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Subject Topic: 2 manTent for cycling
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18/4/2011 at 12:12pm
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Hello all, I know there have been quite a few posts about lightweight tents but I would appreciate any further advice if possible from you lovely people. My friend is going on a camping tour of Holland on his bicycle in a few weeks time and requires a 2 man tent. It needs to be lightweight, small pack dimensions, and preferably around the £40 mark or less if possible, as money is a bit tight. Can anyone offer any advice?

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18/4/2011 at 1:46pm
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http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/hiking-tents-690650/

Summit like these, the lightweight is over your £40 budget tho.

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18/4/2011 at 2:35pm
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Thanks so much for your reply. That does look like a great one, although as you say a little bit more than £40. He's found a few others too which we are looking into;

Snowden Lightweight 2 Person Tent,

Gelert Tempest 2 Tent,

Vango Atlas 200,

Highlander Jura 2,

Coleman Bedrock Two Man Tent

 

Happy Camping!

 

Nelly

 



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18/4/2011 at 3:30pm
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I would suggest that you would be better off posting in the backpacking section for this sort of tent.


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Expect rain in Holland at some point so too cheap would be false economy. Weight is a consideration & the 2 more expensive tents linked to are half the weight of of the cheaper ones.

I hope your friend has a good quailty bike, particularly with good wheels, a heavily laden bike with poor quailty wheels will end up with broken spokes.


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19/4/2011 at 10:29pm
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All the best lightweight tents around 1Kg plus. Such as Hilleberg .Terra nova are top class tents . " But very dear "  Out of most of our price reach .

So I suggest you look at the Vango range .

As I bought . A Vango Alpha 250 Tent to go cycling and camping out . It cost me £30. Its got plenty of room as a two man tent well made .

Unfortunately . It Is 3:6Kg . But If you want comfort . Its good value .



20/4/2011 at 2:28pm
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How about this......similar to the Vango Banshee 200 which I have. Good little tent and within budget.

 

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/redirect.asp?redir=http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/bedrock-p150851

 

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