How to choose the best tent for you!!

There are many different tents suited to many different purposes so when choosing a tent you need to consider what sort of camping will you be mainly doing?

Perhaps a summer family trip to the Coromandel or a hard tramp through the Ruahines? Maybe just New Year at the beach with your mates. Whatever you are planning you need to ensure the tent you choose has the right features for your chosen pursuit, Design, ventilation, size, weight and materials used in construction are all important factors, whether you are doing the hard tramp or just camping at the beach.

New Zealand conditions dictate that your tent is 100% weather proof, there are allot of tents available on the market today but not all of them are suitable to New our unique conditions, though you can rest assured if it does work here then it will work anywhere.

For your tramping trip a tent like the popular Macpac Stellar a two person dual-entry tent, there are storm guys for added strength in strong winds and vents that allow cool air flow in hot conditions. If you need a little more space there is the Celeste, of a similar design but incorporating two vestibules and a bigger footprint allowing for an extra person or gear to take shelter, If you are taking allot of gear or perhaps your prized Mountain bike then you would possibly want to look at the Citadel with it’s huge vestibule at 2sqm a floor area of 3.5 sqm and the small vestibule at 1sqm. Just want to go lightweight then perhaps the MSR Missing Link currently on special on our website at only $249.00, that’s a saving of $300.00, The Missing Link sets up using your trekking poles or can be suspended from trees and with a very small pack size the Missing Link could be the ideal ultra light shelter for 2.

If you are thinking of a family camping trip then the Oz Trail and Sportiva range we offer is the ideal choice, with everything from a $79.95 Oz-Trail Promo 3 an entry level 3 man dome tent to the luxurious 3 room Sportiva Voyager or Peninsular Geodesic Dome tents we are sure you will find your desired shelter.

There really are many options available so please drop by the store, give us a call or send us an e-mail and our expert team will be happy to help you work out exactly the tent suited to your specific requirements.

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