What tent ?

omaha
omaha Posts: 120
edited March 2012 in MTB buying advice
looking to buy a one man tent, for use in the Scottish highlands over the summer, so gotta be good in the rain, light and small so on so on :D any advice would be great.......
a bike with round rubbery things
another bike with springy bits on it
another bike with too few gears

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  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,786
    How much are you looking to spend?
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  • omaha
    omaha Posts: 120
    say the £150 mark
    a bike with round rubbery things
    another bike with springy bits on it
    another bike with too few gears
  • amclinden
    amclinden Posts: 101
    Maybe a bit over budget, but the North Face Tadpole is incredible. Had one 15yrs before I replaced it last year. Light and has a Geodesic structure it's free standing (held up with the tension of own poles not guy lines) and therefore can be used easier on rocky ground. :D
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  • Dirtydog11
    Dirtydog11 Posts: 1,621
    These are excellent for the price and only weigh 2.4Kg

    http://www.simplyhike.co.uk/products/Co ... 2Tent.aspx

    Had one for 6 years it's never leaked and because of it's low profile stands up well to strong winds, you can just fit a frame and two wheels in the storage area if you remove the wheels first.
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  • omaha
    omaha Posts: 120
    thanks was looking at the Tadpole among others, would like the packdown size to be as small as poss , but then you get into big money.
    Spose the other way to look at it is BB's cost £60 odd a night ...............
    a bike with round rubbery things
    another bike with springy bits on it
    another bike with too few gears
  • blablablacksheep
    blablablacksheep Posts: 1,377
    done a few camps and one thing id allways say if add 1 man to what you planning to buy.

    So for a 1 man tent, buy a 2 man, the extra space is really important when you consider the kit you got.

    also 1 man tents tend to be nothin more than "bivvie" size and arent great, you may as well buy a "bivvie" and a good sleeping bag as that going to be more confy and easyer to set-up than some of the tents i seen.

    look for tents by vango they are very good
    or get one of these..
    http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/index.cf ... 48/level/2
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  • rudedog
    rudedog Posts: 523
    I don't think you'll do better for that kind of money than one of these

    http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/product-sea ... t/Zephyros

    Just over 1.5 kg for the 1 man or 1.8 kg for the 2 man. They have had great write ups - there's a long thread on the outdoors magic forums discussing them,

    I picked up a Vango Helium 200 last year and have been impressed with it - light, stable and packs down really small. You can get the 1 man version for £130 at the moment - at just over a kilo, it's lighter than some bivvy bags
    http://www.marshallleisure.co.uk/index. ... _id=151740

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