Guest Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Hello all, has anyone got any good reviews advice for single person tents? I Need to keep size/weight down to a minimum (as well as cost.....) Im going to a rally (Bum in the mud) and need the tent for then but dont want to ride with a backpack.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin the Bear Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 A one man tent is ok for hikers etc but with all the bits and pieces you take on a bike I'd recommend no less than a two man. A couple of bungies and a bin bag is a cheap and cheerful pillion luggage system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yeah, minimum of a two man, pref with a lean to outside the inner tent , for luggage/wet storage. Try to keep width down(when in bag) as well as weight. Buy the highest waterproofing figure you can afford, 3000ish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlecat Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 vango tempest 2 ( thats the 2 man one but really just big enough for one plus gear),not the cheapest out there, but does the job brilliantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I got a cheap 2man tent from go camping and it wraps up real small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horseynat30101 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Cannot reccomend the Gelert Solo enough. I have one, cost £25 including p&p brand new, you'd think for that price it would be crap but it realy isn't! I've used it camping plenty and recently 1000m up in the snow on aonach mor and its been brill! Tight inside if your anything over 6' but theres enough room under it for your gear too, i can get my 80l bergan under the canopy of it. The poles are abit flimsey but so long as your careful pitching it you should be fine. I can't wait to start using mine at rallies!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You usually only find out how good a tent is when it's raining and blowing a gale. Buy one with the highest rating you can afford, also light and compact. Some good stuff on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remy Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I got this tent Coleman 2 berth and found it very portable and lightweight, packs up really small. It just about copes with one person and all their bike gear, and is waterproof (tested out in last year's rally ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hevra Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Another recommendation for the Vango Tempest (although I went for the 3 man as I'm no stranger to a square meal and usually cart lots of stuff around with me).The only thing I don't like is the way the front 'door' manages to dump rain on you if you haven't perfected the 'Vango Flick'. Also, get some different tent pegs, the ones that come with the tent are crap.Otherwise it's brilliant, packs down to a reasonable size, actually does go up in 10-15 mins, isn't that heavy and is very stable once it's up and the tension straps inside are adjusted to suit.The model I got is down in price as it's so last season dahling: http://www.nevisport.com/pr/2009/tempest-300-tentThe new one is here, looks like they've altered the door flap: http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/vango-tempe ... nt-p139967HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Thanks all, went for a Macpac in the end...did me proud as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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