Next weeks housing...

[lol]

Because we are not carrying......................by a river somewhere, 3 get lost for 3 days................

 

[teef]

lucky buggers! how's that Dutch Army tent? i've been pretty impressed with the Dutch surplus gear i've seen so far.

 

[lol]

It is the heaviest and bulkiest 1man tent on the planet! Very well made, except for the zips: they don't meet at central bottom nor are the sewn to bottom corners; so they can leak here. However.............you can (occasionally!!) find some with full length flaps along the zips, and these are entirely weathertight. We three will be camping 3 nights , same place....hence my three tents for 2 bros in laws!

 

[Ystranc]

I'm betting that you choose the good companion....

 

[teef]

It is the heaviest and bulkiest 1man tent on the planet! ...

ah, sounds like a good one for those car camping trips i might do ... when i get a car again.
i've been eyeballing the Onetigris Bungalow as a possible choice for the more immediate hiking trips i have on the planning board. some of the U-tubers i watch have and like it so i'm reasonably familiar with what the thing is, and isn't.
it'll be the first tent i'll have bought -- and used -- in 30 years so taking my time with that one.

 

[lol]

I'm betting that you choose the good companion....

Absobloodylootely!!!!
Really looking forward to the opportunity to use it again!!

 

[lol]

ah, sounds like a good one for those car camping trips i might do ... when i get a car again.
i've been eyeballing the Onetigris Bungalow as a possible choice for the more immediate hiking trips i have on the planning board. some of the U-tubers i watch have and like it so i'm reasonably familiar with what the thing is, and isn't.
it'll be the first tent i'll have bought -- and used -- in 30 years so taking my time with that one.

It'll be fun and very compact...I have a OneTigris Smokey Hut......weighs nothing, packs to nowhere, and is basically up in possibly less than a minute?

I'm not known for taking my time with anything (ish!)

 

[Bopdude]

Looks nice, enjoy it jammy bugger

 

[Oot]

Being a wee bit of a kit tart can recommend the backwoods bungalow for summer months.....keeps oot the midges.....and the dutch army and the French army f1 canvas tent for winter months......and the vango banshee for 2[/ATTACH]

 

[Oot]

Vango banshee for longer hill walks summer and winter

 

[lol]

Vango banshee for longer hill walks summer and winter

for short people, certainly under 6 foot. There's a bit more face space in the Halo? They used to do a "Max" version of the Banshee for longer folk...........USED to.....
Amazing value tents................

 

[teef]

@Forest wanders , i see you've got some nice surplus gear there. the strictarn haversack i recognize. and what's that sitting out in front of the Bungalow? is that the Russian assault pack, the 6sh112 if i remember correctly? almost went for one a while back, looked like a good pack.

 

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@Forest wanders

Hi Forest.

Have you tried pitching in the woods whilst using a ridge line instead of the walking poles/or sticks with the Bungalow?
Made one up for mine and tried it.....it makes for a tighter more secure pitch and works well ......quick too

Just about see the ridge line in the pictures

 

[1 shot willie]

Forgot to mention......use two Prussic loops on the ridge line for tensioning the shelter

 

[Oot]

@Forest wanders

Hi Forest.

Have you tried pitching in the woods whilst using a ridge line instead of the walking poles/or sticks with the Bungalow?
Made one up for mine and tried it.....it makes for a tighter more secure pitch and works well ......quick too
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Just about see the ridge line in the pictures

Will try a few different configurations at the weekend.....but will still look like a dogs dinner.....hence my nickname for my tent the backwards bungalow