What is the FASTEST?

and it has WOLF in the name

Have been using rv-3 for 6 years and it is the quickest by far, not even pegs if weather fine, we are up dating ours shortly to rv-4, wouldnt have anything else. Keeping old one in good nick for future camping with grandkids.
Funny we only saw the Black wolf tent today as we were wandering the camping shop, and although it looks a good tent for the same money I woukld still prefer the oz tent.

Just another thought wolfie have a look at the rv-4 as it has a little more spare room.

Will have a tent rising race anyday you like truckie, obvoiusly you havent used a oztent or you wouldnt be so full off sheet!!

Nick......... I too checked them out today, and mentioned the plastic knuckles.

Apparently, they now use Nylon Resin.

Cheers

Wolfie

Brilliant canvas tent.. 4 pegs 1 pole and its up. Cant beat that.. and you can stand up in it in comfort, Im 6ft 1 and happy with ours.

Best $ spend yet on camping gear.

Bruce..........

Someone else also suggested a centre pole job, so I have Mem Mes him for details.

Thing is.......... are they quick to erect & pack away?
That is my only criteria.

Cheers

Wolfie

I agree with Truckster, the touring tent is the best, You gotta be able to stand up in it to get your jeans on, also crawling out of tent that you cant stand up in when it's raining in the middle of the night to go the the loo is just awful. Heap of cheapies out there now but the Southern cross and the melbourne made one(cant think of their name) are the best quality,

It all depends on what you call quick. Also depends on if you go with the awning or not. They add about 5 mins to the setup, but you can sit 4 people out of the rain, + table + fridge under the awning... We have the Extreme Trekker, not just the Touring one, which is smaller again, but we have 2 young kids with portable cot etc.

Once you learn how to fold it properly (took us a few goes - thanks Cryoman!) its as quick as. The thing is you dont ROLL them up, you just fold then up to a square, and slide into the bag. and amazingly it did fit in the OEM bag - 6 times so far!

You usually find the ones that go up in 1 second go down in 3 hours and other way round.

Southern cross tents hold their value too, mate sold his 12 yr old one for todays prices, and made hundreds on the deal, and 12 yrs of camping enjoyment thrown in with it.

Genuinely the best investment we made, they are an investment at $1000, but we have had several 'Dome Disaster Tents', but never again. Actually got a DDT in the shed, should throw it on ebay.

Truckster funny you should mention folding instead of rolling. I did this once with my air matresses cos it was raining and I was in a hurry, I've never rolled them since!! Just fold, fold, fold in the roof rack bag - PRESTO let's go!

I did 3 months in a Freedom Northern Tourer (very similar design to Southern Cross) on a trip around WA and NT. We also had a small dome tent for quick stops, but found that the centre pole was so simple and quick there was no need to mess about with the dome tent.

Does take a little bit a practice to fold it right to get back into the bag, but having the extra head room makes a huge difference.

Set-up in 3 minutes (with-out awning)
Packed away in under 10 mins (including beds and bags)

"I find I save way more time by living out of the car, rather than cart everything to the tent for the night, and back again in the morning."

Good advice, you dont need to remove everything each night.

You got another one of them awnings you had on troopy from Mansfield for the playdoe yet?? Or not going to?

you mean like this?

side tarp which can be pegged through pole eyelets for cover of swag or with poles like pic

Well sorta LOL..
its on the wrong side though ;)

From same place?

nope, had it made to my design elsewhere.

has 3 positions really, poles up fully, poles down half mast, or pegged to ground through pole eyelets, end you cant see is angled to make a sealed end when down, to stop the wind coming through.

Mounts on 2 stainless steel aerial gutter mounts with bolts in the holes, saves needing a roof rack.

Similar price to the other one? I like the gutter mount, no need for roofy..

any chance of better photos? Chuck em on the shed site.. LMAO.. or email em to me

will sned em next few days, still getting over shifting lastw eek, and making some room

Put my awning on the rear, because thats where the kitchen etc is,
and if its raining the gear does'nt get wet when the door is open.

Rhino bar ( square) with a track screwed on, awning in a bag & 2 poles, have a seperate tarp to attach opposite the door side to double the size if need be.

Cheers

The rear is where Daz had his on his troopy, with 8+ of us top of a mountain in snow, having coffee, and all dry under it.. thats why I want one!

But dont want a roofrack, so the new design sounds good.

G'Day Bernie,
Im sure you know who this is, you ahve been to a bbq at my "shed", and the Nunawading LCOOL day as well?

Truckster,
I will have to show you my new new design to replace my existing prado set up one day ;-)

No roof rack required either. [or poles, or ropes...]

John....

What brand is your tent?
Where do you buy them?

Cheers

Wolfie