The Camping Forum

[rochford6]

one of the blacks good companions has the extended fly which totally threw me as i never realised they had this, i thought they were all the same. took me ages to work out why i had so many poles LOL.

have to admit to loving that extended ridge look, my Isabelle is a pain to erect like that - how easy does it go up ?

Also, Brian please can we have a pic to use on Joy of Canvas, there is a Good Companions page on the website but it isnt a tent I am that familair with so any additional info (eg features, dimensions etc) and pics would be great

Hi Littleskink, once the inner is set up using the A frame as normal there is a ridge pole which connects to the top of the A frame then goes forward and sits on top of a single upright pole. The extended flysheet simply gets thrown over the top and pegged down.

I had a few problems to start with because i thought i had extra poles and could not work out how they should go together, but once i looked at the flysheet and read on a little tag that it was an extended one then it all fell in to place.

I have some other photos of it but did not take any dimensions I will gladly send you the photos for your website.

I have now listed all my old canvas on Fleebay and will be donating any profit to a local Guide group which will be used to take the guides away camping for a couple of nights, The cost of taking them camping has allways been too expensive for them so it will do them some good.

[spinyeel]

Big canvas fan here.

[karen and pete]

Hi, the picture is of Karen and our tent at our favourite campsite - Dolgamedd, near Dolgellau. We love to have a proper fire, when I was a kid you could have a fire most anywhere - not so now and this site's the nicest we've found - (we're gardeners and collect a few logs through the season) - is there a section somewhere here for campfires?

We got this tent from a local paper ad. and after searching the web I reckoned it to be a Cabanon Isabelle - not sure though - but whatever it is can someone tell me what I'm really sposed to be doing with that extra piece you can see slung over the back - Before I found this site this morning I was actually just looking for "tent awnings" (rainy days ahead by the look)... when I thought that maybe we could somehow rig this extra sheet as an awning.

- canvas tent fan - Pete.

[LittleSkink]

Hi Karen and Peter

nice tent

this link might help identify things
http://sites.google.com/site/thejoyofcanvas/tents/cabanon-isabelle

If it says Cabanon and is a few years old then I would guess Isabelle too. The model code is usually inside the bedroom sewn to the SIG

Looking at what is in your picture I am guessing it might be incomplete. There should be a main flysheet in Canvas, and extension in Canvas and a Bell/front in Canvas - these zip together so you can have (i) open front (ii) closed front (iii) extended front (extended and closed front)

There should be a spare ridge pole and upright to go on the front to hold up the extension. If it is missing I can get sizes off mine as it would be fairly easy thing to make something workable

[nutgone]

Help yourself to any of the Sunncamp Ranch pics in my album, I'll try & get a few of he Cabanon Chambord up soon.

Although I'm getting used to resizing them for this forum, it's still a bit of a PITA, although I can't remember if one needs to resize pics for the album or not???

I'm fast running out of things to do on line (rainy day & all that) so I'm glad someone bought this topic back up, it's been a while since I looked at joyofcanvas

[Wayne]

Hi, the picture is of Karen and our tent at our favourite campsite - Dolgamedd, near Dolgellau. We love to have a proper fire, when I was a kid you could have a fire most anywhere - not so now and this site's the nicest we've found - (we're gardeners and collect a few logs through the season) - is there a section somewhere here for campfires?

We got this tent from a local paper ad. and after searching the web I reckoned it to be a Cabanon Isabelle - not sure though - but whatever it is can someone tell me what I'm really sposed to be doing with that extra piece you can see slung over the back - Before I found this site this morning I was actually just looking for "tent awnings" (rainy days ahead by the look)... when I thought that maybe we could somehow rig this extra sheet as an awning.

- canvas tent fan - Pete.

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Hi Karen Pete and a warm welcome to the forum.

We don't have a section as such on campfires, but there is a thread somewhere about campfires, I'll try and find it.

[LittleSkink]

it's been a while since I looked at joyofcanvas

err, me too . . .

really need some time on there but too much else seems to get in the way (like studies, and trying to find clients, and looking after 2 young kids, and . . . and . . .)

mind you it seems to keep getting more traffic every week without my input/involvement - which is a good thing I suppose (hope)

[nutgone]

I might be able to put you some stuff together, only some of my own ramblings.
Trouble with me is, I say stuff like this, weeks go by with nothing, then all of a sudden i'll sit down & rattle something off!

See what I come up with, it'll obviously be up to you what you do with it, but expect an email in a week or 2!

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