Nordisk tents

[honesty]

Not sure if there is a difference between a nitro and a nitro lite, but the 200+ has a large porch.

[leftpoole]

is this the tent your talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_-qHzP_1Ik.

Mine http://www.pbase.com/leftpoole/nitrolite200

http://www.pbase.com/leftpoole/image/157295865
or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hdmw-lnmuE

[jags]

John that looks to be one sweet tent but i reckon its way out of my price range,thanks for the photos and video.your set up is exactly  what im after.
lets hope you get plenty more trips in this year fingers crossed for you.
i got out today for 17 miles first spin in 5 weeks 

cheers
anto.

[jags]

this is a great looking tent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrFKTZbVMWE

[John Saxby]

Nice looking tent, for sure, jags, though the argument in the vid that it's on the Gear List of da Dook of Edinburruh didn't cut much ice with me--only Dook I nod to, figuratively of course, is the Iron Dook, your man Wellesley.

But back to the tents:  The Nordisk was interesting, and ultra-light, but bloody pricey at 450 quid, and at that price, I'd expect no design flaws.

Last week, I collected my Tarptent Moment DW from a friend in Manhattan who kindly agreed to serve as my PO Box (so that I avoid postage to Canada & 13% sales tax here). Here's the item: http://www.tarptent.com/momentdw.html This weighs in at 34 oz, a whisker over one kilo, and I'm going to pitch it for the first time later this week -- will post a photo, and add a review in a few months' time. It can be made into a free-standing tent, and better able to handle high winds and snow, by adding a fore-and-aft alu bracing pole. That's an extra 12 oz, not a lot of weight for the additional rigidity. The whole lot, with the optional bracing pole, cost me USD 328, not a bad price at all, I thought, as I expect it will last me as long as I'm able to use it (another 30 years or so!!??)  By spending another $50-60, I could have had carbon poles all round, but my Scots ancestors forbade that as a Frill.

[jags]

Just watched the video on that tarp tent .
man i just dont like it pitching the nner is   way to much hassle imho.
i hate a tent that the fly doesnt go all the way to the ground.
nah its just to much like the akto for me i wont be buying a tarp tent thats for certain.
sorry john but im very hard to please when it come to tents.

anto.

[John Saxby]

Clearly a tense conversation, anto  ;-)   Will let you know how it goes.  - J.

[dick220369]

Hi,

My friend has the Vango Banshee 300 and it is indeed a great tent. I have the Vango Omega 350 which is exceptionally large for 1 person but I like my comforts. Yes, it is heavy at just under 6kg, but I can fit my bike in the porch area which was the prime reason for buying it in the first place. That way I know that my bike is relatively safe when I am away cycle camping. I am also a very light sleeper so I would hear someone coming into the tent. Plus I chain the bike to my legs (only joking  . Good tent though if you don't mind the weight.

Thanks,

Richard

[jags]

John  i love the nallo  gt2 but not unless i win the lottery

Richard i have a good tent but i find it to heavy 4kg that the reason im looking for a lighter   less bulkier tent.

aw no big deal really if i dont find what im looking for As Bono might say 
i'll keep the one i have.

jags.

[macspud]

This weighs in at 34 oz, a whisker over one kilo

John your Tarptent Moment DW is even lighter than you think at 34 oz thats actually 964 grams, so you can brag that your tent is sub kilo. 

[Pavel]

John, I've owned  9 different tents over the last three years, as well as a Hennessy Hammock, in my quest to find a tent that I would be happy with for all of what I do. I hated most of them, for one reason or another, but mostly for how poorly the tents designed nowadays are so fragile in real use, and how poorly implemented the details are. 
The first lesson I learned is that one needs at least two tents.  A bit like bikes, one design can't do it all. I sold most of my tents off, or returned them after about a year (that is the nice thing about paying way too much and dealing with REI ) but still have four tents.

