Hiya,
Looking to get a new smaller tent, money is tight so have been looking at this;
http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/o...ent-1203-p.asp
Anyone got one? Had one? opinions??
Regards,
Anthony.
Hiya,
Looking to get a new smaller tent, money is tight so have been looking at this;
http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/o...ent-1203-p.asp
Anyone got one? Had one? opinions??
Regards,
Anthony.
2.5kg for a one man tent is very very heavy. Don't forget, you will want room for you and all of your kit. I'm not a fan of one man tents or bivvi bags for exactly that reason. They tend to be heavy for what they are and don't leave enough room for your kit.
Martin
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That looks identical to a tent I use, Big T. German Flectarn, same specification material etc:
The inner tent showing mesh anti condensation panels..
I think mine's called a Mil-com and was £60 posted from another firm. (in Eire) I've used mine primarily for 2-3 day treks with overnights up on the South Downs, here in Sussex, both summer and winter. I'm 5' 10" and find it's comfortably big enough for me. My Bergen with a rain cover goes under the "Porch" at night. It's taken a couple of rain/wind batterings from coastal gales without leaks, although I'm usually tucked away in the shelter of the Gorse bushes. Condensation hasn't been a problem either. It's not actually what people call light-weight but I've swopped the wire pegs for ally ones and don't find it too heavy for short trips. Dead easy to put up, 5 minutes max.
In summary. Fine for short trips, quite well made for the price and not too cramped and used within it's limits ie: not hanging off a mountain.. Not a bad little tent.
I'm awaiting the arrival of a parcel, so I've had to postpone a trip for a few days, but if you're not in a hurry I'll post some photos of the tent in use on the trip. The photos above were taken when I gave it an airing and "Fabsil" spray prior to my last trip.
Cheers for the info saxon! Looks like a good little tent! Im not too bothered about weight as I consider shelter quite a priority! It will certainly be lighter than the 2 man one I have at present. I have looked at other one man tents that are more expensive and they all seem to be single skin, not very good for moisture! Also they have no room for a bergen etc, I know that there isnt an enormous space to store stuff on this tent but its better than nothing! I think this one ticks all the boxes, at a good price too!
i really like that tent
Not sure where Bushcraft Shop gets 2.5 kilos from, I've just weighed mine with the light-weight ally pegs replacing the original steel ones, and it weights 2.6 Kilos. So not exactly light as Martin points out, but we all know he has so much titanium kit that NASA sometimes borrows stuff from him to melt down and make space craft..
I'm an old romantic when it comes to lightweight tents. I have a couple of these
This tent is two man but ideal for one. There is plenty of room inside to store your gear and they have a seperate flysheet giving great protection from the elements. I bought my first in the mid eighties when I was around 14 of 15 and you can still pick them up now for about a tenner. Both mine are in excellent condition and the second one I bought is mint. Most of the ones you pick up have usually been stored in peoples lofts for twenty or more years after only being used a couple of times.
I'm just getting older
I had a little one man adventure on Dartmoor recently and I took my reliable one man Gelert Solo with me.
The tent performed admirably (granted it was blazing sun in the day time and still warm in the evening) but I had bugger all space to 'do' anything in the tent, even sit up. I can still pack my gear outside the inner but under the fly to keep it dry, should it rain, but where as previously just walked, pitched, cooked, kipped then walked again with this tent; on this last adventure I found myself wanting to make camp long before I was ready to just cook and kip and if the weather had not been so glorious, I could have been a bit screwed.
So a lightweight technical two man tent is now at the top of my wish list, one big enough to at least sit up in, if I can find one with a fly that will provide a smidgen of protection when cooking, that would be nice too.
But that is just me, I have been tempted by that style of tent myself in the past and I am sure you can pick them up cheaper than TBS are selling them for.
If my Google Fu is strong, I will post a couple of options for you fella
Ansum La
Different people, different routines.. I use the tent purely to sleep in and my light weight poncho hung off a fence/stone wall/ bushes as an admin/cooking shelter that I can sit under.
I've have done exactly the same in the past fella and enjoyed doing so, just didn't feel right this last time???
Maybe now I've crested 40, I'm starting to get in touch with my inner glamper?
I'll be looking for a carvanette quicker than you can say 'electrical hook up' if I'm not careful
Ansum La