OzTrail V's Wild Country

>Am I just being cynical?

Probably not, however there is one way to investigate this a little further: on the display model set up in the store find a small area of the tent fabric which is fairly well hidden from view (and ensure you are too) then poor a small amount of Coca Cola (NB. you _must_ use Coke - Pepsi et al will not work) onto the fabric of the tent. You will have to allow 5 to 10 minutes but closely observe the area you poured the Coke onto and note the _rate_ of colour change of that area - it won't be huge but it will become noticeably lighter.

Next do the same thing to the tent in the other store and again note the rate of change. If the two are within about 20% of each other it is almost certain the same dye base was used for each tent and due to the individual nature of the water supplies to the various Chinese factories a similar dye base is almost proof that they came from the same factory - not 100% but probably about 85%. Let us know how you go?

Mike Harding

We bought a new tent for our Fraser trip so I had been scourering the shops and junk mail before hand. BCF had one tent we liked for $279.00. Being the shopper I am surely I could get it cheaper.. I went to Tentworld and they had the exact same tent made by Oztrail. (by the design of the one at BCF I assumed it to was made by Oztrail but it ad the BCF logo on it instead.) I picked up the exact same tent (and a better colour!!) at tentworld for $179.00.
I too checked out the stitching and fabric and all and to me the difference in price at BCF was because of their logo on it.
Saving of $100 bucks.. bargain and it allowed me to buy a new gas cooker with what I saved.

hi rolande, cannot help you on the cynical bit, but i might be able to help out. i am not sure what state you live in, but i have an oztrail for sale. it is a recent purchase i was 'obliged' to make but it is superfluous to my requirements. by the way, the staff in the camping store i got it from, i found to be unhelpful and rather threatening.
anyway, the tent is an ex-display model that has never been used and is in near new condition, apart from a small coke stain on the bottom right hand front, but i don't think anyone will notice it.
regards howie

jokes aside, as well as my camper i do possess an oztrail tent (no kidding).
i liked the quality of the freedom but i could buy 3 X oztrail's for the same price.
have you considered the oztrail 10 plus tourer, it gives you that extra space behind the centre pole and from memory was about $410 (without coke stain) last july.
ps. i'm not selling it either.

The oztrail is good value. I don't use it much as I consider the 5 minutes erection time too much but the kids have given it a hammering in the backyard and it keeps bouncing back at em.

Hi,
I bought the oztrail tourer 9x9, all I can say is, I seasoned it when I first got it (soaked it and let it dry a couple of times), the first trip I took it it on was a wekend of torrential rain and wind. What a top tent, no leaks, didnt blow away, I highly reccomend them.
Oz