need advice to buy a good tent

[Zimi]

Hi guys,
Last year I travelled with a 30$ tent, I used it only a couple of times during my trip.
Next summer will ride the road of bones and I will camp much more.

I have not much experience in camping and in camping gear. I want a very small and light tent.

I found this tent: Easton Kilo 2P
Easton Kilo 2 Tent | eBay

Does some of you guys have this tent? What do you think about it? Is pretty light and well.. not cheap neither, but I learned as well that sometimes it's better to pay more to get quality stuff that will last much longer

Or do you have some other alternatives?
thanks in advance for your help!

David
zimiontheloose.ch | Rock'n'roll Motorcycle Adventure!

[ta-rider]

Hi,

I used the "texel 3" for 35 Euro two years around Africa and 9 months around Southamerica camping allmoast every day never using hotels:

http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000...SIN=B000PI6CP4

Its very easy to pitch every day. I permanently closed the front so i did not have to take the two front sticks along.

The tent you showed us will probably not stand without hugs (Edit:Hoogs ;-) ) and doesnt have a seperate malaria net (Edit: mosquito net ;-) ) for the hot days so i would not even take it for a two days trip

http://www.adventure-travel-experien...en_suedamerika

Travel save, Tobi

[markharf]

Hugs? Malaria net?

OP, a site search will tell you that tent choices are plentiful, and strong opinions even more so. I'm firmly on the side of "pay more for better quality," while Tobi's stance is definitely more minimalist.

That site search will give you lots of specific recommendations for all sorts of tastes and purposes: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/search. Just insert the word "tent," and see where it takes you. Good luck!

Mark

[klaus]

E-mail sent!

[NejcT]

Also you can think about possibility to buy one person quick standing tents like Quechua or Karrimor in UK.

Light, fast, relativly cheap, durable but still a little bit clumsy for carry. It depends how big it is when you pack it.

Other option, I prefer is to buy some expedition tents, which are made for alpinists.

I put the pictures of both here.

[walbag09]

ive tried several over the years but none come close to the one i have now,its a vaude campo compact,one person can erect in 5 minutes it packs down small and ive camped in torrential rain for hours without leakage,get one you won,t be disapointed,its described as a 3 man tent but holds i person and all the gear comfortably

[Zimi]

Hi thanks for you advices. The quechua that open itself alone is much too big. And I checked the vaude campo... but it's 3.5kg... And the other tent was only 1 kg... It's a big difference... Well in price as well.

I will continue to have a look. I would like to find a good compromise, as small and light as possible, but still usable..

[realmc26]

Originally Posted by ta-rider

Hi,

I used the "texel 3" for 35 Euro two years around Africa and 9 months around Southamerica camping allmoast every day never using hotels:

High Peak Zelt Kuppelzelt Texel 3 Person Camping Zelt | eBay

Its very easy to pitch every day. I permanently closed the front so i did not have to take the two front sticks along.

The tent you showed us will probably not stand without hugs (Edit:Hoogs ;-) ) and doesnt have a seperate malaria net (Edit: mosquito net ;-) ) for the hot days so i would not even take it for a two days trip

Adventure Motorbike trip around Southamerica: Chile and Argentina part 1

Travel save, Tobi

At 3.8 kilos wasn't that rather heavy on your small bike?

[Alexlebrit]

Never having ridden the Road of Bones I can't speak from experience, but having read and watched others' experiences I know I'd want a bigger tent than that for two reasons, weather and mosquitoes.

Having seen Oisin Hughes sitting in his tent in deepest Siberia, watch his YouTube series if you can, it strikes me you'll spend quite a lot of time in your tent sheltering from the wet, the cold and the bugs, so you want something big enough to be a home from home, where you can bring all your gear inside so you don't have to keep going outside.

And what is a couple of kilos anyway? A week jogging round the park and you could probably lose the difference in weight between a minimalist back-packers' tent and a decent, roomy travelling tent.

Do I have a preference? I love my Coleman Phad X3 there's loads of space to spread, a good size porch to cook or unpack in and it is neither too heavy not too bulky to carry on a bike. While it's not cheap and maybe nasty, it's not stupidly expensive either, and it's available throughout the world.



Oh and it's got aluminium poles which I prefer as they're easier to fix if they bend or snap using one of the supplied sleeves, than carbon fibre which tends to splinter into razor sharp spikes, ripping your tent and sticking in your skin (that I do have experience of).