The last experiment lasted the shortest time.  I bought the wild country Hoolie 3, (Same design and build quality as the Vango tents, I believe) wanting a tent to go car camping with the dog in as well as being able to carry it in my Carradice on my bike.  I'd rather carry more tent and either skimp elsewhere or just carry some weight.  I want to be comfy. The Hoolie seemed right in all the ways I wanted as a cheap Hilleberg but with the same limitation that most of the Hillies have in that they are designed for cold weather, and I live in a fetid swamp here in North Carolina.  But in no way was it a Hilleberg substitute.  Every step of the way, in so many small details it fell short. (details furnished upon request )  So I slept in it once and sent it back.  I am hoping that I am learning not to spend a ton of extra money by trying to save some - but I seem to be a slow learner.

So I was going to buy the Hilleberg Anjan, or maybe the Nalo, or maybe the Unna; I really could not decide if I had to make it just one tent!
So I though I would try one more time to buy a tent that I might be as happy in as a Hilleberg in but not spend that much money on.  I went to Henry Shire's site and after much agony between the Tarp Tent Double moment and Cloudburst 3 I finally chose the Cloudburst 3 mostly because I know that I will buy two tents in the end, to cover all my needs and the Cloudburst 3 along with a one man later will be more "opposite ends" if you know what I mean.  The double moment however is the tent that I think is the perfect one tent for my needs.

I've camped twice now it the Cloudburst 3 (C3 from now on) and finally a tent which has exceeded my expectations. Unless I move back to Canada or Europe and have to deal with completely different conditions, I think in fact I have found the design objectives and quality standards I've been searching for and now - no need to look at a Hilleberg any more (though I will, constantly )

I guess it is like underwear in that it is personal and each has their own preference but the tarptent C3 weighs in at 51 oz ( 1.46 kg) which is just a bit less than advertised. That is for shelter for me and my dog, or me and my daughter with luxurious extra space.  That is unbelievable.  As I don't hike I don't care too much for super light weight, but I'll take it. I want a tent that stays cool on hot muggy nights and the ventilation options are as good as it gets with tarptents.  I cared a lot about being able to put a tent up in hard rain and staying dry and one I could take down in a very short time.  The Hoolie took me about15 minutes to put up and about 12 to take down.  The C3 I can have up or down in about 3 minutes. Marvelous design with how it can be staked out with four pegs and the adjustability of the lines.  I think my tent quest is over. 

Now to tackle Hammock camping one more time. Hammocks are kind of like Recumbent cycling I think. Much to recomend the idea, but much misunderstood at the same time. I just came back from three days camping with the dog and saw how nice a good hammock might be, if I had the skills. I guess the perfect kit is my weakness.

[Pavel]

I see that I've kind of steered this topic away from the original intent - sorry.  But on the Nordisk tents, I looked at them about two months ago, looking for something like a Hilleberg but different at the same time.  I found them very expensive for no apparent gain, and with even more of a cold weather only approach, so the temptation did not last long. 

[jags]

Pavel just looked at that tarp tent on utube.
man if i bought it i would burn it honest to god.
a fella would freeze to death in that thing ,i think your going to have to keep searching for a better tent .
my mountain hardware would be every bit as good as the expensive hille nallo 2 gt only difference it weights a lot more  and  a bit more bulkie. ::to me the best design of tent is the TPee like the wiki up 2 or 3. how can a fella argue with the indian nation those boys new how to camp properly.

jags
(who's a total expert in all things tents)

[Pavel]

yeah ... I would freeze in dat thing fer sure ... if the tent temperatures at night were not near 88 degrees ( 32C ) on a good cool night, with 700 percent humidity, round here and in Texas where we plan to camp for three weeks this summer.  But I used to live, camp and canoe in Northern Ontario for 20 years ... so there I might burn it for warmth and then crawl into my Hilleberg, so I don't worry bout the rain during setup and about the wind tearing it open in the middle of the night, like those those Mountain hardware tents tend to.   

Pavel
(who is a super duper expert - especially in wishful thinking! )

[jags]