I want to bring my baby to the beach next summer and am looking into something that I can put her in to protect her from the sun. I’m told those little tents are very flimsy and blow away very easily. I’m not one to usually carry an umbrella to the beach (unless I have to). I wanted to buy something now since a lot of places are having end-of-season sales. Anyone have a recommendation for something small and not too heavy to carry? Thanks!

They sell baby beach chairs with an awning built right over it. Also check out a website called babybanz.com. They have baby sunglasses that come with a strap that hold the sunglasses on baby’s head. My daughter is four months old and she leaves them on with no problem. It’s important to protect their little eyes from uv rays, too. Good luck. P.S. Plus the sunglasses just look really cute!!! And all depending on how old the baby is do not use sunblock till she’s six months old, pediatricians say it’s dangerous.

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I want to buy a tent for my boyfriend for christmas. As they’re expensive, I’d like to buy it now and store it. I have seen low priced StormproofUSA tents on ebay and wondered if anyone had one and could tell me what it was like as a brand? I don’t want to buy something that’s going to fall to pieces. the 9 berth is RRP £250 (apparently) but on sale at approx £45 + p&P.

Anyone??
Thanks Free for your Fabby offer, but I’m going to want a 4 man or bigger so we can take friends with us and not have to carry more than one tent. I’ve seen a eurohike one for £114 which has 2 sleeping areas for privacy! I think I’m going to save for that one!

Got a three man stormproof USA tent for the Donnington festival weekend off ebay as it was cheap. Was however great value, very sturdy and waterproof. If it can survive the rigours of drunk people falling into it after tripping over the guy ropes at least 3 times a night it gets my vote. The 9 berth will be HUGE though!

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I just returned back from a festival and noticed a lot of people have really decent sized tents. I want to buy a big tent for next year whilst the sales are on and want advice from people who may own a large tent.
There are only two of us but I’m happy to buy any birth up to 6 or 7 people in case we take friends and ideally I’d like to be able to stand upright in the middle of the tent (I am 6 foot).
I don’t really want to spend more than £200 in the sale so hopefully if anyone has any good suggestions I’d love to hear them.

Thanks in advance

You can find one in any online outdoors supply web site, however it will be a personal thing for what you like to do. Don’t forget that you will have to carry this tent if you have far to hike, also consider the type of support that the tent has, you will not want to be spending a lot of time trying to find the right sections of aluminum poles, I prefer the dome type tents with fiberglass tent supports, they are easier to carry, tough in a storm, and are easy to set up/take down, and store.

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It has a number that is 2078 and i think its a serial number. how can i find this product online (i tried google)

eBay,or at yahoo answers they could answer it

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if you know the name and modle number sometimes you can look it up online. Otherwise we would need a lot more info to really help. Like the number and type of poles the number of pole sleaves.

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Looking for decent prices on tents in the Winnipeg area -
* Doesn’t need to be uber-backpacker gear, just sturdy enough to last at least this year
* small-ish; 2-person + backpacks
* domes or D-shaped, for example
* bonus points for downtown or heading out the south-east side of the city

If you haven’t seen any specific prices this week, I’d still appreciate any tips on which stores might have a decent tent on sale.

(I’d dig around on store sites, but I ought to be working right now!) Thanks in advance
Thanks much, everyone! Ended up spotting a little 2-person dome at Canadian Tire (Regent) at the last minute for $30 – if you were still looking, there were a few on the shelf.

I was in Superstore a few days ago. They had two-person tents for around 50.00 and it was a decent name brand too.
Not sure how cheap you are wanting to go but my husband and I are considering going back to get one!
Good luck on your search!

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I’m not even sure it has all it’s poles. It’s an older model / I’d say somewhere in the late 70′s-80′s models.
I can’t seem to find any info online anywhere.

I think you may be struggling there!

Good quality tents usually have seasons like designer handbags…

Each year there are advancements in technology and science which some broght boffin figures out how to incorporate into a tent in order to make it more weatherproof or lighter or more durable etc.

This is great from an outdoors perspective because the advancements can only increase the simplicity of the outdoor experience.

The downside however is that if you want parts for a 20 – 30 year old tent, there have been that many changes in the designs over the years that it can be dam near impossible to get parts and things.

Id recomment trying to join a camping forum or an outdoors forum and put up a post asking what you want to know.

With any luck you may find a guy who’s still got his old one gathering dust in the attic and he can let you know if anythings missing and maybe even photocopy the instructions for you.

Generally speaking though, tents arent that hard to put up.

Have you tried building it up yourself just using trial and error.

You will more than likely be able to work it out and you can just take notes for future reference if you needed to.

Good luck!

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I got tin plates/cups for everyone and we’re going to make hobo packets for dinner. I thought of a ‘dressup like a camper’ game where they would have a sack of random clothes like plaid shirts, fake mustaches, and big old jeans. They would have to get everything in the bag put on and the first one finished would get their picture taken. But what else can I do so the kids have a camping theme activity ?

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I have been shopping for an approximately 10×10 camping tent for car camping (not backpacking). I have looked online at REI, Campmor, EMS, Sierra Trading… and in the store at Walmart and Dick’s Sporting goods. I’ve compared features so I know what’s typically available. I’m trying to find out why there is such a huge variance in prices… what is the value of a $200 tent vs. an $80 one with nearly the same features. (is it the material?) I’m looking for other people’s advice and experiences!

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