Best Touring Tents?

Hi ya Dusty.
Those tents are South African hey ?
Haven't seen them before, but I'm over dome type tents pretty much anyway.

I reckon what you asked for is the best type of quick, fast, bombproof tent.
A Tourer.

These are examples, the simple ones are fastest, single pole, or better with the side pole kit for clear floor, and some with extra frame setup up on the rear for extra room.

Oztrail Tourer 9

Oztrail Tourer 9 Plus

Another brand extended tourer

Side pole kit



Anyway, happy camping mate.

We bought an Oztent RV3 to use on our remote trips, mainly because we can hook the awning part up to the side of our canopy, for more shade/weather protection.



It works well, as we experienced rain and a mini sandstorm during a Simpson trip in June. However, for 2 stretchers, we found we'll need to upgrade to an RV4, that is slightly deeper.

Bob

Dustys comment in his OP "I'm looking for something that is relatively easy to erect after a hard days slog" said to me fast, easy, driving daily most of the time.

I'd love an Oztent for base camps of 2 days, 3 days, a week, with the walls / rooms extra you can get, they'd be hard to beat if the bulkiness / weight of all that isn't a big issue.
This also takes time to set up, a lot of it, if the basic bare bones Oztent isn't enough for the night (bad weather) . . . the basic setup is fast.

That's why the typical tourer style tent is so good, 4 heavy pegs, one centre pole, roll up the door and you're there.
If you want clear floor, side pole kits adds a few more minutes.
If the weather is poor, put the awning poles out.

One reason I put that link up for the CampEzi Kalgoorlie 350 Plus Touring Tent from Tentworld, is those big gusseted sections on the awning, great for bad weather protection.

I have a brilliant dome tent, the Outdoor Connection Escape 6 which is great for base camping, but wouldn't consider setting it up for less than 3 days (which is a very rare event for me).

Big tick for the Black Wolf; with our travelling compansions we used three across the Simpson and will do the same down the Canning in a few months time. Never had a problem, very easy to erect and put away, and in my view better for storage than the OzTent. Range of sizes suitable for couples up to families. Can't fault the quality.

The Australian Canvas Co, Bayswater, Vic - is not so well known as those above, but they make brilliant tents. Our touring tent was used extensively, was as good as new after over a decade of use. Packed away into an envelope type bag. Tropical weight canvas, heavy duty floor. 6 side poles - all the same, plus 2 the same for verandah. 3 poles that went across the roof - all the same. So easy to put up it could be done in the dark. No curved zips to break - only straight ones. No tapes to wick moisture inside. They set out to eliminate the faults they were asked to repair on other maker's tents. Was not cheap - but was worth the money.

Hi Dusty, we have owned a Freedom Family touring tent since 1997 and found it very strong ,easy to erect, waterproof and able to withstand strong winds.Heavy duty zips and fine midge mesh.
Very simple setup and make-up. One central pole and three part frame at rear. Four pegs for base you're done.
This model was great four two adults and two kids. Quality all the way but not cheap!

Other models shown on website.

http://www.freedomcamping.com.au/touring.html

Many thanks to those who provided info.

I have decided to go with the Black Wolf Turbo 240 currently being advertised at a reasonable price by a major camping goods outlet. It ticks most of the boxes for me and given the right care, should be good for years.

Dusty