Any views on Wynnster tents?
codedeve...@hotmail.co.uk
I'm looking for advice on a new tent I'm thinking of getting - a
Wynnster Phoenix 4.
We want a tent thats comfortable for two people for the odd weekend
away at various campsites throughout the UK, mostly in decent weather.
We went to see this tent today and it seems ideal, with sewn in
groundsheet, two bedrooms, 5000mm HH, and big enough for me to stand
up in (I'm 6'3")!!
Does anyone own, or have any experience with this tent? Would you
recommend it, or any alternatives?
I'm new to camping again after quite a few years, so need all the
advice I can get :-)
Regards,
Shaun.
MatSav
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The 5000mm HH sounds good. The down side is the height. High
sided lightweight tents don't "do" wind, like some areas of the
UK had today. However, I see that the tent you are looking at is
what I call an "extra dome", that is, three poles making the dome
shape rather than two. This makes for better wind performance.
The most probable reason why I wouldn't buy this tent is the
"bath-tub" style groundsheet for the whole area. It seems like a
good idea, but as well as keeping mud out, it will also keep
water and mud in. It also makes a trip hazard on entering the
tent - not a good idea after a few beers!
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Hi Shaun,
We've been very happy with Wynnster tents for the last 5 years (not this
one, but the vis-a-vis Eagle 4 tent). The designs are cleverly done so that
they are straightforward to erect.
Two downsides I can see from the design are
- the sleeping area is quite low, so you may prefer to dress in the main
compartment.
- after 4 years we started getting an occasional problem where water would
pool on the roof tent, and I wonder whether you would get that on the roof
above the sleeping area.
Peter Watson
I've got a larger, non-SIG, version of this - A Pegasus 6. Fairly
straightforward to put up, but it does take two people. The living
space is superb and having doors at the side and at the front makes it
very airy. As others have said, the bedrooms are lower and we tend to
dress in the main area but the bedroom roof tapers down and I don't
forsee any problem of water pooling.
We were looking at tunnel tents before finding the Pegasus - I wouldn't
consider one now as the 'squarer' footprint of the tent gives a much
better space (In my opinion!).
Regards
Peter
Fran
> I'm looking for advice on a new tent I'm thinking of getting - a
> Wynnster Phoenix 4.
>
just fine for 7 or 8. It's got a large living area, three bedrooms and
three doors - and is probably the easiest large tent I've ever had the
pleasure of erecting. I've pitched it on my own with the aid of one 12
yr old and it's a piece of cake. Striking it and folding it on my own
poses no problems at all, but the latter is easier to do if there are
three of us because of the sheer size of the thing.
Based on the above I'd recommend Wynnster tents.
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