Unicorn xmid

[Tread-Lite-Gear]

And it might have been quicker if it hadn't been over the weekend. I only had a narrow delivery window when somebody would be around to receive it, so I had to go for the pricier delivery option.
UPS must have some kind of special agreement with UK customs, as it appears to have passed through outside of office hours.
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Reality is that customs are not involved. All carriers process the customs clearance themselves as agents and remit to HMRC. Major hubs are pretty much 24-7 365 unless royal mail entities are involved, then its whatever....think of a number....watch the tracking stall lol

 

[edh]

You should have sent it to me for safekeeping

 

[Jshdudhwodj]

my tracking says weds delivery with fed ex atm,

i hate dhl, ever since they lost a turbo timer way back when, i also had the mrs stay in 2 days on the trott and no del, haha

 

[Franco Darioli]

im sure i did, but from memory they need sealing, which is a big fear of mine, having no where to do it,

You can alway do a bit at a time and just let it dry over a chair or something like that.

 

[el manana]

Next!...

 

[BogTrotter]

There’s a lot to be said for ancient tents rescued from the tip!

 

[The Clueless Backpacker]

Ancient? How dare you.

 

[Jshdudhwodj]

Next!...

Glad I can amuse you in my own little way

 

[el manana]

Vango F10 Xenon 2 man on eBay £220

Bargain, never used 1.6kg, fairly sure the seller is on here so private sale may be possible

 

[Jshdudhwodj]

I looked at the xenon, Vango were knocking them out cheap for black Friday, I had the helium but Vango removed the door ties, so the only door option was to pull a wet outer and clip it to a dry inner

You can see it here in my vid.

 

[MattK]

Vango F10 Xenon Helium 2 man on eBay £220

Bargain, never used 1.6kg, fairly sure the seller is on here so private sale may be possible

Yes, it's me selling. Didn't think it would necessarily sell well on here, so just put it straight on ebay. Open to a private sale.

 

[Jshdudhwodj]

So,

I ordered a helm 2,

OBS I'll still keep looking for lighter tents, it's a real shame the kiui never got here as that ticked alot of boxes!

There are the big sky international tents, but unsure of those as there are no reviews.

 

[WilliamC]

There are the big sky international tents, but unsure of those as there are no reviews.

Search on here for @Mole's comments on the BSI Chinook.

 

[Jshdudhwodj]

Search on here for @Mole's comments on the BSI Chinook.

i looked at that, but its very expensive.

 

[The Clueless Backpacker]

 

[Jshdudhwodj]

So not really a unicorn but the helm came, along with some 6" Easton pegs to go with the 9" I already have



So with the tent and poles it weighs near bang on 2.1kg,

That's a good 8-900 grams more in the bag,

I'll keep looking for the perfect tent, the bag I may look at in the January sales, ‍

 

[One L]

So not really a unicorn but the helm came, along with some 6" Easton pegs to go with the 9" I already have

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So with the tent and poles it weighs near bang on 2.1kg,

That's a good 8-900 grams more in the bag,

I'll keep looking for the perfect tent, the bag I may look at in the January sales, ‍

Separate the outer and inner and stick them in a couple of bin liners. Poles can go down side of rucksack(inside or out).

 

[Jshdudhwodj]

Separate the outer and inner and stick them in a couple of bin liners. Poles can go down side of rucksack(inside or out).

That's the plan one in each pocket of the atom, then poles and pegs in the stretch pocket in the middle

Tempted to bin off the 3mm foam mat too, just adds bulk and I feel it has no real value

 

[edh]

Why crawl around putting the inner in separately if you don't need to

 

[echo8876]

Why crawl around putting the inner in separately if you don't need to

BUT IT GONNA GET WET!

 

[The Clueless Backpacker]

That's no drama.

 

[BogTrotter]

Helm Compact 2 can pitch inner and outer together so how will it get wet?
A bit different if it was inner pitch first

 

[One L]

Helm Compact 2 can pitch inner and outer together so

 

[One L]

Horses for courses and whatever suits. If I'm on a multi day walk chances are the outers going to get wet with condensation. No problem to split inner and outer which I've found keeps the inner dry(ish). Bundling them up together just ends up a soggy mess. Each to their own I guess.

 

[The Clueless Backpacker]

Helm Compact 2 can pitch inner and outer together so how will it get wet?
A bit different if it was inner pitch first

As @One L says, condensation. Inner can get soaked. Then freeze if cold enough & drip as it thaws during the night. In that latter scenario I may strike & pitch separately.