Centre Pole canvas tents

Sorry forgot to mention about the pole dancing (definate Pro for the tent)

Kev

Thanks Kev, like the pole dancing bit.

So did I

Kev

Yer I know I'm slack. Thought about it after I pressed the send button. LOL

That's what I wanted to here.
Thanks

I found that whilst the centre pole has a nice wide rubber base, the side poles didn't and it looked like it was putting quite a load on a confined area of the floor.

Nothing a couple of chunks of scrap rubber to spread the load didn't fix though.

-geoff

Thats weird geoff,mine has a bit of leather you can put under the side pole as i recall,only used mine once so far though....

Wafer69

"Not bulky at all,folds up flat so usually goes on the floor first and pack stuff on top or pack it sideways"

This would be a real prob IMO if all other gear has to be packed on top of tent. Tent is almost always the first thing to be put up and last to go in when I go camping. I have bad memories of my youth with a centre pole tent. Being the boy, I got the side of the tent and almost always got left with no room. 2 adults and 2 kids, 8x8 tent. 2 single airbeds just didn't fit in half the tent. No recent experience with them though so maybe they are a bit bigger now???

Cheers, Trevor.

Thanks Steve, I want it for a 14 day desert trip I'm planning on doing next year. Currently we have an OzTrail dome tent which whist an excellent tent is a pain to put up and down each day. Basically it takes 30 min to put up and 40 min to pack up.
BTW do you still use a ground tarp under? The floor appeared to be a thicker material than that used for the nylon dome tents.
Now got to convince the wife that we MUST have the new tent.

Yes use a ground sheet, get one slightly longer than the tent so that you don't walk dirt and crap into the tent with you.

Cheers Kev

What i find great is those rubber squares that join together,for this tent i suggest buying 6 squares for out the front !

Use the squares already they are great. Have 5 of them and the odd one I use when having a shower to stand on. Cheap as chips and pack up small.

Go the centre pole. Help you get off the mattress in the night and handy for hanging gear off, like the light or clothes hangers.

I've heard oft he conversion kits but I think the centre pole will have advantages. Gives you something to grab hold of when your staggering half a sleep in th emiddle of the night. Also the wife can kick that instead of me when I start to snore.

Oz Tent, or Oztrail he may have mistakenly spelt it.

Kev

Your right Sand Man I did make a mistake should of said OzTrail. No way I can justify spending the amount of money that OzTent want for their tents.

Didn't misspell it Kev just got the 2 names/brands mixed up. It's an age thing I think.

LOL, I knew what you meant though.

Kev

Hi all....just my two cents. I bought a centre pole last year for the young ones. Now we got one that they call a tourer( spelling ) from BIG W and its the ducks n*ts. Really very good and at only $170 honestly its great for the money why anyone would spend big bucks I dont know because this is very good. Last time I looked they were still selling them KMART do aswell so perhaps you should look at them they are canvas as well.

SARGE