Robens Chinook Ursa
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The Robens Chinook Ursa is a great tipi tent and something different from your normal family tent.
Review Score
Our Score: 8.5/10
Value for MoneyFeaturesFamily FriendlyQualityPracticality
The good
- A beautiful tent that's different to what you normally see.
- A blend of tradition and modern, with the use of Polycotton and Aluminium.
- You can fit a stove flue, without needing to cut a hole in your tent.
- Easy to pitch.
- Flexible use with the front that opens up.
The not so good
- This style of tent is not for everyone, such as the lack of inner tent as standard. If you do get the inner tent, you cannot use a stove in the tent.
Price Guide
Robens Chinook Ursa has a recommended retail price of £1,390.00.
The best price we've found so far is £127.99. That's £1,262.01 off the RRP of £1,390.00.
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Chinook Ursa with the front open
The Chinook Ursa overlooking the lake
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Inside the Chinook Ursa
Inside the Robens Chinook Ursa
Front porch open
The top of the tent
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Our Review
The Robens Chinook Ursa is a tent full of character, which I was impressed with when I saw it. On the one hand, the Chinook Ursa is very much like our beloved Robens Kiowa tipi tent. Still, on the other hand, the Chinook Ursa has some unique design features that take it to a whole new level.
Pitching the Tent
The Robens Chinook Ursa, like many tipi tents, is a simple tent to pitch, as it is held up by one central pole.
You peg out the base, assemble the pole, and push it up inside the tent. Then you assemble the a-frame poles that make up the front porch.
Using a Stove in the Robens Chinook Ursa
At the top of the Chinook Ursa is a vent. You can open and close this with guy lines inside the tent.
The black vent flap also contains a sleeve that you can put a stove flue pipe through, like the one with the Robens Kobuk Stove. Ensure you put a fireproof mat under the stove and keep the tent well-ventilated.
At the top of the Chinook Ursa is a vent, which also has a sleeve for a stove flue pipe.
Inside the Chinook Ursa, you can fit a stove.
Opening Up
The Robens Chinook Ursa is a great tipi tent, but I've saved its main party trick until last: opening up to the world!
Normally, at the front of the Chinook Ursa is a porch, which makes getting in and out in the wet a lot easier. However, the porch comes with extra material and can open up wide to convert the front of the tent into a huge open shelter. The porch poles disconnect and can be used as tarp poles.
In normal use, the Robens Chinook Ursa tent has a porch to help to get in and out of the tent in the rain.
The front porch fully opened up on the Chinook Ursa tent.
This provides a great option if your family likes coming and going in and out of the tent. Remember, with a stove inside, this tent can still be a warm shelter when open, even on a cool day.
When open, the tent looks like a bear on its hind legs with its paws out. This is why Robens called it Ursa*,*which is Latin for the word bear.
Inside the Tent
The tent is very traditional and doesn't have an inner tent. Just pick your spot on the floor and set up your beds.
However, if you want an inner tent, one can be purchased as an optional extra. This provides two three-person bedrooms, which are hung up inside the tent. But note, you cannot fit a stove when you have an inner tent.
An optional extra is the Chinook Ursa inner tent. This has two three-person bedrooms.
Other extras include a carpet and a footprint. However, if you are planning on opening this tent up and for people to come and go, a carpet could get a little mucky, though you could glam it up like a Bedouin tent ;-)
Details
| Attribute | Robens Chinook Ursa |
|---|---|
| RRP | £1,390.00 |
| Best Price | £127.99 |
| Product Info | Brand Web Page |
| Height (cm) | 300 |
| Width (cm) | 455 |
| Length (cm) | 475 |
| Weight (kg) | 21.7 |
| Pack Size (cm) | 106 x 30 |
| Year Introduced | 2020 |
| Dimensions | |
| Height (cm) | 300 |
| Length (cm) | 475 |
| Width (cm) | 455 |
| Tent Details | |
| Recommended Tent Use | Ideal for Weekend Camping, Ideal for Longer Stays |
| Sleeps | Sleeps 8 |
| Bedrooms | 1 Bedroom |
| Frame Type | Rigid, steel or alloy poles |
| Tent Accessories | Tent Carpet, Tent Extension, Inner Tent |
| Tent Construction | |
| Flysheet Fabric | Robens HydroTex® Polycotton |
| Fly Hydrostatic Head | Not Applicable |
| Taped Seams | Not Applicable |
| Sewn-in Groundsheet | Zip-In (no gaps) |
| Groundsheet Hydrostatic Head (mm) | 10000 |
| Sun Protection | Not Specified |
| Wind Rating | 12 (Hurricane: >72mph/118kph) |
| Tent Windows | |
| Window Blinds | Yes, velcro up |
| Tinted Windows | No |
| Tent Doors | |
| Additional Tent Doors | No |
| No Trip Entrance | Yes, at main door |
| Rain-Safe Entry | No |
| Bug-Free Mesh | Main door only |
| Door converts to sunshade | Yes |
| Tent Bedrooms | |
| Bedroom Divider | Not Applicable |
| Darkened Bedrooms | No |
| Larger Bedrooms | Not Applicable |
| Bedroom Partially Removable | Entire inner tent |
| Storage Pockets in Bedroom | Not Applicable |
| Auto-seal Bedroom Doors | No |
| Cable entry to Bedrooms | Not Applicable |
| Tent Living Space | |
| Inner Living Space Size | Not Applicable |
| Living Area Storage Pockets | Yes |
| Cable Entry | No |
| Wet-Dry Zone | No |
| Built-in Porch | No |
| Porch Storage Pockets | Not Applicable |
| Pitching and Storage | |
| Weight (kg) | 21.7 |
| PackSize (cm) | 106 x 30 |
| Colour-coded Tent Pegs | No |
| Colour-coded Tent Poles | Not Required |
| Guy Line Storage | Yes |
| People to Pitch | 2 People |
| Pump Included | Not Applicable |
| Wheeled Tent Bag | No, not required |