tent advice

Mimi Rua

Hello

I'm looking for a one/2man tent (body heat more important than space). Light enough for backpacking yet strong enough for the Irish hills/beach wind and rains.
So, anybody know if such a thing exists?!
Vango do a good 2 man I've been investigating. If there are any other recommendables I'd love to hear.

Thanks

Mitch Buchannon

Mimi Rua wrote: »

Hello

I'm looking for a one/2man tent (body heat more important than space). Light enough for backpacking yet strong enough for the Irish hills/beach wind and rains.
So, anybody know if such a thing exists?!
Vango do a good 2 man I've been investigating. If there are any other recommendables I'd love to hear.

Thanks

It really depends on your budget to be honest. Also the conditions you think you will be using it. ie: No point having a full winter tent if its only the summer / autumn that you will be using it. Type of tent ( Tunnel / Semi-geo / Full geo / Pyramid. Here are the websites for some of the well known companies. Most do the different types mentioned above and they vary in price from €100 - €700/800.

I currently have 4 tents. Two one man tents (Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 & Hilleberg Soulo) and Two 2 man tents (TNF Tadpole & Hilleberg Allak)

For starters you could look at :

Vango - http://www.vango.co.uk/products.html?overview=true&vcatid=1

Vaude ( The Hogan is a well trusted tent) - http://www.vaude.com/epages/Vaude-de.sf/en_IN/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Vaude/Categories/ausruestung/Zelte/2PersonenZelt&PageSize=30

Marmot (The grid was designed with European conditions (UK) in mind: http://marmot.com/products/grid_2p
http://marmot.com/catalog/tents/spring-2011/118-71

Golite (Shangrila 3) - http://www.golite.com/tents

The North Face (I have the Tadpole 2 and very tight for 2 in winter) - http://eu.thenorthface.com/tnf-eu-en/equipment/tents.html

Tarptent (The Scarp 2 with the solid inner) - http://www.tarptent.com/scarp2.html

Mountain Hardwear - http://www.mountainhardwear.com/tents/tents,default,sc.html

Saunders (UK company) - http://www.robertsaunders.co.uk/pages/frame.html

Terra Nova - http://www.terra-nova.co.uk/Product_Type/Tents

Hillebarg - http://www.hilleberg.se/?lang

Coleman - http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanCom/subcategory.asp?CategoryID=11070

MSR - http://cascadedesigns.com/msr/tents/category

Oh... and If Im getting another tent , I reckon I'll be trying out the Golite ShangriLa 3. I havent tried a Pyramid tent yet and this one gets lots of great reviews.