Thread: Tents

Just got a new minaret myself since macpac are having their sale. $450. 2260gm all good to go after seam sealing, thats everything including the small spares kit. Without the inner would be around the 1450gm mark for summer missions.

Im going to pick up a hilleberg anjan 2 when in Sweden this year.
They look well made. The 3 person version gets really good reviews at 100g more.

Great, Freezer.
Another one I've wondered about. There was a mention on forum about them but the item used considered leaky (?) and not rated. Maybe a used unit, who knows. Keen to hear your thoughts on it in time.
The problem with these things (tents in general) is they cost and where to check them out in the flesh? Bit tough to take a punt on for most of us I'd say.

hillebergs don't leak, though the 4 season ones could be prone to condensation.

I have an old Fairydown Altimate II, an Exped Vela and a Macpac Microlite. They can all be pitched in one piece or the fly first and then the inner clipped in. I just leave everything together unless I'm drying stuff out. After putting a number of tents up in torrential rain ONCE with inner first I will not buy anything in that configuration again. Of the three I have the Fairydown then Macpac would have it for speed.

One thing with tent poles is to collapse them from the middle, and then keep roughly halving the sections. This stops getting too much tension in the elastic in the last sections which is the main reason and location for failure.

are you after a tent that you can put in a pack or something heavier ive just got one off dwights its more a tent that id drive to a camp spot as that's what I prefer to do its a 3 person one but havnt had a chance to put it up yet tho

Awesome information all.


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Thanks GB, nice info and pics!

don't have a pic of mine but found something on the web. It's 4+Kg hence desire to get something a little easier to pack around.... even if it is bullet proof. One guy on the web said he could lie on top of it! Dunno if I'd try, too many pies after that pie thread....

Will throw it on the scales tonight and advise.

And if I'm home early enough will set it up with a few photos along the way

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I recently brought a Big Agnes UL MTN GLO 2 man tent and love it!! Lots of great features, seems to be made really well....and its bloody lite!! I sold my MSR Carbon 1 man tent as I wanted more room and I think this 2 man tent is even lighter. Plus at first I thought it was a gimmick but I'm absolutely sold on the sewn in LED lights!!

Sown in lights??? That's pretty choice. What they run on?

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Sown in lights??? That's pretty choice. What they run on?

Onboard hamster wheel

Originally Posted by MSL

Onboard hamster wheel

Stuff that, just another thing you have to pack. And then food for it as well

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Originally Posted by Nibblet

Stuff that, just another thing you have to pack. And then food for it as well

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I thought that as well. but it is all sewn into the tent, so no having to remember any kit. And it runs on 3 AAA batteries that last 1000's of hours. So once there you can forget about them.....and its only another 74 odd grams. Well worth it!!!

Originally Posted by Kudu

I thought that as well. but it is all sewn into the tent, so no having to remember any kit. And it runs on 3 AAA batteries that last 1000's of hours. So once there you can forget about them.....and its only another 74 odd grams. Well worth it!!!

Haha my comment was a piss take of MSL and his hamster wheel remark.

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