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Help please.

I'm looking for advice / ideas to help me select an ultra light tent for bicycle touring.

Not interested in the small "coffin" tents, looking for a 2 or 3 person specimen with at least 1.5m height and as light as possible.

Could you please include dimensions and dry weight of your recommendations.

Hello apds120.

I am Into Cycling touring and camping . The Tent I bought Is V.G.

A Vango Alpha 250 two man tent . Lots of room . Good size tent .

Spec Is  L 275 x W 170 x H 115.  (3000hh) . packed 57 x 15 x 15 Cm . Weight 3.3Kg . Will stand upto all sorts of weather .

Which I have since found to be to heavy . But If you want comfort after a long cycle this Is Ideal . You might find the height a tad to low .

BUT the Ultra tents around  1 Kg. which are extremly light and small packed . Are Only for One man . And you can just sit up In them . Mainly for sleeping In .

Most are around 85 /95 /100 Cm.   In height . So you have to compromise . If your not bothered about the weight The Vango range such as the Sigma have more room and height . Around 4Kg . . Most cyclist I have found go minimalistic . Dont Forget all the weight of your front and rear panniers . Most recommend less than 15 Kg total weight and below this .

Hope this helps

I have looked at the Spec, for this tent .

And It Is a Top class one .

Had a Nallo2 GT for some years now - it's the best!  Would recommend whole-heartedly.

(But would be classed as lightweight not ultra- lightweight.)

Sports Direct have the Vango Tempest 300 on for £94.95 atm. 3.5 kg . I looked at it when I was buying a tent for my son's DofE last week. I eventually settled for the Tempest 200, at 2.8 kg as weight was the vital issue given he was backpacking but I was really impressed by the size of the Tempest 300 for the weight.

There's lots of reviews in the Tent Review section, for all sorts of tents.

This is a very helpful comparison website: http://www.cheaptents.com/acatalog/camping-tents.html

This would seem to fit your bill but comes at a price: http://www.terra-nova.co.uk/Brand/Terra_Nova/Tents/Laser_Space_2.html

Have you considered the Golite range of pyramid tents? You can check them out here: http://www.golite.com/tents/pyramid-and-tarp-shelters/shangri-la

There's a company called oookworks that make alternative inners for these shelters: http://oookworks.com/

You may be interested to read Tracksterman's blog as he uses his bike to access the remotest parts of the Scottish Highlands and offers product reviews on all sorts of equipment as he goes, including his Golite Shangri-la 3.

http://tracksterman.tumblr.com/