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Title: Testing the tent in Carnfunnock
Post by: Oisín on May 22, 2011

The testing session went rather well. It rained hard, and we have found out that the tent does indeed work. It kept us dry and it withstood strong winds, seems a suitable model.


The poles only clip into their eyelets at one side of the tent, this is something I haven't come across before. But after realising that the tent was up and pitched. The pegs were quite slimline didnt have much surface area to push with.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oisin_patenall/5748267160/in/photostream

The weather took a turn for the worse, so we tried to throw something together with wind breaks. It does not work, windbreaks are not waterproof.  :Dhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/oisin_patenall/5747737445/in/photostream/

We cooked smash in the mess tins to get something warm in us. The porch is a good size.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oisin_patenall/5747751401/in/photostream/

We then treated ourselves with a Chinese delivery. The joys of being close to civilisation.  :)http://www.flickr.com/photos/oisin_patenall/5748312322/in/photostream/

And as we went to pack up this morning to sun came out to dry our tent. So a good weekend to test it out. No major disasters, would recommend it. :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oisin_patenall/5747775469/in/photostream



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Title: Re: Testing the tent in Carnfunnock
Post by: VMCC on May 22, 2011

Looks good Oisin!

Title: Re: Testing the tent in Carnfunnock
Post by: suspectmonkey on May 22, 2011

That looks pretty awesome:

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/5748312322_96c38457e9_z.jpg)

Beats dehydrated food any day :D

Title: Re: Testing the tent in Carnfunnock
Post by: Grace. on May 22, 2011

It looks awesome sadly didn't taste so great:( I ended up eating the left overs of oisins.

Title: Re: Testing the tent in Carnfunnock
Post by: Gerry on May 23, 2011

Looked like you had a good weekend despite the weather. What is the tent model???

Title: Re: Testing the tent in Carnfunnock
Post by: Oisín on May 23, 2011

Its a Coleman Pictor X2 Two man tent.

Reasonable size for a two man wih a nice bit of a porch for the luggage.

The two doors are a nice extra.

Here is the URL:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coleman-Pictor-Two-Man-Tent/dp/B0030BG9N8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sports&qid=1305809880&sr=8-1