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Robens Summer Wind

£90.00

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This single-skin 2-person sub-2kg tent has been developed for use with trekking poles, which results in this shelter weighing in at only 1400g and having a tiny packed size. Pitching is easy as you just peg out the corners and then fit your trekking poles at each end. Large side vents ensure good airflow, while an extended canopy along each side keeps the rain out. The front of the tent has a zipped entrance to the inner living space and this zip has an external stormflap to keep driving rain out. The living space is truly cavernous and would comfortably allow four campers to sit and plan a route, while two could happily sleep inside. But there is no porch, so gear storage and cooking out of the wind and rain is not easy. It’s a single-skin design so condensation can be a problem, although with so much mesh venting down the sides and at the ends feeling chilly may be more of an issue in gusty weather.

Verdict Buy it if you want a superlight shelter for camping in good weather where the drawbacks of the design will be less of an issue.

Design 2-pole ridge
Poles pair of trekking poles (not supplied)
Inner none provided
Flysheet Hydrotex, 40 denier ripstop nylon, 5000mm hydrostatic head
Groundsheet nylon, 5000mm hydrostatic head
Internal dimensions length 215cm; width 120cm; height 100cm
Packed size 45x15cm
Weight 1400g
Made in Vietnam
Stores in UK England 9; Wales 0; Scotland 0; Ireland 0

Users' Overall Rating rating is 0(0 reviews)

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Re: Robens Summer Wind

:smile Seriously considered when going for £55 at GoOutdoors last year but decided on the heavier but more 3-season Robens Cloud II.  Both have excellent Robens (Outwell) build quality and German design/engineering.  I love my Cloud II but at half the weight, the Summer Wind would be a nice alternative to own for summer backpacking:sunglasses:

30 January 2008 13:23

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