French army F2 tent wild camping | review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- I do have the F1 canvas French army tent, but this is the polyester F2.
in this video I put it to the test in some wind and rain. Also I tried out my OEX sleeping bag, giving my honest opinion on it after sleeping in wet and cold conditions down to 1°c at night.
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Really like mine used 2 nights ago for a test camp. loads of room and easy set up and weighs only 2.5kg. Really do like this tent make your own poles and pegs when out and its even lighter.
True. I like the old school style. Thanks for watching
@@RickallsBushcraft01 if you like old school set up try one of these I really like mine and doing one nighters In th-cam.com/video/_Tq18pbchHA/w-d-xo.html
Can you use trekking poles to put it up?
@@craigelliott4338 You can but test it before you go. You might need to modify things a little but if you have resizeable poles it shouldn't be a problem. If you get the original poles with this tent they're freaking heavy. I think the 2.5kg stated in the original comment is without the poles. With the poles and original stakes this thing is pushing 5kg lol but if you bring lightweight stakes and your own walking poles you can get it down to 2.5kg.
If you do use this tent there's probably nothing you can do to stop the condensation. I have this tent for short hikes, or if we're in a group, but for my solo thr-hikes the condensation and possibility of leaks with this tent is too much. I keep it for peak Summer, short trips and groups.
Excellent adventure... There are many elements that we must over come... Each time we go out we learn a little bit more!! Thank you for taking us along!!
Very true! Thanks for watching. Take care
17:36 beautiful shot :)
I was lucky with all the birds singing 😊 thanks for watching, take care
A nice review .. thanks.
As long as one realises that it's a synthetic single-wall A-frame old-style budget tent and accepts it's limitations and design intent, then it's a good buy.
I have a similar canvas model bought back in the early 70's which has given me, my kids and their friends and hopefully one day, grandchildren, great service.
For the price, and with a slight upgrade (a 3×3 waterproof lightweight tarp) .. an affordable functional purchase.
One doesn't have to bankrupt oneself in order to enjoy the outdoors. Ignore the 'gear snobs' and marketing blurb. Use / modify what you've got at home. Buy then what you absolutely need and can afford and get out there.
'Garden Camping' is a great way to start .. testing gear and learning new skills. Thereafter, time and experience will dictate where one goes from there.
Very true. I also got the canvas one, love it! In the colder wetter months I might put the 3x3 tarp over it but it works pretty well as it is. Cheers mate. Thanks for watching
Awesome set up. Such a good tent!! Thanks for sharing!
thanks mate
Nice old school design but I think the canvas is better. Nice camp out Rick.
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Yeah I love the canvas! Thanks mate. Take care
Another great video mate thanks for taking me along
Your welcome. Take care
I have a single skin, good tent but the condensation is an issue. An old friend gave me a canvas one with a fly sheet. Use it when I'm green laning and wild camping. Brilliant tents.
Awesome. Yeah I got the canvas as well, love those tents. Thanks for watching
Love it,nice time out and good review.Its good to see another Trangia lover as they work so good and perform well.
Cheers mate. Yeah they always get the job done and dont give of a lot of smoke so stealthy too. Thanks for watching
Wonderful done!! love your channel!! Its really nice!!
Thanks mate
Front and rear guylines tight, keeping the ridgeline straight, centre guylines not too tight.
Nice bit of kit ,been thinking about getting one for the bike ,the combat uk camo tent I got is probably the worst tent in the world so an Aldi carrier bag would be an upgrade. Nice one.
Lol. Yeah I do like it, a bulk though, its tied to the bottom of my bag as you can see at the end of the video. But I don't mind it because once setup im happy. Thanks for watching. Take care
Hope your well my friend! Best wishes Mikey 😎👌🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Also, front and rear corner guylines to be slightly angled away from the tent, not straight.
Yeah I did on that one. I follow the direction of the sown in loops
That was a nice spot to camp 🏕 and a very nice tent
Yeah very peaceful there. Thanks mate
Heads up mate. Be careful with the drawstring on that sleeping bag as they are known to break easy. But great video. Will subscribe and have a look at your other stuff. All the best, Monty.
Thanks for the heads up mate. Awesome thanks a lot 👍👍
Nice job brother! I’ve just got the same tent so I hope it will be as good as yours! Nice video brother! Take care my friend! Best wishes 👍🏽👍🏽👌🏽😎
I think it needs re waterproofing but I do like it. Cheers mate. Take care
Nice video thanks
Your welcome
Have you tried pegging out the 2 poles for the ridge line first, then peg down the 4 corners of the floor nice and square, then start at one end and peg down the 2 corners of the flaps, then do the 2 middle ones, (making sure the tend does NOT have those creases in) then go to the other end and pull the flaps out and away from the tent and peg down, that should work.
I will try that. Cheers mate
Hello. Can you please tell me how much the tent weighs? Just the tent, no poles or pegs. Thanks
I will asp, it is quite heavy
@@RickallsBushcraft01 thank you.
Yeah could definitely use a bit of sealer on that. And a coat of fabsil. Hope you are doing well fella, like the look of that sleeping bag too
Yeah I done all that, hopefully it be better next time. Cheers mate. Thanks for watching
I would definitely seamseal and then fabric seal the tent couple of coats should help keep it fighting fit !
Yeah mate, with this lock down, thats what im doing now. Thanks for watching 👍
whats it like in the wet
i put it to the test again and this one was not good in heavy rain. so iv seem sealed it and waterproof it all. Cheers
@@RickallsBushcraft01 How was it after seam sealing and treating the fabric? Just bought one recently and spent 2 nights in it with clear weather.
@@outdoordauber its fine now. 👍👍
No tutorial to pitch it?
Not in this video
Haha i have the ramada Big back pack as well mate lol
A lot of bag for £20...
Looked like a good tent that mate would you rate it better than the canvas?
Great vid good watch mate
Yeah are good bags for the price. I prefer the canvas to be honest but this one is slightly lighter, didn't kill my back after 40 mins walking.
Does this tent surrender at the first sign of gusty winds?
No, it's actually pretty good against wind.
@@RickallsBushcraft01 You didn't catch the joke brother. French tent.
good video I prefer the canvas one
Me too mate. Thanks for watching
Hi mate is this tent water prof
Yes but after a couple of days the Rain did get in through the stitches so I seam sealed it.
@@RickallsBushcraft01 did it fix the leaks ???
@@Airsoft-shooting yep, all good now. Although IV now given the tent to my sister lol
@@RickallsBushcraft01 really lol I am thinking of buying a new one but after watching your video it put me of.. ady
Do you think I should buy one ???
Ok, we understand a little of condensation, but basically this tent sucks! 3 days of usage, little rain and it's wet! Inside! Most crappy tent ever, and we are well trained and equiped! Around 30 bucks, and still not worth the money...
Thanks for watching