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Best Touring Tent
6527richardm:
I am looking to purchase a two man tent for cycle touring in Europe and the UK. What would you recommend bearing in mind that as I will include the West coast of Scotland it will need to be completely waterproof?
jags:
well hilleberg just brought out a new 4 season tent aimed at backpackers so its there lightest tent,and for the life of me i cant remember the name of it but just check out there website if you have a spare 500 euro handy.
6527richardm:
Jags
Thanks someone I work also suggested the Hilleberg Nallo or the Nallo GT anyone have any experience of either tent
rualexander:
--- Quote from: jags on February 06, 2012, 06:55:48 pm ---well hilleberg just brought out a new 4 season tent aimed at backpackers so its there lightest tent,and for the life of me i cant remember the name of it but just check out there website if you have a spare 500 euro handy.
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The new Hillebergs are 3 season versions of some of their 4 season tents :
http://www.hilleberg.co.uk/news/hilleberg-tentmaker-introduces-3-season-tents-2012
e.g. The Anjan 2 is the same design as the Nallo 2 but is 0.5kg lighter.
StuntPilot:
The Hilleberg Nallo 2GT is highly recommended and used by many cycle tourers. It is high quality and very well made, hence more expensive than others. There are many similar designs - I have a http://www.vango.co.uk/expedition/spirit-200+.html which is a very similar design and have found it great, and substantially less expensive. Used it all sorts of conditions without a problem. May be a three-season tent where the Nallo 2GT is four-season probably due to its better construction - well you get what you pay for.
Even for solo touring I would go for a two-man tent.
Both the Nallo 2GT and Vango Spirit 200+ have a large vestibule useful in Scotland during bad weather. The inner tent has a fly screen to protect against those midges! Not sure what the Nallo 2GT has.
The http://cascadedesigns.com/en/msr/tents/experience-series/hubba-hubba/product or http://cascadedesigns.com/en/msr/tents/experience-series/hubba-hubba-hp/product is also used by many. A extension porch is available which I like http://cascadedesigns.com/en/msr/tents/experience-series/gear-shed/product
A good quality 2-man tent from a major known brand and you can't go wrong! Shop around and you can get some bargains.
Good luck!
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