Tents

[Bains]

Does anyone else use pop-up tents? Out of sheer laziness I'm thinking of getting one of these for this year, but are they any good? Do they keep out the rain or are they literally just shit?

[mike99]

dont people jump on them.

[Dropkick Murphy]

No. Why would people jump on them over any other tent?

I've never had one, but i've heard the single skinned pop-up ones can leak in heavy rain. I'd go for a double skin one, maybe a bit more expensive, but worth. I'm thinkig of getting one.

[serginhowardinho]

I've been using a pop-up tent for ages. Bought it at Blacks - i think it's called the Magic 2xt. I absolutely love it. It's double skined and once erected looks a bit like the Batmobile. It's withstood all kinds of weather without ever leaking, it's dark inside during daylight and pretty well ventilated. The only problem with pop-ups is that they don't have a porch area, but for convenience i'd never go back.

Definitely worth getting a more expensive model (mine was about £70) as the little single skinners are pretty flimsy and seem to be pretty fly-away.

[Bains]

Yeah if I get one I'll get the best one I can find, quite willing to shell out some money on it. Would ruin the festival if all your stuff/you get soaked during the night so it'd be worth it. So double-skinned is a must. Any specific makes better than the other or doesn't it work like that with tents?

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

No. Why would people jump on them over any other tent?

I've never had one, but i've heard the single skinned pop-up ones can leak in heavy rain. I'd go for a double skin one, maybe a bit more expensive, but worth. I'm thinkig of getting one.

[penny_wishes]

QUECHUA!!!

if you have a decathlon nearby or are willing to pay more to get one off ebay

I love the thing, my gf thinks I'm slightly obsessed with it

I have a 3 man Quechua pop up, double skinned, I think it was around 45 quid when I bought it earlier in the year, which I think is a bargain considering most of the single skinned "2 man" rubbish seems to be selling for 30 quid...

Took it to Latitude when there were a few downpours and not a drop of water came inside the tent all weekend. It's also pish to put up. Putting it down is a different story, however, at least the first time

[likelyladtom]

I have a Quechua 3 man too, bought it in 2007, it was only £30. It is still going strong after 2 V Fests where it has pissed it down all weekend. As someone else has said, the only disadvantage is the lack of porch area.

Just remember to practice putting it up and down before you go so you don't look silly come Monday morning!

[RedFerret]

Quechua user here too!

Bought the 2-Man Air 2 second pop up... went up so damn easy... got it down in about 2mins...

The air one tho was brillant at Download considering it was quite hot.. opened the side flaps of the tent and the breeze just came right in... perfect really..

[markeee]

they're the tents in the big circle carry case

ive always gone for a normal tent, takes < 30mins to put up, and prob easier to carry

[JonnyHarper]

QUECHUA!!!

if you have a decathlon nearby or are willing to pay more to get one off ebay

I love the thing, my gf thinks I'm slightly obsessed with it

[markftmuk]

gone for a vango ds 200, £45. has a porch, double skin, and seems massive compared to the quechua ones.

[markeee]

looks decent enough, hopefully just for you though, although it says 2 person..i wouldn't want to have to share it with someone

[batman_23]

it will get recked what ever you get lol, just get an ebay one

[MM Punk]

I'm taking a popup tent. Easy to setup but a pain in the ass to take down, especially if you're retarded when it comes to practical stuff like I am.

[Dropkick Murphy]

I bought this at the weekend. 2 man, double skin pop up and Vango is a top make. Put it up yesterday and its really spacious and up in seconds. Also, taking it down isn't too much of a pain either!

This is a bargain as i've searched on the internet and the cheapest i found it elsewhere was £50.