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I am going to scotland walking for 2 weeks in may next year

so looking for a tent that is light and reasonable in price or do i really need something like a terra nova quasar at about £350 .

many thanks

Having been looking around for a lightweight tent for my daughter doing her D of E Bronze.

Best value/weight/space compromise seemed to be this from Halfords, on offer at the moment at £19.99. It has a porch, which is a big plus in inclement weather. It is only single skin, but the advantage of this is a much lighter weight - 2.5 kg - as you are not carrying an inner tent.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_159937_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varient__categoryId_31512_crumb_34005-33937_parentcategoryrn_31512

It may appear to be in the 'cheap and nasty' category, and I haven't had a chance to see this one in the flesh, but to get anything else near this weight you then make a huge leap in price to the 'serious' tents, so it may be worth a look.

I am less cynical about cheap single skin tents after the one I got at Woolies for £4.99 in a sale (reduced from £9.99!!). It has been dragged on and off beaches as a beach shelter, taken on a two day canoe trek, had very little care taken over it, it goes up in seconds, and kept my daughter dry in torrential thunderstorms on her practice expedition a couple of weeks back. This has lasted far longer than my son's Sunncamp Gemini 4, which we have lovingly cared for, but still had ties fall off, stitching come undone, and poles have bent beyond use nearly every time we have used it - and we paid 10 times that price for it!

Got A gelert rocky for £20 from local camping shop, seemed quite spacious and was left up in the garden for 3 days NO Leaks at all.

Think me and OH may at some point use it if we ever manage to sneak away for a night or 2

heres one http://www.outdoormania.co.uk/Media/Images/rocky2.jpg

hi jimmac,

we have a g2 trek xt from lightwave, lovely tent, cant go wrong. quite a large porch for storage but are much lighter tents available. they have a 'lifetime guarantee' as well

http://www.lightwave.uk.com/en/tents_overview.php

thanks,

Jon

Are you going to be carrying this tent yourself or sharing the weight with someone else?

My son's Ten Tors training group uses Coleman Boas http://www.tentdeals.co.uk/product.asp?pID=695&cID=1&c=16710 which have really impressed me. Bombproof, 3.2 kilos, designed to be put up be one person in a hurry, will fit three teenagers plus kit, no problem in hideous 4-season conditions on Dartmoor. They've been discontinued a while now, which is a shame but does mean you can pick them up at bargain prices. MT

thanks for all your replies.As i will be carrying tent i think the terra nova competition looks best as i can carry a bit more food,i suppose every ounce counts.

Is it normal to carry all food with you or do you stop off to do a shop .

ps

I dont expect asda or tescos thinking more like a local shop

jim