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Hi Geoff - I can't recommend the EXPED range enough.

In particular this is a great tent

Exped-Auriga Mesh

This is the 'mesh' version - which isn't the best one - you can also get a normal version from TravelDri

Tents & Tarps: Auriga from Traveldri Plus

I think it ticks all of your boxes and is incredibly well made - it should see you around the world quite easily. If you want to take a look at it Les (from TravelDri) normally has one up outside his stand at the shows - or you can take a little trip down to see him towards Dartmoor.

If you want to have a look nearer to home I'm sure I could get one for you to take a look at and play with - I'm in Buckinghamshire.

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Hi Geoff - I can't recommend the EXPED range enough.

In particular this is a great tent

Exped-Auriga Mesh

This is the 'mesh' version - which isn't the best one - you can also get a normal version from TravelDri

Tents & Tarps: Auriga from Traveldri Plus

I think it ticks all of your boxes and is incredibly well made - it should see you around the world quite easily. If you want to take a look at it Les (from TravelDri) normally has one up outside his stand at the shows - or you can take a little trip down to see him towards Dartmoor.

If you want to have a look nearer to home I'm sure I could get one for you to take a look at and play with - I'm in Buckinghamshire.

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All useful stuff Matt, thanks. I'll have a look at them and I might even take you up on your offer.
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Is that a four season tent? Doesn't look like it.

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A four-season tent for motorcycling? Gonna be riding in the snow? LOL

Four-season tents are more expensive, weigh a lot more and can be broilers in warm weather. If you can make do with a three-season tent, take a look at this Big Agnes. This is just about the lightest 2-door, 2-man tent out there. Good luck & enjoy.

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The OP asked for a four season tent recommendation. FWIW, I watched quite a few three-season tents collapse with broken poles and/or shredded fabric in Patagonia: no snow involved, just wind.

Ability to withstand snow-loading is not the only distinguishing feature of a true four-season tent. Strength aside (see: Patagonian winds), the use of net fabric makes a three-season tent far less weatherproof as well as significantly colder to sleep in. This can be viewed as an advantage (in hot weather) or not (in cold weather).

It's usually necessary to decide whether to buy for one or the other, or to strike an unsatisfying balance between the two.

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It's interesting how often this type of query comes up - the elusive best tent.

It comes down to, basically, "horses for courses" but one feature of an earlier thread of similar nature ( http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ble-tent-59315 ) that I thoroughly endorse is to use a 3 person tent for 2 persons, for instance, and a 2 person tent for 1, all when living in a tent for long periods of time, and especially so when the weather is at all inclement.
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Walkabout - as ever - hits the nail on the head. In this case I think Geoff is being quite specific and has clearly done the research and knows what he wants.

@markharf - the mesh version is not a 4 season tent - the normal version will be more than adequate, however, it is not a true 4 season tent in that it doesn't have snow skirts etc. The build quality of the Exped is amazing - really tough tents that will do everything you want of it.

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