Campmor Tents
When I took the Black Wolf tent back to Kangaroo Tent City I came across a tent that I had not heard of before. They are a heavy duty canvas tent that look like a good quality tent. Has anyone had any experience with the Campmor tents that are made in South Africa?
Check out these sites:
http://www.kangarootentcity.com.au/welcome/page55.php
http://www.campmoroutdoor.co.za/photogallery.php
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At that price they would want to be pretty good tent!
At those weights, it sounds like they use rhs as to hold them up - that's my kind of tent.
I have owned one of these tents since the early 1990's. It is brilliant. Keeps out the harsh Aussie sun and is very water proof. Camped once at Diamond Head in NSW - rained for 4 days almost non stop. Our tent was probably the only one that could handle the rain and the strong wind. It has not even faded - OK so we really look after it. It was an expensive investment buy it has outlasted a few of the cheaper nylon tents that we purchased for our children. The only draw back - it is a very heavy tent. You could not carry this far. So it is not for hikers. You vitually need to park at your camp site. Putting it up is a handfull too - but once up it is like a tank. I cannot recommend one of these highly enough. Just a great tent and is larger on the inside than it looks.
Hi Gary
We bought one of these tents last year and agree that it is very sturdy and also very heavy. Are you able to repack your tent into the original bag? We've only used ours 3 times since we bought it and ended up with the dome part stuffed into a large striped bag, 2 bags for the poles etc and the verandah part the only thing in the original bag!! Any instructions on how to fold it would be sensational! Other than that we love it.
It is hard work repacking the tent - I often have more than one attempt before getting it right. The bag could do with being a little larger. Often have to sit on top of the tent to compress it before packing it away. You need to two people to fold the tent up too I feel - one person at each end and it is tough and difficult to fold. Sorry but the real answer to your question is that there is no easy way to pack away these tents. If it is raining when you pack up to go home, just throw the tent in the back of your car as is. It has to be dry before packing up as it may be in storage for several months before your next camping trip. If you pack it away "wet" it will get mouldy and rot. PS: I am saving up for a second 3m x 3m Campmor tent for my teenage kids as I'm so impressed with mine.
These tents are expensive but worth every cent. You couldn't damage one of these if you tried! Flexible spring-steel poles that can't be broken, high-quality rip-stop canvas that I think you'd have trouble cutting through with a Stanly-knife, and a floor that actually lives up to the 'heavy-duty' claim that they all make.
We own two of these 3m x 3m tents and I don't find them to be any more difficult to fold away into the bag than any of the other tents I've used. I think the key is to have the entire front face of the tent (where the entrance is) facing up when you un-clip it from the poles and lie it down. If you can get this right, making sure the other sides are folded in underneath properly, the rest should be easy.
From there you just fold it from the sides in, so the two edges meet in the middle of the tent making a 1.5m x 3m rectangle (now the top should have only pvc showing). Then you fold one side over on top of the other, making a .75m x 3m shape, which should now be the perfect width for the bag. All that's left to do then is to fold along the length (or I guess you could roll it as you would with a sleeping bag).
The fly and wind-break are small enough that it probably doesn't matter which way you fold these, as long as they fit the shape of the bag.
I don't have any problem getting my tents into their bags using this method. I've done it by myself on a number of occasions (although it is a bit easier with another person).
Hope this helps.
I have been looking at getting one of these tents but have not be able to see one in the flesh. Is there anyone in Melbourne Victoria that has one and would be happy to show me how great it is ? :)
Cheers,
Brett
Hi. We are heading to Cape York for a 3 month adventure from Sydney. We are wondering if anyone has any experience with sandflies/midges getting through the shade cloth window screens? We want to buy this tent, but are really nervous about getting eaten, as the holes in the shade cloth appear to be large enough for a midge to get through. Hmmm... let us know please. A bit stuck..... Thanks
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