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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Camping and Bushcraft => Topic started by: LandyLiam on September 17, 2010

Title: name that tent?
Post by: LandyLiam on September 17, 2010

Well people name their boats and sometimes their cars, is anybody sad enough to give their tent a name? or is it just me  ::)

Title: Re: name that tent?
Post by: ChuckMcB on September 18, 2010

May I be the first one to say: "it's just you" >;-)

....go on, tell us...what's it called?

Title: Re: name that tent?
Post by: LennyJ1 on September 18, 2010

What have you named your tent then?

Title: Re: name that tent?
Post by: LandyLiam on September 18, 2010

well i was only thinking about it  ;D but i do have 8 tents now so will have to get my thinking cap on

Title: Re: name that tent?
Post by: Greyfox on November 10, 2010

Do you use the same one all the time? and do the other tents ever get jealous because of this?? ;D

Title: Re: name that tent?
Post by: LandyLiam on November 11, 2010

My favourite one is "Poppy" the red popup tent (Lichfield Yana), i use it for car camping when i know i'll be arriving in the dark.

(http://www.iacservices.co.uk/landrover/team-blrc/graphics/photos/2009/PA030118s.JPG)


Then there's "Rocky", a Gelert Rocky 2, only cost me £8 and i've done 5 summits in it
(http://www.iacservices.co.uk/landrover/team-blrc/graphics/photos/2010/sleepy7s/1meelmore/P8240756%20(Small).JPG)


Others without names yet are the Vaude Taurus II (got it as i wanted something a bit lighter and sturdier for summmit camps)
(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/offroadireland/members%20folders/landyliam/P9110749Small.jpg)




The Family Tent
(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/offroadireland/members%20folders/landyliam/DSCF2577Small.jpg)



Old faithful, my first tent (about 24 years old)
(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/offroadireland/members%20folders/landyliam/P8130574Small.jpg)



Another Gelert bargain (£10) for a tornado 4 (for when I want to hide in the trees)
(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/offroadireland/members%20folders/landyliam/P7190796Small.jpg)


and a couple of others i've never actually used but they were bargains i couldn't resist  ::)

Title: Re: name that tent?
Post by: VMCC on November 11, 2010

I have one tent that is Stan, because it's a Stan Evans canvas frame tent bought by my folks in 1974. Then I have Iccy, who is the Vango Icarus. We call the large quechua pop up The Egg because that's a pretty good description of it, and the Vango Dart 'The Coffin' because when you're trying to sleep in it, it's very claustrophobic.