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Outwell Wolf
Lake 7
(Sleeping Capacity 7 persons)
The Tent
The Outwell Wolf lake is from Outwell’s Classic
range of tents is the largest of the polycotton
range. A large tunnel tent comprising of a large
living area with three side by side bedrooms, the
universal three plus two bedroom’s divider can be
zipped up to make a very large single bedroom ideal
for those with a young family. The tent is supplied
with a canopy to the front of the living area to
provide an additional sheltered outside living area
which can also be unzipped if required. Like the
rest of the Classic line, the tent benefits from a
Zip in Groundsheet (ZIG) to help eliminate unwanted
guests and drafts. This tent would ideally suit a
family that require a tent that provides large
living quarters is reliable and most of all
comfortable. The tent is made to a very high
specification (see below) and is designed to ensure
comfort and durability.
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Flysheet: Outtex Airtech
Polycotton
Inner:
Polycotton
3 Bedrooms
Zip in Groundsheet (ZIG)
Alloy poles |
Three entrance’s with
mesh inners
Multiple Ventilation points
Zip off Canopy
Repair kit
Colour: Green
Fire retardant |
Pitch Footprint, Size And
Weight
Width: 510 cm, Length: 640 cm, Height: 215 cm
Packed Size : Tent 37 cm x 95 cm
Poles : 38 cm x 109 cm
Weight : Tent : 38.5 kg Poles : 29.0 kg
Erection / Pitching
This is a very large and heavy
tent and although can be pitched by two people at
some points a third pair of hands is of a great
benefit. Being a tunnel tent the tent is fairly
straight forward to erect this is also helped by all
the aluminum poles being identical. Once the tent is
out of the bag we found it easier to loosely peg the
four corners first. Snap the poles together and
starting from the back insert the poles into the
sleeves, here you will find that extra pair of hands
useful, as the poles for this tent are very long and
high. Locate the pole on the ring and pin system
that give generous adjustments on this model and
secure the back of the tent with some of the pre
attached guy ropes. Work your way forward inserting
and securing the remainder of the poles then locate
and secure the side poles. The final pole will be in
the canopy and then guy the front of the tent out.
You will then need to take the ZIG (Zip in
Groundsheet) into the tent and secure with the Zip
system of which there are three zips, so you will
need to ensure that the ZIG is correctly laid out
with the two zips located at the rear of the tent
with the inner tent locating hoops on the inside.
Once the ZIG is in place you can then close all the
doors and peg out the tent using the pegging points
and guy ropes. As mentioned this is a big tent and
there is a large number of guy ropes that require
pegging to ensure the tents stability. Finally the
inner tents can be located in the tent.
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Pros and Cons |
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Cons: |
Flysheet first pitching
Spacious
Well ventilated
Stable
Zip off Canopy |
Weight
Cost
Large |
The Cost
Expect to pay around £850 for this tent, there are
multiple accessories available for this tent from
Footprint groundsheet to carpet, side extension to
even a child’s bedroom.
The Verdict
New for the 2008 this tent is the largest of the
poly cotton range which provides a very large and
airy tent. During our pitching of the tent a few
observations were made which in the tents current
format hinders pitching. The tent requires a side
tension pole on either side, these are inserted into
sewn in mesh on either side of the tent. This mesh
is of the same size as the locking pins on the poles
and in my view of an insufficient diameter, this ensures that
the pins get trapped frequently in the mesh during
fitting. These poles took a total of over an hour to
get into place and under tension, which should only
take minutes and hence made the total pitching time
for the unit well over two and a half hours for
three people. The ZIG has multiple zips and is
easily mislaid during fitting; this could easily be
cured by a singular zip being colour coded to ensure
that correct alignment is ensured on the initial
fitment. The tent would suit a family who require a
large poly cotton tent offering a copious amount of
space and the benefit of three side by side
bedrooms. The tent due to its size has a large and
heavy pack size so this would need to be considered
to allow transportation to and from site. Due to the
size of the tent it would be highly recommended that
any campsite is notified prior to arrival as some
sites could not accommodate this on there pitch’s.
Information and Links
For further information on Outwell and their
products visit
Outwell
Reviewed
by Rickit for 365 Camping Caravanning
Reviewed
2008
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