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Hi, I do a lot of walking cycling and wild camping all over the UK.
Waterproofing and stability in wind are important. There are a lot of choices from small one-person lightweight tents to heavy canvas bungalows for family use on camp sites.
For British tents Vango is the top dog. They also make excellent sleeping bags and some of the best rucksacks available anywhere.
The top range Vango Force Ten tents and Vango rucksacks are used on Everest and other high mountains.
Karrimor is also an excellent choice for rucksacks, as are Berghaus ( a British company, not German as it sounds) and Lowe Alpine.
Vango is an anagram of Govan in Scotland where the company is based though not all the tents are made there. Some are made in China (what isn't these days) but the quality control is very good and they have the same standards applied to them as British made tents.
Vango has a reputation to keep as a world leader in tentage. It's a good company that gets involved in outdoor events, not just selling stuff and it works closely with the DofE board and outdoor sports groups.
For a brief history of Vango products see under the tents
http://www.greatoutdoorsdirect.co.uk/c-43-vango.aspx
My Vango mountain tent is a tunnel design so it's easy to cover with an extra plastic sheet when wanted. It's light enough, very strong, and has never let water in on the HIghlands in wet Welsh Wales, in wild places on the Alps and Andes and on the wet island I live on (IOM) even without an extra cover.
An advantage of an extra cover is having a large one enough to provide dry space at the side of the tent for rations, a bike etc.
It can be a cheap groundsheet from B&Q or Wickes or similar or just a large sheet of polythene from a builders merchant.
Plastic or brass eyelets can be bought cheaply from camping shops like Millets and take a few seconds each to fix so you can peg the sheet down, with guylines if wanted.
Stay away from dome tents if you want to use an extra cover.They are very awkward to cover because of the shape.
I also use two Coleman tents which are always good and have never once let me down even in horizontal rain in the Cuillin and the rest of beautiful Britain and in the Alps and Andes.
Here is a long answer for UK camping, old but as true now as then
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090925142055AAXaMmR . . . .
Hi, I do a lot of walking cycling and wild camping all over the UK.
Waterproofing and stability in wind are important. There are a lot of choices from small one-person lightweight tents to heavy canvas bungalows for family use on camp sites.
For British tents Vango is the top dog. They also make excellent sleeping bags and some of the best rucksacks available anywhere.
The top range Vango Force Ten tents and Vango rucksacks are used on Everest and other high mountains.
Karrimor is also an excellent choice for rucksacks, as are Berghaus ( a British company, not German as it sounds) and Lowe Alpine.
Vango is an anagram of Govan in Scotland where the company is based though not all the tents are made there. Some are made in China (what isn't these days) but the quality control is very good and they have the same standards applied to them as British made tents.
Vango has a reputation to keep as a world leader in tentage. It's a good company that gets involved in outdoor events, not just selling stuff and it works closely with the DofE board and outdoor sports groups.
For a brief history of Vango products see under the tents
http://www.greatoutdoorsdirect.co.uk/c-43-vango.aspx
My Vango mountain tent is a tunnel design so it's easy to cover with an extra plastic sheet when wanted. It's light enough, very strong, and has never let water in on the HIghlands in wet Welsh Wales, in wild places on the Alps and Andes and on the wet island I live on (IOM) even without an extra cover.
An advantage of an extra cover is having a large one enough to provide dry space at the side of the tent for rations, a bike etc.
It can be a cheap groundsheet from B&Q or Wickes or similar or just a large sheet of polythene from a builders merchant.
Plastic or brass eyelets can be bought cheaply from camping shops like Millets and take a few seconds each to fix so you can peg the sheet down, with guylines if wanted.
Stay away from dome tents if you want to use an extra cover.They are very awkward to cover because of the shape.
I also use two Coleman tents which are always good and have never once let me down even in horizontal rain in the Cuillin and the rest of beautiful Britain and in the Alps and Andes.
Here is a long answer for UK camping, old but as true now as then
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090925142055AAXaMmR . . . .
looking to go camping june 2013 in tennessee?
kgln81
looking at the smoky mountains/ Gatlinburg area. tent camping, but with electric hook ups and bath houses with showers.. in the mountains, near water. anyone familiar with camping in this area with a nice campground to recommend would be a great help!! thank you :)
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Cades Cove combines the feel of primitive camping with the modern convenience of flush toilets, drinking water and electric hook-ups. A camp store provides visitors with basic necessities as well as bike rentals.
The Great Smoky Mountains are a hikers paradise and visitors to Cades Cove Campground love the 5-mile roundtrip hike to Abram Falls. From Cades Cove Loop Road, follow the signage at the turnoff for directions to the trailhead.
Although Abrams Falls is only 20 feet high, the large volume of water rushing over falls more than makes up for its lack of height. The long, deep pool at its base is very picturesque. The trail to the falls traverses pine-oak forest on the ridges and hemlock and rhododendron forest along the creek. The waterfall and creek are named for Cherokee Chief Abram or Abraham whose village once stood several miles downstream.
A nearby horse stable provides one-hour horseback rides as well as hay rides and carriage rides from March through October, offering recreational activities for the entire family.
Campers can also enjoy high-quality backcountry fishing in the cool waters of the countless streams and rivers that snake through the mountains, with trout available in abundance.
Cades Cove combines the feel of primitive camping with the modern convenience of flush toilets, drinking water and electric hook-ups. A camp store provides visitors with basic necessities as well as bike rentals.
The Great Smoky Mountains are a hikers paradise and visitors to Cades Cove Campground love the 5-mile roundtrip hike to Abram Falls. From Cades Cove Loop Road, follow the signage at the turnoff for directions to the trailhead.
Although Abrams Falls is only 20 feet high, the large volume of water rushing over falls more than makes up for its lack of height. The long, deep pool at its base is very picturesque. The trail to the falls traverses pine-oak forest on the ridges and hemlock and rhododendron forest along the creek. The waterfall and creek are named for Cherokee Chief Abram or Abraham whose village once stood several miles downstream.
A nearby horse stable provides one-hour horseback rides as well as hay rides and carriage rides from March through October, offering recreational activities for the entire family.
Campers can also enjoy high-quality backcountry fishing in the cool waters of the countless streams and rivers that snake through the mountains, with trout available in abundance.
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