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Festival Tent

  • 15-03-2009 11:29pm
    #1
    pingu_girl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 741 ✭✭✭


    Hi I'm looking for a good deal on a 1-2 person tent for a festival, as it is for for once off use I dont want to spend too much because it will be left there.

    It would have to be waterproof though as I will be spending 5 nights in it, also easy assembly would be great, maybe a pop up tent but I'm not sure how waterproof they are. Any advice would be appreciated thanks


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  • #2
    Diarmsquid
    Registered Users Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Diarmsquid


    Dunnes Stores had one last summer for €15 I think.

    They'll probably have them again closer to festival season.
    It was really easy to assemble, but also really small. It was meant to sleep 2, but you would have found it very difficult to fit 2 people plus bags and that.

    As for waterproof, it was dodgey. €15 tho...


  • #3
    pingu_girl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 741 ✭✭✭pingu_girl


    Had a Dunnes store one for a festival in 2006, not waterproof at all, got completely flooded, miserble experience wouldn't touch another one.


  • #4
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    Some of my mates had the dunnes ones last year and they survived a bit of rain at a festival, lasted them the 4 days. They were a bit wrecked by the end but like the OP, they weren't coming home.


  • #5
    nulabert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭nulabert


    Forget about Dunne's for a Tent, go to an outdoor shop and spend a few extra quid, at least you'll be dry! There is a decent Outdoor shop in Ennis, don't know the name, its on a side road off Abbey Street. They usually do a special of ****** if your anywhere near there.


  • #6
    green123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,680 ✭✭✭green123


    argos have a good selection :
    http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=30001&langId=-1&q=TENT&pp=20&c_1=1|cat_12159727|Camping+and+caravanning|12159728

    or maybe ebay ?


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  • #7
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Lidl & Aldi do tents in April
    Last year Aldi offered http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2867_5617.htm


  • #8
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,813 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    Don't get the pop-up tents, I seen lots of people at the last 3-4 festival I've been to looking all pompous been able to setup their tent in under 10sec's but I've NEVER seen anybody able to fold then back together....

    Me and the GF has spent a good few hours drinking beer and watching people struggling trying to fold then backup until there anger gets to much an their either leave then or roll it into some epic mess....


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