Black Wolf Turbo Lite Twin 300

Hello BushTackaMane

We've had three of the Black Wolf Turbo Lite tents - two 300 plus and one 300 twin.

AND we took them all back and got our money back - long story. But we had two major issues. The first was that two of the tents leaked, one in only mild rain. The water was actually coming through the fabirc, not wicking through a seem. And the second issue was quality control. The interior curtain's zip began pulling away from the material in under two weeks of use, and the eyelets on the front awning were pulling out. One of the knuckles broke but that was replaced under warranty.

We loved the tent and it was great to use but... with the above issues we went to another option (Southern Cross).

Go here for my more complete review but you've got the guts of the review here. Perhaps it was just a bad batch?

Cheers
Dion
mycampgear.com

I have a Turbo 300 lite for sale , anyone interested ?

Colin

Bedrooms optional? If you want more room you'll need those. You have a choice of 300, 300 plus, 300 twin - all different sizes. If you mean can you put one bedroom up and leave the other down on a 300 twin ... I doubt it.

Anyway, I have a 300 lite plus and quite happy with it. Not excessively heavy, and quite easy to put up for such a large tent.

If the Lite Twin folds up like the extension room on the Plus models (where the extension clips up to the roof line before you fold it up), I imagine you'd be able to use just one bedroom and not the other, assuming this is what you're trying to do. You might run into problems with the fly etc... it's probably easier just to put in the two extra pegs and run both rooms.

Set up time for the Plus version is about 10-15 minutes I'd say, but I do like to take my time... I use a ground sheet, shade cloth door mat, then peg out the tent, pop it up, poles in the back, fly and done. If you have two people or it's raining I think it'd be quicker :) Pack up is about the same. So I'd add a couple of minutes extra to put out the extra poles for the 2nd bedroom, but I don't imagine it would make much difference at all to the overall setup time- the extensions are the quick bit!

I haven't any experience with the Lite, but I have a canvas 240 Plus and it has been very good in the rain and wind. I gave it a thorough soaking before I used it and I am sure this has helped. I took it out to Deep Creek conservation park last weekend where it poured rain constantly, had a few dribbles from an inside seam I must have missed on the first night, the second night there were no problems as it had sealed itself up. Combined with the improved floor quality, I'd be tempted to buy a canvas version, though you won't get two bedrooms...

The turbo 300 twin light is easy to put up , taking it down takes a bit longer , the main thing is to leave the doors open so you get all of the air out , the the room dividers inside the tent are hopeless , when you try to do up the zipps they are really stretching zipps and the tent to the max . we also had a few drips of water but nothing to wory about .
Mine is for sale if anyone is interested , the reason is it's too big and bulky when it's packed up for my 4x4 ,

Colin

Just bought a 300 Twin and set it up at home on the weekend. It goes up in a flash but getting it back in the bag was another story. After wrestling with it for 15 mins I sussed it out and got it all back in the bag. Good tip was to leave the doors open to let the air out.

If I had my choice I would have gone with the OZTent RV5 with the side and front panels but the price and lack of head room shifted us towards the BW.

Looking forward to testing it out over new years at Marion Bay, SA.

By the way I'm trying to decide whether to replace out leaky QS Airbed or go for a self inflatable mattress??? Is a 10cm self infator as comfy as an airbed??

Cheers

Have just purchased "dune" self inflating, 10cm, and tried it over 2 nights and found it comfortable, much more than a blow up mattress, and nowhere near as cold. The only thing to bear in mind is the size difference when packing up, but in my case well worth it