Gram-counter Gear VLT Tent Review - Trek Scotland
Posted by Trek Scotland on May 18, 2022
The VLT from
Gram-Counter Gear is a single skin tent, saving
on weight and bulk through less fabric being used. This concept has been
popular for some time now and it just so happens our introduction to single
skin tents came a few years ago from the designer of this very shelter, so we
were obviously very eager to see how the VLT would perform for us in Scotland.
The name VLT simpl
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Big Agnes Tiger Wall 3 Platinum Tent Review - Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Posted by Mark Richardson on May 05, 2022
The
Big Agnes Platinum series tent use the lightest of materials to get down to
astonishingly low weights at 1113grams for a three person, two skin, two door,
spacious shelter. My main reason for taking this tent on the Tour of the
Matterhorn was to assess its robustness, not so much a long-term durability
test but an out-of-the-box assessment of whether the tent was up to the rigours
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Sea to Summit Alto TR2 Plus Tent Review - Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Posted by Mark Richardson on May 04, 2022
Sea to Summit have thought about the design of the Alto tents very carefully trying not to recreate what’s already available and fans
of the brand will not be disappointed with this tent.
We took the Plus version out for a three-day backpacking
trip at the beginning of April when the weather was very cold but quite clear.
The cold conditions (sub zeroC) required largish sleeping bags an
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Bach Wiki-up 3 Review - Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Posted by Mark Richardson on May 04, 2022
When Nigor folded as a company the product
designs were taken up by Bach, already a well-known rucksack brand.
Bach has
taken the designs and added these largely unchanged shelters to its offering. A
key USP for Nigor was the use of ‘Nylon 6.6’ as opposed to standard Nylon 6
used by most manufacturers and Bach has continued with this type of nylon. It
is significantly better than the
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Nemo Dragonfly 2 Bikepacking Tent Review - Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Posted by Lois Fife on May 04, 2022
As a well-seasoned bike-packer, I have mastered the art of
strapping cargo onto my bike and into various packs, panniers and pouches for
multi-day travels. So, when I got the opportunity to test the
Nemo Dragonfly Bikepack
2P, a 2-person, bike-packing specific tent, I jumped at the chance to see for
myself if this could be a game-changer or just a gimmick to jump on the
bandwagon fol
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Sierra Designs High Side 3000 Tent Review - Trek Scotland
Posted by Trek Scotland on Apr 19, 2022
As the weight and appearance would suggest the High Side
3000 1P tent from
Sierra Designs is built with fast travel in mind, making its way
into our pack for packrafting, bikepacking, and wild camping amongst some of
Scotland’s remote mountain areas.
At just over 1kg (110 grams extra with footprint) it fits
into the lightweight category rather than ultralight. It might then seem odd
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Sea to Summit Telos TR2 Plus Review - Trek Scotland
Posted by Trek Scotland on Apr 19, 2022
We’ve spent most of this season taking a minimalist approach
in either a lightweight bivy bag or single skin tent, so it made for a nice
change to receive a more comfortable option from Sea to Summit with their new
and highly innovative
Telos TR2 Plus tent.
Weighing in a just over 1.6 kg this is a freestanding, two-person,
3+ season shelter that, in pack size and weight, is very sim
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UOG Review - Sea to Summit Alto TR2 Plus Tent
Posted by Mark Richardson on Mar 14, 2022
Sea to Summit have thought about the design of the
Alto tent very carefully, trying not to recreate what's already available and fans of the brand will not be disappointed with this tent.
We took the Alto TR2 Plus version out for a three-day backpacking trip at the beginning of April when the weather was very cold but quite clear. The cold conditions (sub zero) required largis
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Knowledge Base - Are Tent Footprints Worth It?
Feb 16, 2021
Looking at the price of a footprint that goes with the lightweight tent you've just ordered can bring tears to your eyes. Is it just a money spinner for the brand or do you actually need it and if you do why doesn't it come with the tent in the first place? We've listed some of the reasons why you might want to get the footprint for your tent and some reasons why you might not.
UOG Review - Wechsel Exogen 1 Tent
Posted by Dan Pearson on Sep 16, 2019
Wechsel tents are mostly unknown in the UK but don’t let that put you off. Wechsel are a German brand designing tents for use in Northern European conditions which makes them ideal for the UK.Wechsel's Exogen 1 Backpacking Tent uses a similar cross pole design to the MSR Access, increasing stability in the wind and making the Exogen truly freestanding. Combined with a fly sheet which is cut low to
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UOG Review - Lightwave Sigma S10 Tent
Apr 22, 2019
The Lightwave Sigma range of single skin tents is unique. Lightwave claim that they do not to suffer from the condensation usually associated with this style of tent. The breathable X-Tex fabric is carbon coated to absorb moisture and actively transport it through the fabric.The Sigma tents perform significantly better than any other single skin tent that I'm aware of when dealing with conden
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Knowledgebase Page - Our 'Big 4' gear choices for winter camping
Apr 08, 2019
TentsIt almost goes without saying you need a four season tent, but which one to choose? The ability to cope with high winds, rain and potentially snow mean that strength has to be a major consideration.Hilleberg make a range of tents that are certainly capable of withstanding the worst winter conditions you can expect to encounter in the UK. Their Red Label range of tents offer a balance of weigh
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