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Pop-up beach tents

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Nanaeloc Thu 06-Aug-26 16:41:55

We are collecting three grandchildren from ā€œup countryā€ on Sunday to come and stay for a couple of weeks. We live in Cornwall, so beach trips are a favourite thing to do together. We ALWAYS have trouble packing away the bl**dy pop-up tent!! It goes up with no problem! So we are currently in the back garden practicing (as we haven’t used it since last August - and we’ve both had birthdays since then 😬) I have left DH to it as he doesn’t like it when I laugh at our efforts 🤣 Anyone else know our pain?

Astitchintime Thu 06-Aug-26 16:45:45

Leave it to the kids……..they’ll crack it in no time šŸ‘

NoodleNut Thu 06-Aug-26 16:50:39

Don't even mention that someone (usually me) has to lay in to stop it blowing way until you've collected enough rocks!1 LOL

tanith Thu 06-Aug-26 17:35:28

My daughter has a pop up tent for camping and its very good viewing sat with a bag of popcorn while she struggles to get it back in the bag from whence it came. Its quite large.

midgey Thu 06-Aug-26 17:53:20

Those tents are made in hell! Have struggled in the past with one at school…..only for someone else to sail in and just do it in a second. So annoying!

madeleine45 Thu 06-Aug-26 18:05:44

I think the master designer of those tents is the same one who designs those shopping trolleys with wonkey wheels that wont go straight !

Jbp1 Thu 06-Aug-26 18:26:04

Sat above a beach the other day cuppa in hand ,very entertained at pack up the tents time . Most just give up and shove them under an arm ready to fill up the car boot šŸ˜‚

Jbp1 Thu 06-Aug-26 18:27:23

PS. I’ve been the entertainment many a time 😊

GrannyGravy13 Thu 06-Aug-26 18:29:46

You have my upmost sympathy.

We had over bed pop up tents in the GC bedroom, they either cooperated and folded first time or if they didn’t I admit to using words my Grandparents would not have believed I knew…