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Tangled Metal wrote: ↑22 May 2022, 9:55pm I think the argos was it tiger paws tent got a his rep that resulted in them selling second hand for a lot more than they cost.

I'm still using mine. I have done something like 180 nights in it. Still keeps out heavy rain. Slightly modified by clipping 3 extra guy points on the edge of the flysheet.

andrew_s wrote: ↑17 Jun 2022, 9:11pm According to the TN website...
They started off as Wintergear in 1980
Quasar introduced 1983
Bought out by Wild Country 1986
De-merged from Wild Country 1993 as Terra Nova, acquired Extremities
Wild Country tent range introduced by Terra Nova 1999 as a budget brand (relatively speaking)

Wild Country still exist as a climbing hardware/clothing company, owned by the Oberalp group (webshop closed to UK orders, 'cos Brexit)

Thanks for that bit of "obvious - but I still didn't do it" detective work. Looks like my memory gets about a C...

Wintergear was a company formed by Ben and Marion Winteringham, hence the name, rather than it being a Wild Country 'winter' range as has been previously suggested.

They designed and made some well thought of gear in particular a 'geodesic' tent initially called the Sapphire, renamed the Quasar. The link to Ben's obituary mentions the tent designs were sold to Wild Country. The same link also includes a pic of the cover of the 1982 catalogue which shows what looks like the Sapphire/Quasar among a shot of Half Dome Yosemite and other aspirational imagery.
https://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/2012/ ... illed.html