paul standley
11-04-2011, 04:11 PM
I purchased one of the Lidl Hiking tents on Friday as I thought it was worth a look for the money and it had been mentioned in another thread a few days before.
Here is review (just my personal opinion) of the tent...
First, this is the description and specification...
1068
The exact weight is actually 1.58 KG not the 1.50 KG specified but it's close enough.
It goes up easily once you know how...!, the instructions are not too clear but all you need to know is that the "A" frame pole arrangements fits inside the entrance of the tent, the two ends fit into two little pockets in the floor corners of the entrance and the poles tie in in two places and again at the apex. The tensioned ridge pole fits into a pocket above the porch first and then into the first socket hole in the back at the bottom. A peg goes through the second socket hole.
Sitting up in it is a challenge...! and you'd be hard pushed to fit a rucksack and you in at the same time but sleep down the middle and place your kit along either side and put your rucksack in a waterproof black bin liner outside and it will work fine.
There are two covered vents at the rear that would benefit from propping open for better ventilation and this combined with leaving the outer door open a little and the mesh door closed, will provide air flow through the tent but like most single skin tents, condensation is a fact of life.
Would I recommend it, yes if you understand that it's a backpacking tent just for sleeping in not a base camp tent for living out of for a few days. It's nearly 1 KG lighter than my little dome tent that I use for backpacking so I'm definately going to use it from now on when hiking with one or two overnight stops.
Here's a short video review...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ectv0igFFhs
Paul.
Here is review (just my personal opinion) of the tent...
First, this is the description and specification...
1068
The exact weight is actually 1.58 KG not the 1.50 KG specified but it's close enough.
It goes up easily once you know how...!, the instructions are not too clear but all you need to know is that the "A" frame pole arrangements fits inside the entrance of the tent, the two ends fit into two little pockets in the floor corners of the entrance and the poles tie in in two places and again at the apex. The tensioned ridge pole fits into a pocket above the porch first and then into the first socket hole in the back at the bottom. A peg goes through the second socket hole.
Sitting up in it is a challenge...! and you'd be hard pushed to fit a rucksack and you in at the same time but sleep down the middle and place your kit along either side and put your rucksack in a waterproof black bin liner outside and it will work fine.
There are two covered vents at the rear that would benefit from propping open for better ventilation and this combined with leaving the outer door open a little and the mesh door closed, will provide air flow through the tent but like most single skin tents, condensation is a fact of life.
Would I recommend it, yes if you understand that it's a backpacking tent just for sleeping in not a base camp tent for living out of for a few days. It's nearly 1 KG lighter than my little dome tent that I use for backpacking so I'm definately going to use it from now on when hiking with one or two overnight stops.
Here's a short video review...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ectv0igFFhs
Paul.