The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. the tent will far from make a dramatic increase to the weight of your kit, leaving you free to concentrate on carrying plenty of other items of equipment. I have used this tent 7 times and loving it, excellent for 1 person and will have reasonable room for 2 people.

You can always move onto another tent if you decide you like camping and/or your requirements change. Join Latest Deals for free and get a hand-picked list of the best deals, delivered straight to your inbox. I don't bother separating the inner from outer when I pack it away clean, which works great if you need to erect it fast. It's exceptionally easy to put up although getting the flysheet tight and keeping it clear of the inner compartment requires that (a) you don't peg it too tight at the base of the poles and (b) you get the guys halfway up the poles really, really tight.

Not just to see how it goes, but to make sure all parts were shipped and no nasty surprises are waiting for you in the middle of nowhere!

I like the large sized porch: plenty of room for storing stuff, but also handy if you want to get your stove going when it's wet outside. Yes it is lightweight although if you are ready to spend much more money You can fund much lighter tents. The poles seem ok and up to the job, as all tents I am going to sleep in I always fully guy out when pitching and had no issues in wind and rain. If you swap out the awful steel pegs for lighter alloy ones, it brings the total weight on mine to 2.Took a hammering in a Dartmoor thunderstorm, keeping me and my kit dry, even the kit in the porch area without a groundsheet. This post is all about my first tent for cycle touring and why I think this cheap little tent (and many alternatives out there) is a great starting point. I’ve had a Eurohike Tamar for many years and always enjoyed camping in it and this tent will be the same. We have been wild camping in Dartmoor, Australia and New Zealand with 2 adults and a child (under 9 she fitted well but slight squeeze and damp at edges in rain consequently).