Black Wolf Turbo Tents

I think the 300 plus in canvas will be bloody heavy (and expensive) but otherwise excellent.
I'm not too sure on the awning - it won't be 300 wide at the top though (maybe 200). I think the plus ones have different shaped awnings so you'd want to double-check before buying extra bits that are meant to fit.

Great choice, you will be stoked with it, had ours a while now n always great when used. We looked at other one oztent or something but you HAD to have a roof rack for it

The turbo 300 canvas isnt light, wouldnt say its excessively heavy though, but its not exactly a back pack tent so you only really lift it out of the car / truck etc.

We have no extras, n fine heaps of space inside. If weather bad n holed up, we put those black mats down and we can put a table in and sit 4 around it, with bedding moved to sides.

Ron

The ccanvas blackwolf is the only way to go. We were that close until we got a good deal on a Southern Cross.We had a 300 plus lite for a while - not good.

I'm 193cm and have no problems with the Oztent ;-/

As stated in the other threads we have the canvas 300 - nearing 10 years old now. It has stood the test of time very very well and has seen a lot of use, including a few gale force winds. Any issues were very quickly dealt with by Phoenix Leisure Group (the importers) - eg they supplied and fitted well out of warranty a retrofit kit for the knuckles replacing the early plastic ones that proved a weak point in the field with stronger alloy ones. Some time later I managed through sheer stupidity to break an alloy one and when I went to order one (and admitted my mistake) they promptly replaced it for free and sent me a spare just in case.

Yes, it is heavy but not unbearably so - I can pick it up on my own and even lift it above my head to the roof rack. Setup time is very quick - we leave the fly in place when we pack ours - just unclip it at the legs. That means that to put it up you simply tale it out of the bag, peg the 4 corners, lock the legs and push up the middle, then clip the fly corners down. Takes about 2 minutes total. If it looks like being fairly windy then guy it down but otherwise you don't need to worry as the tent is free-standing. The extra room would add a fair bit of time though. Ok, it takes 60 seconds longer than an Oztent, but so what? Compared to a dome tent or the older steel frames you had to piece together, both a marvellous designs that save a lot of time at the campsite that could otherwise be spent enjoying things.

Ahh - missed the Plus bit - I didnt realise they made the plus in canvas. A friend has a plus lite - It's huge but does take a bit longer to erect.

Can't advise on Black Wolf Turbo, but Oztent for us was terrible. I've been camping for decades and have NEVER had the problems I had with my brand new expensive OzTent...Yes it goes up in 30 seconds + pegging down and packs up in about the same time, but ours blew down twice! almost blew away which was very scary! the second time the frame hinge snapped and collapsed on us. Both times a strong wind came up in the middle of night & we were unlucky that the slab front was facing the wind, the tent was solidly pegged down... we cancelled our Ningaloo trip a few days early & headed home, warranty fixed the frame and we sold it...........Honestly never again, gone back to the trusty low spec dome tent.