Dave Roberts reviews the Gossamer II tent by Jack Wolfskin, a quality tunnel tent for two, at a budget price. The Gossamer II is a two man tunnel tent by Jack Wolfskin that’s priced at the mid range of the market. The previous incarnation is well loved, and over the last few months we’ve seen if …
If you read our Wild Camping on a budget article, where we camped out in Snowdonia with £80 to spend on gear, the Yellowstone Matterhorn 1 tent was the obvious choice. It was definately light and cheap but would it cut it during a night in the shadow of Tryfan? To start with, the weight …
If you’ve read our recent article on the Beauty of Bivvying, or better still got yourself a copy of Book of the Bivvy, then you’ll more than likely be after a bivvy bag. The Rab Survival Zone is the classic budget bag. You get the Rab name, and as always the high quality that goes …
The GoGo Ex is the VW camper vans of tents. You may be able to get something larger, lighter and more modern but not anywhere near as cool or quirky. Lets start with the down sides. This is not a tent, but rather a huge bivvy. There’s not a lot of space inside and you …
You could argue that the real challenge in producing a lightweight tent is not in producing the lightest per se, but rather the lightest tent that’s useable in most conditions the UK will throw at it. Terra Nova have managed over the years to excel in both, with the world’s lightest double walled tent in …
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Not only but also, the Golite Poncho Tarp is primarily a light weight tarp shelter made from SiLite fabric that doubles up as a poncho, though is more of a Tarp Poncho than the other way around. Tarp – The main problem with tarps is working out how to pitch them. The second problem, once you know …
When the Terra Nova Laser Competition was released many moons ago, it changed the definition of a lightweight tent. Weighing in at just over a kilo, it was revolutionary for a two skin tent. At the same time the less glamorous, frumpier older sibling was released, simply called the Laser at a whopping 1.3 kilos. …
Winter camping has been a rather hit and miss affair. Taking the usual summer tents means taking a lot of care in choosing the right weather conditions and pitching in sheltered areas if needed. A lot of umming and aaahing, basically agog at having to spend £600 or more on a decent tent that had …
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