2 man tent

[Barney Rubble]

I can recommend the Vango Banshee 200, used on some wet trips and it kept me nice and dry. Plenty of space inside for you and your gear and a nice little porch area for your boots. Its pretty sturdy in construction, packs down quite small (about the size of a loaf of bread!), weighs approx 2kg, and with only two poles is really east to pitch. I got mine for £80 from a popular retailer that likes to go outdoors!

 

[petrochemicals]

Can't beat the old Polish Army 2-poncho tents. Weigh nearly 4kgs. but they're just about everything-proof. Go up in 5 minutes, and they come in a nice, unnoticeable shade of olive brown.

Is that 4kg dry, ? If so they must be very big at a canvas weight of 200gsm, thats 20sq metres, although I suppose the pole takes up a bit of that 4kg

 

[Philster]

My Polish laavu weighs 2.5kg dry -I usually cut a suitable stick on-site to save carrying the pole.

 

[kaizersoza]

for a cheap one I would go for a Vango Banshee 2 man tent, it has always served me well in some really bad conditions, I bought a Terra Nova solar 2.2 from one of the guys on this site around March last year and it is the dogs, tons of space in the 2 vestibules and a lovely sleeping compartment, I would say the sleeping compartment is a bit tight for 2 people but if its just you and the dog these types of tent are excellent, unfortuneately I don't think that they make this tent anymore, but there are other tents out there that are very similar, hope this helps

 

[Yorkshirewanderer]

I can definately recommend the Sil Hex Peak, one man tent but half of it is your porch giving you plenty of room to cook in whilst keeping out of the elements, had it in 90mph winds a couple of weeks ago during storm Desmond and it didn't budge. It weighs 1.4kg so very light for backpacking.

http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/shelters-1/WF129.html

Would also agree with others recommendations of the Terra nova gear, I have been looking at the Zephyros 1 as a second tent or if you want that bit more space the Zephyros 2 both have good reviews, plenty of info on both if you search YouTube.

ATB in your search, its a minefield out there but you will find lots of good advice from these guys.

 

[MonsieurDig]

Love the look of the Hex peak, very tempting, might have to save a little more for it though

 

[MonsieurDig]

So for the money I am looking to spend I am looking at the Banshee or the Zephyros 2. Surely the Zephyros is the winner here, anyone want to chime in before I buy

 

[copper_head]

You won't be disappointed with the zephyros. A couple of my friends have the banshee, it is a very nice tent for the money I think the zephy wins on weight and pack size.