User Review: Blacks Mountain Tent

Picked the full unit up in a Black and Edgington sale at Sidcup in 1969. Flysheet in Protex 3 cotton and the inner tent in stormproof. A great tent that has stood up to the worst of weather during numerous summers away fron home for up to seven weeks on the trot.

Have tried a geodesic "Wild Country Super Nova" and still prefer the tough old boot of the Mountain tent. It became even more useful when I adapted a Vango Mark 4 extension to fit it {a bit like a kitchen extension}. I can always drop it if the weather gets really rough and batten down in the Mountain till the worst is past.

Years after buying it I picked up the legendary "Arctic Guinea" from an advert in the Sheffield Telegraph. Cost me £25 and had been used twice. The seller had bought it for back-packing and found it too heavy--LOL. This lovely unit also had the tent in stormproof material and offered that bit more space. What's more the adapted Vango extension also fits with a bit of tweaking.

The flysheet on the Mountain is now getting a bit careworn as is that on the Arctic Guinea. Does anyone know where I might be able to source either or both of them? It's a long shot I know, but you can only patch something up so many times.

Both these old-timers hold fond memories for me and have kept me safe and dry for well over 30 years.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of any of the flysheets drop us a line on dwb.artglas@btinternet.com It would be much appreciated.

All the best, Dave Barker