What tents do you own, what's your favourite / least favourite, and why?

[spader]

Hi All

Well the title of this post says it all.

I am suppose to collect a used patrol tent tomorrow from a local seller, and ordered a new Vango Event Tent online. So I look forward to getting and using them soon, but cannot tell which is my favourite yet. But through time, I am sure I will go through some of the tents, as I am quite interested in using them.

After reading all your response to this thread, I am sure I would have learnt a lot more about different makes and types of tents. cheers.

 

[copper_head]

I have a Wild Country Zephyros 2, sturdy little tent and not too heavy at 1.7kg. It's very quick to pitch and it's been through some heavy weather with me. My only problem with it is the head room, I can't sit up in it with out my head pushing against the top of the inner (Im 6'1). Might not sound like much to complain about but if your having to cook inside it's a pita.

My other tent is a Vango Icarus 600 for family camping, its huge!

The 'tent' I really want is a Luxe Sil-Mini peak. Think this could be my ideal ground shelter.

 

[Shewie]

Too many tents to list but my favourite ground dweller without a doubt is my Trailstar, more tarp than tent I suppose but a gem of a shelter.




Or there's my Bergen lavvu ..




But equally happy in the hot tent ..




or the Laser Comp ..




or Saturn bivvy



But given the choice I prefer two trees and the option of hanging a hammock ..

 

[Gray]

Vango dart ds2, vango swift, vango force ten mk4' medina conquest mk5, vango banshee, a couple of big pop ups, err cant think of the rest, loads of tarps, Dd, vango, loads of bashas etc

 

[Kerne]

Favourite is my Hilleberg Akto - use it all year round and in all weathers. Just got myself an old Vango Force 10 which I've done up and am going to use for the first time next weekend. We have two "family" tents for car camping. Also, can I count three tarps of varying sizes and two bidi bags?
The problem is that having looked at some of the pics on this thread there are so many other nice looking tents out there.i..

 

[Elen Sentier]

Gossamer Gear "The One" superb if I'm hiking, otherwise I hang

 

[mountainm]

Trigano olympe

 

[Uilleachan]

I've had several tents in my time, at present I have a vintage one person vango force 10 (cotton inner nylon flysheet so not that vintage, perhaps 30 years old) a 2 person wild country cycle touring tent and a one person hilleberg akto. The vango I don't use, the other two see quite a bit of use.

My best tent was a hybrid made from a found 2 person inner (found on a hillside) and a flysheet a friend donated. My folks, who made all their own tents, adjusted the flysheet to fit the inner the rest I sorted out myself, so possibly more sentimental attachment than anything else.

It wasn't suited to really bad weather as the flysheet didn't hug the ground but it was fine for sheltered camping and served as base camp on more than a few extended climbing trips, it never let me down though. It burned down in the chamonix valley in 86, due to some eegits camped nearby who had an accident with a petrol stove, instead of stepping back and leaving the fuel to burn off they kicked it away from their tent towards my own, which was occupied at the time by my pal who donated the flysheet. Fortunately nobody was hurt, a lot of gear damaged though.

 

[lucan]

My favourite is my Coleman Bedrock 2, Used it constantly this summer , Bombproof never let me down once, not even in torrential rain and wind, Easy up in 5 minutes, at 2.5 kg not too heavy to carry.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Bison Tundra 3

Blacks Icelandic

Blacks Icelandic & similar 10' x 8' patrol, flysheeted overall,

the Icelandic again, with custom fly,

Relum Paradiso

Cabanon Pyramide,

Vango Peace 500 + tarp.

I like them all, but if I had to choose one it would be the Icelandic with the oversize custom fly.

 

[eel28]

Vango Peace 500 + tarp.

Can I ask what size of tarp you have attached here, and how is it attached? been toying with trying something similar with my Juno500 and DD 3x3 tarp.

 

[tamoko]

My last purchase was GoLite Trig 2.

Very similar to Kifaru SuperTarp, but inclusive mosquito-net and annex, much more cheaper then Kifaru SP, light and lot of room for one person with gear.

 

[ADz-1983]

El-Cheapo 2 man dome tent
Gelert Solo
Wild Country Zephyros 1

I have also just purchased a Luxe Sil-MiniPeak few days ago so really looking forward to trying that out. I bought a DD Travel hammock/tarp setup couple of month back which I really like, although bit heavier/more bulky then tent. If I'm going to be using hammock/tarp regularly I may find lighter alternatives like the Snugpak Jungle Hammock.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Can I ask what size of tarp you have attached here, and how is it attached? been toying with trying something similar with my Juno500 and DD 3x3 tarp.

You have a PM.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Cabanon Pyramide in it you see lots of these owned by tne Dutch.

POP UP Base Tent.

You can stand up in these. We dock 1-3 tents on them so you stay dry.




Vango Typhoon, good geodesic mountain tent.


Inchmoan Canoe Camp by Nick_Scots, on Flickr


Decathlon BIONNONASAY t2, snow /mountain tent. Best tent for the worse weather. Snow valances good for pitching on snow.


Ben Starav Winter Camp by Scotstechy, on Flickr

 

[eel28]

You have a PM.

Cheers Thank you has been replied to

 

[spader]

wow beautiful tents. I love them.

 

[Robbi]

our new holiday home first time out last week and it's wonderful

 

[Squidders]

Wild Country Citadel 5 for family camping

Vaude Terraquattro 3P for a bit of luxury winter camping.

Other than that and i'm hanging in a Warbonnet Blackbird 1.7 dbl

 

[Dave]

My latest tent is a deluxe kodiak canvas flexbow 10'x10'

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