Manky Scottish winter weather tent advice

[Motorman]

Tall person requires descent tent that will survive the constant drizzle and mirk of Scottish winters, and the 18hrs of darkness that goes with it. I have been using a Vango banshee for a few years, which itself is a good tent, but fancy a change for something slightly roomier and has a porch large enough to make a brew.
Any suggestions for a happy, year round living space would be welcome.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Have you thought about a pyramid? They generally offer lots of room inc' headheight.

Something like a Luxe Mini-Peak or Hex-Peak might be ideal for what you describe.



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

[Motorman]

That does look rather good

[HaYWiRe]

I use a Quecha Quickhiker Ultralight 3

Its survived some serious weather, rain that made my parents caravan leak, flooded floor, and someone's event shelter collapsing ontop of it.
So its done me proud, advertised as 3 berth its livable and comfy for two, can open up to ventilate and has had zero condensation or dampness in any conditions
Oh and its very quick to put up in nasty conditions, 45 second hasty pitch time,with some practice, or 2 mins for perfect tension, something that's a godsend in nasty weather


But ignore the name, its not close to ultralight by our standards, actual weight is 2.2kg (better than listed 2.6) but shared between two its very reasonable for how livable it is, they also have a 2 person with a listed weight of 1.9kg, but I'm glad of the extra space for longer trips

[whitestone]

Assuming valley camping rather than high in the mountains?

I've a Vango similar to the Omega 250, I can't remember the exact model name but that looks closest in the current line up http://www.vango.co.uk/gb/duke-of-edinb ... a-250.html

It's stood up to summer gales on the Outer Hebrides (severe enough that we thought we'd be stranded on the island where we'd been dropped) so reasonably tough. It's light enough to split and carry between two - we walked in to Carnmore Crag in the Fisherfield Forest with it one year. It's not hugely roomy and I wouldn't use it for camping out of the car for instance.

Unless you are willing to compromise then one tent will struggle to do everything year round. I've three: a cheap frame tent for camping out of the car; the vango for reasonably comfortable walking accommodation; a mountain marathon style tent for when I need things to be ultra light.

[ScotRoutes]

Want to borrow my Scarp 1 for a wee trial?

[Motorman]

I might take you up on that once I'm fixed, thanks.

[adjustablewench]

Have you seen this? http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/forum/clas ... 69274.html