Our new home away from home, made by one of the best dutch tentmakers, Karsten tents

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Oh man how many fights I had to witness when mom and dad set this bad boy, nothing beats setting up a complicated tent with 3 screaming kids after a 12 h drive.

Bryce said:
Oh man how many fights I had to witness when mom and dad set this bad boy, nothing beats setting up a complicated tent with 3 screaming kids after a 12 h drive.

Brings back memories doesn’t it!

Bryce said:
Oh man how many fights I had to witness when mom and dad set this bad boy, nothing beats setting up a complicated tent with 3 screaming kids after a 12 h drive.

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@Quinn
and the wind…it’s always windy

Bryce said:
Oh man how many fights I had to witness when mom and dad set this bad boy, nothing beats setting up a complicated tent with 3 screaming kids after a 12 h drive.

Which is kind of amusing, because it looks like a basic tunnel tent design, which are dead easy to set up, even for one person… …if that person learned how to do it beforehand, and not after a 12-hour drive with 3 screaming kids.

What does it weigh? I own a size bigger from a different brand and it is heavy as hell! Fun fact: the tent fits inside the car but the car also fits inside the tent.

Riley said:
What does it weigh? I own a size bigger from a different brand and it is heavy as hell! Fun fact: the tent fits inside the car but the car also fits inside the tent.

47kg including poles, so yeah… pretty heavy

@Lior
= 103lbs.

Merrick said:
@Lior
= 103lbs.

And 7.7 Stone

Lior said:

Merrick said:
@Lior
= 103lbs.

And 7.7 Stone

And 31756 average weight Californian almond kernels. The best weight measurement

Lior said:

Merrick said:
@Lior
= 103lbs.

And 7.7 Stone

Finally someone else gets it

Nice, I’ve seen Karsten tents on sites before. Like the trad colours too.

Vey said:
Nice, I’ve seen Karsten tents on sites before. Like the trad colours too.

Used to have the ‘inflatable’ version. This one’s a bit less work to pitch

Lior said:

Vey said:
Nice, I’ve seen Karsten tents on sites before. Like the trad colours too.

Used to have the ‘inflatable’ version. This one’s a bit less work to pitch

Interesting - we went from a Vango Ravello 500 Airbeam which was an easy 10-minute setup, to an Outwell Maui Reef tunnel style (which we haven’t test pitched yet). I expected the poled style to be quite a bit more work.

@Vey
I thought so as well, but this tent is very well thought out. Poles are already shaped to the arch of the tent, and the part/tube where you put the poles through can be zipped open for easy access. And it is possible I’m a bit biased :wink:

@Vey
Tunnel tents take a bit more work to pitch correctly IME, but I like them.

That looks r/buyitforlife I love it, congrats!

Mali said:
That looks r/buyitforlife I love it, congrats!

Cheers!

I’ll still go Alaska Tent and Tarp.