Mountain Equipment AR Ultralight

kI have used this tent solo in Brecon Beacons and mid-Wales. It’s very light and offers quite good space, also the two good porches. It does flap a bit in the wind, I reckon it may be possible to attach extras guy lines which might give some more bracing. The two doors can zip from top or bottom so venting options are quite good, useful for cooking in a porch. The inner and outer can be pitched as one. I have used different coloured cable ties to mark the attachments on inner and outer to make it easy to connect up right. The inner has mesh sections at the top only, to allow some venting, but most of it is not mesh, so this is better than the American tents which have excessive mesh on the inner. I bought this to reduce weight as I often hike alone, up to four days and weight is an issue for me, and I have decided to sacrifice space. I reckon this is a good tent and I will persevere with it.

(Written by: Gromit)

I have this for when I go walking on my own. It packs down really small and love the idea of using the walking poles. One less thing to worry about storing in the tent. I have used this tent in Snowdonia in 35mph+ winds. I wouldn't use it in anything more than about 15mph as the night I spent in it I got no sleep as it was very noisy. Still very roomy inside for one. My wife and I have slept in it but there was not too much room for for us both. Most of the gear was kept outside the tents as the porch only really gives you enough shelter to cook under. If you have big feet like I do they will probably touch the inner down the bottom. As a whole though the tent is really good for those walks where you are only going to spend one night away. If you're a weight freak you'll love this tent, but if you're not too bothered about weight and comfort is your priority. Go for something like the vango spirt 200 or if you have the cash a terra nova Voyager.

(Written by: foofydoo)