it and never in the wet. Long term stays are in another tent (that takes 30 minutes to errect). Microfast is for 4wd touring where we usually move daily.

Steve