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AJC



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Some great feedback here. Thank you all.

Did consider the tuff trek tent as I already have their awning with room.
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Martin 01



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Mac22 wrote:
I have a 1.6m Howling Moon tourer, there would be enough room for two + two as they are young.
If your roof tent is a keeper you should look at the HM 2.4m or the zip-on awning & sides, It's a huge room and quite neat as you can open it up and use the back / side of the vehicle it's mounted on.

Ben @ FlatDog is the cheapest supplier of Howling Moon and without starting a separate debate, they really are the best of the best......

HM 1.6m tourer on my bus with a side awning


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With the zip-on awning


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With the walls on..




Mac..


I have nearly the same set up as you Mac22
Be carful as you have pegged the half moon awning slightly wrong.
The 'D' ring just down from the top of the guy line needs to go over the top of the supporting pole as it is much stronger & that's how it's meant to be pegged out.
I only know as I pegged mine out exactly like you have, the wind came & mine developed a slight tear in one corner.
I mailed Flatdog a photo of how I had pegged it out & they said its pegged out wrong & sent me a photo of how it should be done, thus the D rings go on top of the support poles.
A lot stronger pegging it like that.

I only have the half moon at the moment but the walls are my next investment.
Yours looks great & I bet it creates a massive room down under the tent.
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Martin 01



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Just like this Mac Thumbs Up
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Mac22



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Tell me about it Martin, at Peterborough it blew a hooley and lashed down.
My lad was in the awning with the dog and the wind lifted the roof off the poles and dumped it on top of him and flooded the tarp on the deck.
I fell out of the roof tent still worst for wear (JD for you) and unbelievably he was still asleep.

Soon sobered me up re-erecting the awning / walls in my bills and boots.... Whistle

When its up and pegged properly its pretty solid and huge....Just make sure the flap that covered the zip is as flat as it can be or it will create a mini gutter that will fill and leak back through the zip..
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Martin 01



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I'm just PMSL at the thought of that MAC Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter

It's a live & learn world out there. Thumbs Up
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90roy



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Those that use a roof tent, do you leave on the truck all year round, take it off after summer is gone or after every trip. I left mine on and in this bad weather it has become sodden, so I've had to lift it off, open it up in the garage and bring in the matress to dry off in the house.
I thought that with the thick plastic cover it would have stayed dry, but obviously not.

Bit of a shame really.

R 300tdi 90 1996.

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