Harry Hemp
My contribution to the environment. Haven't actually slept in this one yet, but he is getting his first trip next week on the 'SLT Meet' (sh*t little tent meet, so not allowed huge bell)
Pitched in the garden
Not a bad space inside
May be my project this afternoon, he might get attacked with the dylon paints, as he resembles a brown paper package at the moment
**UPDATED**!
Makeover complete, Harry had a paint job
Harry Hemp went to pastures new, and is sold on now :)
Golite Shangri-La 5
As I am a seasoned backpacker as well (I went once). I forked out quite a bit to get a lightweight tent I could stand up in after a hard days slog. This ticked all the boxes and so far has proved perfect
Trip was monmouth to symonds yat (about 300 miles i reckon). Took Barley along as she is the fittest of the 2 dogs (Homer has crap leg joints)
Night before the hike, still had a car at this stage (I didn't carry a folding bench)
Visiting Tintern Station
Views on the wye valley walk
The dogs hated Biblins bridge
Lastly (at the moment) the Cabanon Barbados
Another winter tent - it went through some horrific winds at Hopleys last November and came out unscathed - have a lot of confidence in this tent
Nice pitch and views and of course campfires. Booked for sept and nov this year as well
Local camping in the Barbados - first pitch
His bum
Few pics of the ebay Latitude
Quite like this tent, only fault is a seperate ground sheet, I do like my SIGS & ZIGS
£10 'Guinea Shite' tent off ebay
Debating a paint job or all over dye on this one...
This finally got a poppy paint job and was sold on !
£30 Marechal bought over the winter 2011 - another ebay mad moment
Not the best pitch, it
was starting to rain!
Ticino - Tortuga Ridge Tent
A purchase for the winter. The idea being the fly sheet would be good in snow (yep, foolishly have intentions to camp in snow. Not Edmund Hilary style though, with a couple of fan heaters and EHU)
Loved the lines of this tent, throw in some cream canvas and I was hooked. Ordered it with 2 porches but they never arrived for a few weeks.
First trip was the day after boxing day. Having had a house full for over a week I was going stir crazy so ran away to Bosworth Water Park as it was local
Homer dropped subtle hints it was time to go camping...
Arrived at the site...no one was there...water pipes and loos were frozen...spoke to someone who knew the owner - they phoned him and he said yep pitch anywhere, he'd try and pop down some time (he didn't for 3 days)
Pitched and cosy...
All the trees were Homers
snow cleared the next morning
a bit bleak...
Need to get this one pitched again and have another play with the porches this winter
