one man tents any recommendations?

[newro97]

looking into a one man tent for an upcoming trip in the sub £75 market.

has anyone used the gelert solo, vango soul or something similar?

[Ray Young]

Gelert solo- I'm 5'8" and find it too small, once your in it you can't do much except sleep. It does keep the rain off and pitches easily. Weighs in at 1.5kg. I paid £25 new for mine which is ok for what it is but would I have bought it if i'd known what it was going to be like - no.

[Bearbonesnorm]

How about a Wild Country Aspect 1? ... big porch and enough height to sit up. Couple of quid over budget though.

http://www.uttingsoutdoors.co.uk/Produc ... ent-green/

Or a Wld Country Zephros 1 ... if you keep looking they do turn up for around your budget. Again, they've a big porch and good headroom.

No matter how cheap a Gelert Solo is, it's hard to reccomend due to size and weight.

[Bearbonesnorm]

The AlpKit Delta would be worth a punt too ... from what I understand the inner's not as much of a problem as it seems. There's also the option of using it without the inner, which would result in a very spacious, lightweight shelter.

http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?tar ... ory_id=282

[gairym]

I've got a 1 man tent that i'm VERY happy with (a SMD 'Skyscape Scout' tent - it's a little above your stated budget even if you avoid the customs charges) and yet I find I'm still tempted by that Alpkit one.

Seems like a steal for use as a well shaped tarp-tent (and then the inner is a bonus if you found it useable).

[Bearbonesnorm]

I've got a 1 man tent that i'm VERY happy with (a SMD 'Skyscape Scout' tent

I'm still waiting to see some proper pictures of it in action

[gairym]

sorry fella - here you go

[newro97]

thought the solo looked a little to good to be true. (see what i did there?!)

has anyone seen or used the new vango soul? http://www.outbacktrading.co.uk/product ... tent-2013/
looks good but I cant find any reviews or real world weights.

[Bearbonesnorm]

has anyone seen or used the new vango soul?

Looking at the spec there's two things that would put me off, fibreglass poles and inner pitch first.

A Force Ten Vitesse would be a far better bet. They're single skin but aren't bad for condensation, there's also just enough room for 2 + gear. Dead easy and quick to pich/strike and as with most Force Ten stuff, it's very well made.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Force-10-Vite ... vi-content

[MM-on-POINT]

Robens summer wind looks good to me, it use walking poles to set up or a ridge line.
I am just waiting for my local cotswold to get one in so i can see how i could use my wheels to run a ridgeline.

http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Gear- ... mer-Wind2/

[Chew]

That Robens one doesnt sound so good.

The big advantage is a weight of only 1400g

Thats an awful lot when your not including the weight of any poles. Also the packsize is huge.

[Mike]

Terra Nova laser comp a great one man tent light weight and strong ive had mine up on summits in crazy weather and its holds strong but i warn you take ear plugs its noisey!!!

[newro97]

what about the Coleman Cobra 2? any experiences of this one?

[MM-on-POINT]

I hadn't notice the pack size of robens before, @ chew you are right it is huge.

[Bearbonesnorm]

what about the Coleman Cobra 2? any experiences of this one

No direct experience but good points are ... alloy poles and outer pitch first, bad points are weight and pack size.

In all honesty the Wild Country Aspect up there ^^^ is the best of the bunch by a long way.

Have you considered a tarp? plenty of room under an AlpKit bicycle if pitched well.