[Grey Beard]

Personally if I was going on a long trip, I wouldn't want to be stuck inside a tiny lightweight tent for that time. Weather and bugs may force you to spend a lot of time inside.

I bought a Hilleberg Nammatj 2 GT for one person and motor bike gear. It has a very large porch for all the wet gear that you must not bring inside the dry part of the tent where you will sleep.

But as I planned some wilderness walking also, I planned to bring a small Hilleberg Soulo or Akto as I didn't want to carry the Nammatj for three or four days.

If you are staying with the bike, get a lightweight quality tent like Hilleberg, etc. etc. but don't sacrifice space just for weight.

Grey Beard

[fraser2312]

Originally Posted by Alexlebrit

Never having ridden the Road of Bones I can't speak from experience, but having read and watched others' experiences I know I'd want a bigger tent than that for two reasons, weather and mosquitoes.

Having seen Oisin Hughes sitting in his tent in deepest Siberia, watch his YouTube series if you can, it strikes me you'll spend quite a lot of time in your tent sheltering from the wet, the cold and the bugs, so you want something big enough to be a home from home, where you can bring all your gear inside so you don't have to keep going outside.

And what is a couple of kilos anyway? A week jogging round the park and you could probably lose the difference in weight between a minimalist back-packers' tent and a decent, roomy travelling tent.

Do I have a preference? I love my Coleman Phad X3 there's loads of space to spread, a good size porch to cook or unpack in and it is neither too heavy not too bulky to carry on a bike. While it's not cheap and maybe nasty, it's not stupidly expensive either, and it's available throughout the world.



Oh and it's got aluminium poles which I prefer as they're easier to fix if they bend or snap using one of the supplied sleeves, than carbon fibre which tends to splinter into razor sharp spikes, ripping your tent and sticking in your skin (that I do have experience of).

I'd just like to second the Phad X3. It can be a bit awkward to erect the first couple of times but once you get your head around it its a fantastic tent for traveling with. It's also the only tent that i have ever bought with good quality tent pegs straight out the box.

[Treffen]

Dont be fooled by the notion that paying a high price means you get high quality. People do get suckered here.

And a cheap tent will rot in UV as quickly as a dear one.

Likewise I've seen people buying a high mountain tent which is totally inappropriate but because it cost more, they think its better.

[realmc26]

Originally Posted by Alexlebrit

Never having ridden the Road of Bones I can't speak from experience, but having read and watched others' experiences I know I'd want a bigger tent than that for two reasons, weather and mosquitoes.

Having seen Oisin Hughes sitting in his tent in deepest Siberia, watch his YouTube series if you can, it strikes me you'll spend quite a lot of time in your tent sheltering from the wet, the cold and the bugs, so you want something big enough to be a home from home, where you can bring all your gear inside so you don't have to keep going outside.

And what is a couple of kilos anyway? A week jogging round the park and you could probably lose the difference in weight between a minimalist back-packers' tent and a decent, roomy travelling tent.

Do I have a preference? I love my Coleman Phad X3 there's loads of space to spread, a good size porch to cook or unpack in and it is neither too heavy not too bulky to carry on a bike. While it's not cheap and maybe nasty, it's not stupidly expensive either, and it's available throughout the world.



Oh and it's got aluminium poles which I prefer as they're easier to fix if they bend or snap using one of the supplied sleeves, than carbon fibre which tends to splinter into razor sharp spikes, ripping your tent and sticking in your skin (that I do have experience of).

Thanks for posting this. I followed up with some research and it seems its highly rated as being great value. Can't seem to find it in Australia though. Are there any online camping sites in the UK that ship internationally?
cheers

[fraser2312]

Originally Posted by realmc26

Thanks for posting this. I followed up with some research and it seems its highly rated as being great value. Can't seem to find it in Australia though. Are there any online camping sites in the UK that ship internationally?
cheers

Simply hike will deliver internationally

Coleman Phad X3 Tent | Simply Hike UK

[realmc26]

Originally Posted by fraser2312

Simply hike will deliver internationally

Coleman Phad X3 Tent | Simply Hike UK

Thanks. I just tried to buy it and it lets me select the shipping option of Australia but when it updates it tells me that they cannot ship that item to the country selected. I'm finding this happens quite a bit with U.K and U.S sites.

Wondering if any other Aussies have had any luck shipping this tent from the U.K?