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Hi,

Just seen one of these on special offer for less than £17....seems reasonable enough.

Has anyone got any experience of this tent? Pros/cons etc

Thanks

Hi Matty

Thats quite good value for the tent,,,,,,,,,, I wouldnt plan any heavy expeditions with it though.

It arrived this morning ,and it looks neat - very compact and I guess it will also be easy to carry erect and dry out when you need to hang it up after a weekends worth of condensation forming on it.

I bought it specifically for short (weekend) only trips when I attend M/cycle rallies - Im only in the tent for shuteye - so for this, its going to be fine,

With an HH of 1500 and made by Gelert I reckon it will stand up to pretty much the old Blighty weather will throw at you.

Ideal for you and your bike

Happy camping

I have a simalar tent made by pro action (probably their best tent) and it does stand up to the weather great survived 2 great thunderstorms with no water ingress, only fault is lack of space for gear, there is enough to lie in it and kip and that is about it

pic is here http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/gallery/detail.asp?pic=15236&page=2 aka the coffin

Yes I see what you mean,

I will have to store a set of soft m/cycle throw over panniers and crash helmet in mine, so Im sure it will be snug.

Next challenge is to get a comfortable inflating camping mat that folds up small and is reasonably priced...any ideas?

Matty, if you are going to be bike camping why not use a standard 2 man dome with porch, weight and pack difference is mininal and you have space for the gear. something like the vango delta

TBH if I had known how small the coffin was I wouldnt have bought it as it is just too small for me to lie down in (I'm 6'4") hence why even if i'm on my own I will use the wynnster buzzard, great as a 2 man tent as you only put up one bedroom giving a big living/storage area