Camping
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I use an MSR Hubba Hubba Plus. Very light, great design.
I had a look and it looks great. I've also been looking at some Terra Nova jobs.
For backpacking but I might swerve towards in a car yet
Camping in a two man tent? I'm sure there's a Joke to be had in that somewhere
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Unless i had loads of money i would always buy second hand tents, a lot of the time people buy tents and never use them and sell them for cheap because they get in the way.
I would buy a 4 man tent with a fixed floor and a canopy cover rather than a 2 man. Two small to do anything useful with.
I would buy a 4 man tent with a fixed floor and a canopy cover rather than a 2 man. Two small to do anything useful with.
I understand for tent buying you should buy 1 more person tent than you need. So if it's 2 of you, buy a 3 man at the least.
When would be the best time to buy camping gear? I quite fancy going camping a bit next year (starting Spring time).
When would be the best time to buy camping gear? I quite fancy going camping a bit next year (starting Spring time).
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I also have an Aztec Summit 2 which I love due to the extrnal poles (no faffing sliding poles into tubes) but I think they are all sold out now.
I also have an Aztec Summit 2 which I love due to the extrnal poles (no faffing sliding poles into tubes) but I think they are all sold out now.
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I have the Eurohike Tay which I'd recommend. Got it from Millets cheap but they no longer stock it... which isn't much use 
Is it a summer tent you're after or a winter mountain tent?
I personally use a Terra Nova Superlight Voyager. It's a superb 3 season tent (4 at a push), very well designed, very light yet strong, simple to put up, can handle very strong Highland winds if you use a bit of common sense when locating a pitch site (although it is known as a bit of a flapper), plenty room for two and a collie. I've used it down to -6 with no trouble, dunno how well it would handle in an extremely exposed spot, might be interesting.
We only ever go in a camp site occasionally if I can help it, but when we do it's always one of the smallest there
you can tell a lot about a person by the size of tent they use.
There's some cracking tents available too, some very pricey, it all depends what you're gonna use it for, people tend to have a separate tent for campsites where weight isn't that much of an issue and another for light backpacking expeditions. You can get a decent camp site tent for <£100, there's also decent backpacking tents for around the £100 mark, like the Wild Country tents, which are made by Terra Nova. You've got to watch the weight with backpacking tents, 1KG feels like half a ton after you've been walking with it on your back all day
Have a look at Go Outdoors, see if any fit the bill
I personally use a Terra Nova Superlight Voyager. It's a superb 3 season tent (4 at a push), very well designed, very light yet strong, simple to put up, can handle very strong Highland winds if you use a bit of common sense when locating a pitch site (although it is known as a bit of a flapper), plenty room for two and a collie. I've used it down to -6 with no trouble, dunno how well it would handle in an extremely exposed spot, might be interesting.
We only ever go in a camp site occasionally if I can help it, but when we do it's always one of the smallest there
you can tell a lot about a person by the size of tent they use.There's some cracking tents available too, some very pricey, it all depends what you're gonna use it for, people tend to have a separate tent for campsites where weight isn't that much of an issue and another for light backpacking expeditions. You can get a decent camp site tent for <£100, there's also decent backpacking tents for around the £100 mark, like the Wild Country tents, which are made by Terra Nova. You've got to watch the weight with backpacking tents, 1KG feels like half a ton after you've been walking with it on your back all day
Have a look at Go Outdoors, see if any fit the bill
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What's your budget?
In our house we have a Terra Nova Explorer and a Voyager. Both bomb proof and still going strong ~10 years after purchase. They're not cheap though
In our house we have a Terra Nova Explorer and a Voyager. Both bomb proof and still going strong ~10 years after purchase. They're not cheap though