Another camping question...what tent?

OpDieBerg

I asked a question about camping in a previous thread and people were very helpful.

I called the UK store www.gooutdoors.co.uk but they don't ship the tent that I want to the US nor can you pay with a US credit card. So I'm screwed.

I've been looking on all the camping websites like rei,com, marmot.com, sierratravelpost (something like that), cabalas, etc. I cannot find a tent on a US website that matches up with the High Gear Mojave 5 or High Gear Atakama 5 tents from that UK store. I'm looking for a tent with no less than two rooms, waterproof at least 3000mm HH, and sleeps 4 plus. Oh and the rainfly must be all the way to the ground if it has one.

Is there any other tent site in the US that has more variety and that has possible matches like thos High Gear tents I mentioned? They are also cheap. The ones I found so far that more or less match those are a lot more expensive than the High Gear ones.

Any ideas? thanks guys.

Answer
Hi, I'm in the UK. Only people who know little about tents or who want a cheap tent for a one-off camping holiday in good weather or for garden use would buy those High Gear tents you're after.
You can get a good one and you can also get a very bad one. Luck of the draw what you get.
http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Hi-Gear-Mojave-5/1005
For decent quality, good waterproofing and a reasonable price look at Coleman. I have three Coleman tents of different sizes, the tiny super-lightweight Raid and the Viper for treks and a family tent for use on camp sites and I never regretted buying any of them.
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Instant-Foot-Person-Room/dp/B003QUT9OE

Vango and REI also do good ones at a decent price. Vango's Force Ten tents like the Spindrift are used on Everest and other high peaks.
http://www.forcetentents.com/
Many original style canvas Force Ten ridge tents were also used on Everest... Mine is over 30 years old and still good.
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?14759-Vango-Force-10-Classic-Review
Their family tents are well made and good value.
http://www.surfmountain.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=30543&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_name=UnitedStates
REI do all sorts of good quality equipment at reasonable prices
http://www.rei.com/expertadvice/articles/family+base+camping+tent.html
Camping allsorts.
http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/camping.html

would it be worth setting up a fishing rod at night and camping out?

Theo S

like attached to a bell so it wakes me up or something, i have no fishing experience but im doing a big cycle tour of europe and as i'd be spending almost all day cycing, im wondering weather to get a telescopic rod and set it up outside my tent when camping on the coast or would the fishies be sleeping at night, i genuinly have no clue lol someone fill me in. ta.

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Wooooooowwww.....grand adventure. I love cycling in Europe but I've been lucky.
I was in Germany for a few years and from UK we get cheap flights and ferries so I've done quite a lot of Europe on a bike either camping on sites or wild camping ( not allowed in some countires, eg Slovenia and southern Germany because of the danger from bears and wolves) or staying in backpacker hostels.
Mixing both gets you a hot shower and a chance to catch up with the laundry, some good company, and relative luxury for a day or two before the next wilderness leg of the trip.
Some tips on mine here..booking hostels,campsites,etc.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100210102633AAe5mQM . . .

The telescopic rod is a good idea. Mine is a few years old and before that I used one for eleven years that cost peanuts from a market stall in Singaore and it kept me in food from lakes and rivers and the sea just as well as an expensive rod would.
My current one is made by Shakespeare but other firms like Daiwa do good telescopics that will last a long time.
Leaving a rod unattended though isn't a good idea at all.
For that kind of fishing use a hand line. Or do as we do at home and I've also done on beach camps when the tide is right.
When there is a low tide in the evening so the high tide is overnight, peg out some short lengths of line with baited hooks way out on the sands or rocks. Use long pegs sunk deep into the sand using a rock as a mallet. Tie them to rocks if you can't peg them.
You can do it in daylight if nobody is going to get caught and injured walking around hooks and lines ....be careful with them if there are people around.
You'll need to wait for the tide to get low again to get to the hooks but overnight you're hanging around there to sleep anyway so waiting hours for the tide isn't a problem.
Strong braided line is best, which you can cut from a hand line wound onto a plastic or wooden frame bought cheaply in any seaside town.
http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.129472531.jpg . . . ..
Use 1/0 or similar hooks...ask in a fishing shop for that size or just look at the packets. It's always in big letters what size the hooks are.
http://ukpokerchipsets.co.uk/images/KAMASAN-B950u-UPTIDE-SEA-HOOKS-1-0.jpg . . . .
Bait can be bits of fish or meat or some limpets cut from the rocks or worms dug from the sand. Limpets are good. They're tough and they stay on a hook while the sea is bashing it. Two or three on a 1/0 hook will encouage bigger fish to get interested instead of little ones.
Come back when the tide is out again and retrieve any fish you may have caught. A dozen hooks will pretty well guarantee a fish for breakfast and you might get a few.
Here's a simple way to cook limpets so if you don't get any fish you can still eat from the sea.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100403032754AAjs5GL . . . . . .
A long camp cooking one is on here......
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100620180703AAWZ0A4 . . . .
Intro to sea fishing...safety, rods and reels, rigs, etc
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArkcI8QJ6BC0g7NDBxByP9whBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20101030132654AARN34t&show=7#profile-info-jGYnLp1kaa . . . .
Travelling Europe....
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080118160548AAhwSmW . . . .
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100221141930AASV2Pe . . . .
Europe can give you some excellent cycling and you'll get good friends on the way.
Have a great time.

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