Tent choices

[SpikyPhasmid]

That is light, but it's quite expensive and a bit odd-looking. I think I'll go with the Krazand see how I fare with it, but get a good sleeping bag. Also one of those treklite mats.

[SpikyPhasmid]

Mountain Hardwear Lamina 35 Sleeping Bag - Tiso Outdoor Clothing

This one is 1080 grams, and 3 season.

[foxy mars]

I have a one man tent, which I got cheap from friend, who had never used it. This is the Wild Country Solace, which is now discontinued. I was going to use it for cycling, but have the Vango Banshee 300.

It may have to go, so may sell it.

[foxy mars]

I used to have this super little tent, but sold it last year. Wishing I had kept it.

That is the Jack Wolfskin Gossamer. Jack Wolfskin Gossamer 1 Person Tent from Jacksons Camping

[SpikyPhasmid]

At the moment I hae a cheap, not light Argos tent I bught for festivals and I am actually thinking if I get a good sleeping bag I can use that and my cheap tent if I go one-night camping in late autumn, and then I can invest a bit more in a couple of months. After looking at tents and bags, I think the bag is more important, which I hadn't thought at first. Looking over all these choices, the main thing is the weight of the tent, which is going to become important in February when I am aiming for weekend hikes.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by SpikyPhasmid

At the moment I hae a cheap, not light Argos tent I bught for festivals and I am actually thinking if I get a good sleeping bag I can use that and my cheap tent if I go one-night camping in late autumn, and then I can invest a bit more in a couple of months. After looking at tents and bags, I think the bag is more important, which I hadn't thought at first. Looking over all these choices, the main thing is the weight of the tent, which is going to become important in February when I am aiming for weekend hikes.

What sort of weight is your argos tent if you leave the inner at home ? - most flysheets , poles, and pegs dont weigh a great deal

[SpikyPhasmid]

It's a one-piece thing. I think it's about 2.5 kilos, and it's bulky. I really don't want to use it for multi-day hiking but I think I was wrong in thinking that it's the tent that's as big a deal for being outside in the cold as the sleeping bag, which is why I had completely discounted it.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by SpikyPhasmid

It's a one-piece thing. I think it's about 2.5 kilos, and it's bulky. I really don't want to use it for multi-day hiking but I think I was wrong in thinking that it's the tent that's as big a deal for being outside in the cold as the sleeping bag, which is why I had completely discounted it.

yep - if you look at some of the old wab meet pics you will see some of the great tents ive used (the cloud valley pic by cherrybee is my favorite - my tent is in the form of an england flag - in my defence it was cheap £5 on clearance iirc, and in the foreground boddie's merc stuck in the mud)



that was some muddy campsite - the farmer tried to pull us out with his 4x4 but that got stuck too so he had to go get a tractor - btw thats boddie's roben lightrock to the right of my tent. lesson learned a) dont drive onto a strange feild in the dark, b) dont drive a rear wheel drive merc onto a field full stop, and c) if a tent is seriously cheap theres probably a reason

for winter camping if you are travelling by car i reccomend as much bedding as possible - when i went to gigrin january 07 I had my three season bag, a double duvet, and an airbed and i was still cold enough to have to sleep in my clothes , with my hat on and my feet inside my rucksac, admittedly the force nine wind and horizontal snow might have had something to do with that.

[SpikyPhasmid]

Sweet. Then that frees me up to budget more on a tent a bit later on.
Haha, it loks like you were off to the World Cup and got lost!

[foxy mars]

Originally Posted by SpikyPhasmid

After looking at tents and bags, I think the bag is more important, which I hadn't thought at first. Looking over all these choices, the main thing is the weight of the tent, which is going to become important in February.

Dammed right about February, do get a decent tent esq a 3-season. Them summer tents are not for the winter months, as my mate found out the hard way, using a single skin tent - See photo. Boy, did he suffer from the cold.

This is me, camping in February 1988 @ Medd's Farm, Thorgill, Rosedale. My tent is on the right, a old John Merrill's tent made by Black's. My mate's tent is on the left, a summer tent