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Wayne wrote:P.S, Andy.
Sarah has always loved the Trout from the moment she saw it pitched at a show, me too. Out of interest how long does it take to pitch. Wondered if you would give me a small pro's and con's on it. If only I could find one that some rich fool had brought and then decided they didn't do camping after all and was giving away on EBay
Its all part of the learning experience.. but as you said wayne.. you can still have that learning experience in a rental
Troutlake pitch time. well can have the tent up in about 40 mins.. but to be honest i rate true pitch time on getting the tent up kitchen sorted, bedrooms sorted car unpacked and first beer open..
Which is about an hour 15/hour 30 depending on if i remove the roof box or not. (often take it off as much of the parker in germany especially in city/large towns is underground or is on the locations we have been so far.. we did'nt the first year and found oursleves hunting for parking.. so last your due to the pitch offering us a place to store it out of sight we took it off..
pros and cons.. Hmm well as with many outwells the door/window and mesh is just great keeping the airflow but keeping out the crawlers is brilliant.. the weight is an issue and the steel poles despite being only 4 birth compared to the old 12 dome it takes twice the space.. but the polly cotton in the heat is a must.. the nylon we had to get out the tent 8/9 am every morning it was just to hot. but in the lake we had no problems despite it being far hotter due to a heatwave 36c on some days!! Dont get me wrong they still warm up but opening the windows and its fine.. that made no difference the year before.
wont mention the zig you know about that one already..
I think the biggest thing we found that it is simply comfortable..
The front extension is a must though! we actually used a tarp last time to extend it further!
You know they do a new one this year? you may not want to tell the wife this fact lol 5 birth
Also small changes to the doors.. they now have hoods
its tempting even for me lol
, which has been declined. She sent a message saying would go to £390, but she just checked Yeomans and can buy all 3 new at the moment for £478.99 brand new, so its a good offer really.
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, well its like a third chamber isn't it.