Small but efficent tent for on motorbike?

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by cb1000rsteve

I was up the moors at Lordstones cafe camping when it absolutely ****ed it down, it hailed for ten mins too!!! never leaked at all. But i also use spray water proof spray on every tent i buy. Most tents need to be weathered to become waterproof. I always pitch mine in my garden and allow it to get rained on then dry which tightens up the shell to become waterproof. then for good measure i spray them with waterproofer. better safe than wet!

vehery interesting.
cheers for that, I think at £50 cheaper than the vango I might give it (couple with waterproof spray) a crack. The pack size is more or less the same as the vangos too.

Originally Posted by maviczap

Bought this after I lost my tent on the way to the AR last year

http://www.outdoorclearance.co.uk/in...ucts_id=147886

Weighs about 2.5kg and is tiny packed up

Vango quality for £20

I've got one of those too, but mine is naturally in black to match my bike and my soul

Main reason I bought it was because it packs down small and light, which means it fits in my topbox and doesn't have to be strapped across the back seat. It's rare I camp with anyone else, so the need for lots of room doesn't matter, and anything valuable or unneeded gets locked in waterproof panniers which stay locked on the chained up bike, saving room inside.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I've got one of those too, but mine is naturally in black to match my bike and my soul

Main reason I bought it was because it packs down small and light, which means it fits in my topbox and doesn't have to be strapped across the back seat. It's rare I camp with anyone else, so the need for lots of room doesn't matter, and anything valuable or unneeded gets locked in waterproof panniers which stay locked on the chained up bike, saving room inside.

Ditto here - I had an Alpha 200 (until a pole broke) and liked it so much I replaced it with a 300 (as above, a 3 man version of the same tent with a slightly different bag zip that works better IMO). Both pack up well enough to make a speed triple half way towards practical for weekends away, so make of that what you will.

alternative to the vango is the coleman bedrock. in either 2 or 3 man.

use the 2 man all the time with the better half. made it though oban last winter with snow on the top.

or for 1 person and truelly small pack size the gelert solo. used mine for a year before i got the coleman when i went solo.

both cheaper than the vango. both of similer quality. both very waterproof although that maybe due to the treatment i give all my tents before use.

[Dave20046]

WHat waterproofer do you use? THat nikwax stuff?

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

currently looking at the vango tempest or banshee tents. could do with them being a bit cheaper though!

I have the Vango TBS Micro 200 (the TBS Micro became the Banshee a few years on)

Its lasted about 8 years, still going strong.

Vango costs a bit more, but looked after will last for ages.

I now have 3 Vango tents, wouldn't buy anything else.

similer to above. put up and either let it rain or hit it with the hose then leave to dry followed by a liberal coating of whichever spray proofer i have in at the name. normally decathlons finest. not a fan of nikwax. way to expensive for what it is.

I have the Blacks Octane 1 and 2, they are a bit cramped once inside, but they weigh so little and pitch very quickly. Plus the hydrostatic head (waterproof rating) is so good. It has a very waxy (I think) ripstop outer.

They both pack down so small, so on the back of a bike they are ideal.

ive got the vango alpha 200. i had a delta 250 before that that held up to 5 years of HARD festival usage without problems and was still waterproof. alpha isnt as good but isnt too bad. would recomend

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

ive got the vango alpha 200. i had a delta 250 before that that held up to 5 years of HARD festival usage without problems and was still waterproof. alpha isnt as good but isnt too bad. would recomend

On top of my TBS Micro 200 I have a Delta 300+ which is the 3 man dome, but the + means it had front and back porches/entrances, so plenty of storage.

And I will be taking delivery of my 5-man Vango Tipee at the AR