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PeterDevon

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Tall persons tent
« on: 14:46:58, 02/05/18 »
A friend of mine has decided to go camping on Dartmoor and she needs a light 1-2 person tent long enough for a 6'4" in height, I seem to touch both ends of my Vango tent so can't recommend them and I'm short in comparison. Budget probably under £200

alan de enfield

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Re: Tall persons tent
« Reply #1 on: 16:26:48, 02/05/18 »




I have a Gelert 'Track 1' tent, I am 6 foot and have acres of space - the internal length is 2.47 metres and I would say 2 metres of this is usable.


It may not be the most fashionable of tents but is sturdy, waterproof and lightweight.
All-In (tent, flysheet, pegs, poles, peg bag, pole bag, overall bag) it weighs in at 3.5 lbs (1.6 kgs for the foreigners)



Mine is colour Green
I did upgrade the pegs - from memory it came with 150mm 'wire' pegs which I have found do not hold well in soft soil. I went up to 180mm V-shaped pegs.

Well under the budget, being on offer at £32.99


Worth a punt at that price, even if it ends up as a kids play tent.


https://www.sportsdirect.com/gelert-track-1-tent-783070?colcode=78307090&gclid=CjwKCAjww6XXBRByEiwAM-ZUII3kGI0_FkbhHto8qitkwhqz0Pu-IR_X0A9ONyjqelGhwncKSy4Q1RoCAYgQAvD_BwE


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PeterDevon

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Re: Tall persons tent
« Reply #2 on: 06:46:19, 03/05/18 »
Thanks for your reply, looks ideal and well priced

jimbob

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Re: Tall persons tent
« Reply #3 on: 11:52:58, 03/05/18 »
These cheapy tents can be made good with a bit of work. My wife restitched the whole thing for me added extra stength to the peg outs and put in a couple of extra guy line tie outs. Sprayed the whole fly and bathtub floor twice with water repellant added seam sealing to all seams and the Twenty pound tent is great. ( if I were to add in the labour costs clearly it cost an awful lot more but it was worth it to me)
Too little, too late, too bad......

tonyk

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Re: Tall persons tent
« Reply #4 on: 13:43:43, 03/05/18 »
A friend of mine has decided to go camping on Dartmoor and she needs a light 1-2 person tent long enough for a 6'4" in height, I seem to touch both ends of my Vango tent so can't recommend them and I'm short in comparison. Budget probably under £200

 A lot of tents that are intended for festival use are more than adequate for infrequent backpacking trips but tend to be a bit on the heavy side.I should imagine that with her formidable height/physique she could carry a pack weight that most men of average height would struggle with.So tent weight not being a real issue it might be an idea to purchase a three person tent as this will allow more comfort.Expect to pay around £50-70.

gunwharfman

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Re: Tall persons tent
« Reply #5 on: 20:26:41, 04/05/18 »
I'm 5' 6" and also like a tent with roof space. If price matters I would suggest having a look at the Naturehike site.

PembsWalker

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Re: Tall persons tent
« Reply #6 on: 11:35:49, 08/05/18 »
Being 6'4 I really appreciate this thread 😃
I'm looking for a small (yet big enough) tent to combine some walking & camping this summer.

alan de enfield

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Re: Tall persons tent
« Reply #7 on: 13:44:39, 08/05/18 »



Being 6'4 I really appreciate this thread 😃
I'm looking for a small (yet big enough) tent to combine some walking & camping this summer.


I know I said it earlier but at £30 well worth a punt.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1e-f7ke8V0


And the replacement model :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7D7K7h41aA
« Last Edit: 13:52:59, 08/05/18 by alan de enfield »

DiamondDave

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Re: Tall persons tent
« Reply #8 on: 21:15:53, 10/05/18 »
Just purchased a naturehike cloudpeak 4 season 3 man tent .


Really impressed with the space,weight etc And I am 6ft 2 and 17st and plenty of room for me


Quickish delivery too.

 

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