“So, how much bigger is the Turbo 300 than the Turbo 240”– Confused Customer.
The Black Wolf Turbo Tent is one of the most popular touring tents on the market, and it has a huge range of sizes and accessory options. Changes to the tents over the last few years have made it a tad confusing to choose a combination of models and accessories that will achieve your desired camp setup.
But, scrap all your research notes to date! Below is all the information you’ll need to buy the correct Black Wolf Turbo Tent and accessory combination.
Material
The canvas Turbo Tent is made from a heavy-duty poly cotton ripstop canvas with a heavy-duty PVC tub floor.
The ‘Lite’ tent is made from 150 denier ripstop PU coated polyester with a 2000mm water head rating and features a 500 denier polyester PU coated floor.
Both tent options have the same strong 25mm aluminium tube frame.
Read our blog “Black Wolf Turbo Tents – Turbo Lite vs Canvas” for a full rundown on the differences between these fabrics.
Size Options
There are many sizes of Turbo Tents. Stay with me as I break down which sizes are available in each material.
A sample floor plan of a Turbo. In this case the Turbo Lite 300.
Turbo Lite
Turbo Lite 210 – A lite material tent, floor dimensions of 2.1m X 2.1m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre 3 pole awning.
Turbo Lite 240 – A lite material tent, floor dimensions of 2.4m X 2.4m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre 3 pole awning.
Turbo Lite 300 – A lite material tent, floor dimensions of 3m X 3m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre 3 pole awning.
Turbo Lite Plus
Turbo Lite 240 Plus – A lite material tent, floor dimensions of 2.4m X 2.4m PLUS an extra room at the back of the tent that is 2.4m X 1.8m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre, 3 pole awning.
Turbo Lite 300 Plus – A lite material tent, floor dimensions of 3m X 3m PLUS an extra room at the back of the tent that is 3m X 1.8m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre, 3 pole awning.
Turbo Lite Twin
Turbo Lite Twin 240 – A lite material tent, floor dimensions of 2.4m X 2.4m and rooms on the sides of the tent each with floor dimensions 2.4m X 1.8m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre 3 pole awning on the front of the tent and a smaller 2 pole awning on the back.
Turbo Lite Twin 300 – A lite material tent, floor dimensions of 3m X 3m and rooms on the sides of the tent each with floor dimensions 3m X 1.8m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre 3 pole awning on the front of the tent, and a smaller 2 pole awning on the back.
Turbo Canvas
Turbo 210 – A canvas tent, floor dimensions of 2.1m X 2.1m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre 3 pole awning.
Turbo 240 – A canvas tent, floor dimensions of 2.4m X 2.4m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre 3 pole awning.
Turbo 300 – A canvas tent, floor dimensions of 3m X 3m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre 3 pole awning.
Turbo Canvas Plus Tents
Turbo 240 Plus – A canvas tent, floor dimensions of 2.4m X 2.4m PLUS an extra room at the back of the tent that is 2.4m X 1.8m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre, 3 pole awning.
Turbo 300 Plus – A canvas tent, floor dimensions of 3m X 3m PLUS an extra room at the back of the tent that is 3m X 1.8m. This tent comes with a full 2 metre, 3 pole awning.
Awnings
Black Wolf Turbo Tents that were built in 2012 and earlier come with a 2 pole awning that does not have the ability to add side and front panels to fully enclose the front awning.
Turbo Tents built 2013 onwards come with a new full 2m, 3 pole awning. This enables you to add side and front panels to fully enclose the front awning.
The ‘Lite FS’ series had a free standing awning that was faster and simpler to erect, however, these have all been upgraded to a three pole awning as of 2013.
Note: The new 3 pole awning fly cannot be purchased separately to add to older model tents.
Side Panels
Side panels are available in solid, mesh, or deluxe which features a gusseted weatherproof window.
Each panel can be used on either side (i.e. there is no left or right panels).
An example of how the Turbo Deluxe Side Panel works and looks on the Turbo Tent.
These side panels are available in both the lite and canvas materials.
Front Panels
Front panels also come in lite and canvas material and have a door on one side of the panel.
A canvas Front Panel on the front of a 300 series Turbo.
The front panel attaches via velcro to the top of the awning and to the side panels down the outer poles.
Turbo Extenda Awnings
Turbo Extenda Awnings are a great way to extend the length of your awning or to join two tent awnings together.
This is what the Extenda Awning looks like on the front of a canvas Turbo.
Can be used as a stand-alone shelter with the addition of extra poles.
Screen Rooms
Screen Rooms are available specific to the size of your Turbo Tent.
This is how the Turbo Screen Awning Room fits under the awning of a 240 series Turbo.
Side and front panels can be used in conjunction with the screen rooms. This will completely enclose the awning of your Turbo Tent.
Update March 2015: the Super Fly and Basecamp Fly accessories are no longer available – we have included them in this article for your reference. Since the upgrade to the three pole awning, the same result can be achieved with new accessories for the Turbo range mentioned above.
Super Fly (Discontinued):
The Super Fly is a large canvas additional fly that can be purchased to provide a large enclosed front veranda.
The Super Fly is only available for the Canvas Turbo 240 and Canvas Turbo 300 tents.
It is not available for any other model tent including the Canvas Turbo Plus models.
The Super Fly was designed to give an option of having a large enclosed awning on the 2012 and earlier tents that did not have the option of adding side and front panels to the front awning.
Super Fly Screen Room (Discontinued)
The Super Fly Screen room is an enclosed, bug proof screen room that clips to the frame of the super fly. It is not free standing.
For this reason, it can only be used with the super fly on the Canvas Turbo 240 and Canvas Turbo 300 tents.
Base Camp Fly (Discontinued)
The Base Camp Fly is a large additional fly designed to provide the tent with a large enclosed front veranda.
This fly is very similar to the Super Fly however it is made from the “lite” material. The Base Camp Fly will only fit the following Turbo tents:
- Turbo 240 Lite and Canvas series.
- Turbo 300 Lite and Canvas series.
- Turbo Lite 240 Plus (manufactured 2012 and after).
- Turbo 240 Plus (manufactured 2012 and after).
- Turbo Lite 300 Plus (manufactured 2012 and after)
- Turbo 300 Plus (manufactured 2012 and after)
Note: Turbo Plus models manufactured prior to 2012 had a square-shaped pole over the extra room or “plus” section of the tent, the Base Camp Fly only fits the newer models with the rounded shape pole. Replacement poles are not available.
Base Camp Fly Screen Room (Discontinued)
This screen room is designed to create a bug proof room within the base camp fly.
The Base Camp Fly Screen Room clips inside the Base Camp Fly only. It cannot be fitted inside the existing awning of your Turbo Tent.
Remember, if you have any questions, or would like further advice from people that actually use these tents, give the friendly staff at Snowys a call, flick us an email, or leave a comment down below.