It's not worth going into what happened with last OM group tent, except to say a new one is now available.

I picked up a Vango Diablo 600 at a car boot sale recently for £50, only used once. It's available for any OM meet as a communal tent or spare sleeping space for unexpected guests. The only rules for using it are:

• You have to collect/return it
• For OM meets only

There's no rules about drinking/smoking in it, just remember the better you look after it the longer it will last. Collection is from Cheshire, 25 mins off the M6.

Excellent news.

Though which review should we believe?

"It is a monstor to erect. Realisitically you need three people spending an hour." doesn't sound too good after an OM get-together in the pub, or maybe that's when the reviewer pitched!!

So is DM now officially BWABT?

Mrs C bought one of these a while back as she thought it would be nice to have some (lots of) extra space. It got demolished in a storm on Arran, mended (Blacks sent some replacement poles as they were matchwooded) and eventually sold as it was just too much. Nice when it's up though especially as you have a "lobby" and a sealed living room.

Probably best if you have 3 or 4 people around to put it up. It used to take us half an hour between the two of us. 

I've never yet seen one go back in the original bag though!