Black wolf tents
Submitted: Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 14:12
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Hi there all just joined
forum . Was looking for some advice about black wolf touring tents. Are they worth the money they ask. For them. And any pros and cons any one might have. Thanks.
Reply By: gordon_adel - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 16:06
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 16:06
Pros: Worth every cent. Quick set up, good quality and good customer service. Wouldn't have any other tent.
Cons: Depending on your strength and where you plan on storing it during your travels, some consider it heavy.
All in all the best ten I've ever had and
well worth the money.
Beware of cheaper imitations.
That's my two cents :)
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Follow Up By: patsproule - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 17:09
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 17:09
Ditto ditto ditto. Our Turbo 300 has given us over 10 years of stellar service. And when I have done something stupid like break a knuckle (my fault) the distributors have been absolutely brilliant with their service - in my case replacing the broken bit for free 5 years after purchase, no questions asked. I'd buy another in a heartbeat.
Pat
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Follow Up By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 18:55
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 18:55
Ditto to the ditto.
We had camped at
Birdsville and went on a day trip to
Haddon Corner. During our absence
Birdsville suffered a sandstorm. Every other tent in the campground was blown away, but not our Black Wolf Turbo 210. Still there, no damage and rock-solid though a bit of sand got inside as the buffeting wind wobbled one of the zippered windows open. In the greater scheme of things, no big deal.
At dinner other campers remarked that they looked on with envy as theirs was destroyed.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 18:55
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 18:55
Ditto to the ditto.
We had camped at
Birdsville and went on a day trip to
Haddon Corner. During our absence
Birdsville suffered a sandstorm. Every other tent in the campground was blown away, but not our Black Wolf Turbo 210. Still there, no damage and rock-solid though a bit of sand got inside as the buffeting wind wobbled one of the zippered windows open. In the greater scheme of things, no big deal.
At dinner other campers remarked that they looked on with envy as theirs was destroyed.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 18:57
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 18:57
Sorry about the double-up. It seemed the frst one was going nowhere for ages so I stopped it and did the second, and voila!
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Reply By: bibtracker - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 18:45
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 18:45
Recently bought the 240, put it up in back yard to season it. Most impressed with ease of operation and quality of tent and look forward to using it soon. Go for the "real" version, rather than the lite, which seems very thin.
One tip: when you unzip the bag for the first time, have a good look, possibly take a photo . . . becos you are unlikely to ever see it like that again! (Just kidding, though if you are using it from day to day I don't see the point of putting it back into the bag).
Cheers, Tony
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Follow Up By: Stuart M4 - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 19:34
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 19:34
BW turbos are at the top of the food chain for tents. Oztent RV is easier to erect but the length of the bag is a negative. By December however, your choice gets harder when Oztent brings out their Jet Tents. Keep your eyes peeled on that one.
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Follow Up By: Teraa - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 20:26
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 20:26
Blackwolf knees bees, at times I have live in my tent for months and in extreme weather never failed me.
Mine is a dome one better in windy conditions but also a sun room in case you have to escape the bugs. Heaps of room with all the bells and whistles and it still looks new. I do however have a OZtrail dome if I want a real quick setup or recently we have had the Longhaired rat around no way would I sacrifice my blackwolf. But funny needed too and had my blackwolf up for 3 months and ratty did'nt touch it may have been good luck.
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Follow Up By: rocco2010 - Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 21:11
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 at 21:11
Bibtracker is on the money about the bag. As a 240 turbo owner i can identify with that! It took me a few goes just t o get it back in there, never mind what it looked like. Practice made better, certainly not perfect. But they are great tents.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: gordon_adel - Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 at 06:32
Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 at 06:32
When packing it back up we always put the pole end in first. Then the marshmallow part just squeezes in somehow. First time repacking it thought there was no way it was going to fit back into bag. But it went.
Definitely practise makes perfection. We've got the turbo 240 with all the bells and whistles, ie screen room and big canopy. We actually timed ourselves one time and had it all set up in 12:40 and that was not even rushing.
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Reply By: Willykj - Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 at 17:12
Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 at 17:12
Agree with all the other replies. We have had a 240 Turbo for some years (bought it when first came out). A great tent. When they first came out they had plastic knuckles but these were replaced with metal ones when they changed over to metal. Great service from the Company...
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Reply By: Mark T6 - Friday, Nov 09, 2012 at 12:44
Friday, Nov 09, 2012 at 12:44
Love our BW 270.
It's done a month through central Australia and Crossing the Simpson (2011)...pouring rain in the Flinders.....then a sandstorm in
the Desert and survived the Rats at
Cooper Creek.
This year it survived 3 weeks in the Cape, mostly single night stays.
Next year it has to survive 5 weeks doing the CSR.
It's also done about a month of
camping weekends,
Easter trips, Xmas holiday
camping weeks.
My wife and I can put it up in 2 minutes and pack it up and have it back in it's bag in about 3....at 15Kg it's considerably lighter than an Oz Tent and it can fit inside (across ways) my Prado....a real winner IMO...and about half the price of an Oz Tent as
well!!!
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