Finnish VIHE one-mans tent

PRKL

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Jan 27, 2010
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I got this some time ago from the guy who fabricates tents,laavus etc,mostly for our more traditional hikers.Hes been doing these for ages,from seventies or so,and has very good reputation,reflecting his quality.

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This tent doesnt have any official name,as its made like..9 yrs ago but its never been used at all,until today.These were made in small batch / run,and there aint more than under ten ever made,as these were like prototypes than never caught interest,maybe because back then,we didnt have any(?) ideas of the thing thats called ultralight nowadays and the maker told me that this was his idea about ultralight one,or officially,two persons tent.

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Its made entirely by hand by one person,from ripstop nylon,thats waterproof and has silver printed backside to reflect heat better.

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On the corners theres flexible loops for tent pegs or sticks to put this up and on tension,after the cord that runs from the roofs ends,has been tied and tightened between two trees or any poles etc.It also has few hole-rivets at the zippered door-part,so you can rise the door permanently open and up to have more shelter for youself while youre cooking,or such,maybe to protect your neck from the sun.


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The inner part is made from mesh cloth and it has floor made from same material as the actual tent itself has,and it can be removed to get less weight and smaller packing size,but i think its cool to have the inner part attached as then you can open the door for hot summer nigh and still be protected from insects.I didnt measure so much,but i could feel very comfy in the net-tent,as its 120 wide at door end and about 60 cm wide at foot end,about 95 cm tall too so you can sit inside,and offcourse,without the inner tent,there even more space to live in.It weights 1.2 kilos total and to me its next to nothing for pretty decent shelter.

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PRKL

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Jan 27, 2010
272
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Finland
Wow what an AWESOME wee tent. Great review there of an amazing wee tent. They would sell over here I'm sure!

Thanks

ws

Well nowadays it would sell here too i think but the maker is an old chap,has retired and all,i thnk its a shame that this product didnt get any attention back then and was removed from his line.
 

Doc

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Nov 29, 2003
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A good idea.

Some of the latest ultra lightweight tents use trekking poles instead of tent poles. I have often thought that these could be improvised easily in the woods. I guess this tent goes one step further.
 

PRKL

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Jan 27, 2010
272
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Finland
A good idea.

Some of the latest ultra lightweight tents use trekking poles instead of tent poles. I have often thought that these could be improvised easily in the woods. I guess this tent goes one step further.


well i usually dont carry any factory-made poles with my oter laavu´s either as its so easy to make those in the bush from material lying there in the ground.

When i have time ill be putting up my 4 person version of this and post them here.
 

PRKL

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Jan 27, 2010
272
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Finland
Hey guys,you wont get bad deal if you choose Halti or better yet,one from Savotta.Vihe product are bit tough to get overseas i think due to makers age and skills in english language but ive shipped a few myself too for my buddies from Vihe´s shop.Right at the moment im trying to get some spare time so i can send one of Vihe´s mini laavu´s to Bearclaw bushcrafts´s Gary.

but im afraid that the one that i "reviewed" will be some issue as theres none left anymore,except the few that i myself own.
 

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