If you're trading up, tent-wise...

[Dottydot]

... let me know if you've got one to sell! I'm seriously addicted at the moment (and I've not even been yet). Am starting by borrowing a friend's tent but am on the look out for a tent - am determined to Thoroughly Enjoy the experience and therefore Need to Buy my own.

[Slubberdegullion]

lol Dotty, I'm with you there. I just love camping, but haven't actually properly been yet (well with DC in a tent we actually have to erect ourselves). I know a lot about tents now, have possibly spent more time on UKCampsite of late than on MN. I know all the terms, SIG, ZIG, Footprint, vis a vis...and yet somehow I am being thwarted in my master plan of having a cracking holiday in our (donated) tent.

DH has forbidden me to buy a new (big) tent, until we have actually camped in our current one. Boo Hiss.

[Slubberdegullion]

I am also addicted to just "checking" the tents that are now coming up regularly on ebay.

[Milliways]

Outdoor Megastore had a great sale on the other day.

here

[Dottydot]

Slubber - I know what you mean about the UKcampsite! Mind you, it's nowhere near as good as Mumsnet, obviously...

[Slubberdegullion]

I find UKCampsite really restful (yes I know I am a little odd). No one is passionate or cross or sarcastic or horrid. The 'old timers' (ie those with like 5 golden tents next to their names) are just delightfully earnest about their tents. It's great. Someimes when MN is going a bit full moony I flick over to UKC and read about the merits of the tunnel vs the dome. Get to sleep much easier.

Oh and they have the best tickers in the world.

[Lucycat]

Why do you think i seek refuge in the camping threads when Mn gets a bit fraught slubberdegullion?

[Slubberdegullion]

How many golden tents do you have Lucycat?

[Lucycat]

ooh not many - there is too much experience on ukcampsite - it's daunting

[scarymamma]

LOL have just come here from UKC! tee hee

[scarymamma]

Ooo, Dotty to go back to your original post, World of Camping have got a sale on and the prices seem quite reasonable (I'm a bit like you, I've spent the past 3 weeks researching all things tent like!)