The name of the game among tent manufacturers these days seems to be “how light can you go?”. MSR has been one of the leaders in this particular field and the MSR Carbon Reflex tent takes this almost to what feels like it ought to be the limit for a fully-fledged tent (as opposed to [...] Read more »
The Alpkit Kangri Mountain Tent
Alpkit has made a real name for itself in the past few years for making great quality gear at amazing prices and the Alpkit Kangri Mountain Tent looks set to continue this tradition. First some background for people outside the UK who may not know much about Alpkit. This is a company that started a [...] Read more »
Vango Banshee 200
The Vango Banshee 200 is a pretty darned light tent that doesn’t cost too much either and that makes a great light (if slightly crowded) backpacking tent for 2 or, if you’re prepared to carry a bit more weight, a roomy tent for 1. The first thing to note about the Banshee 200 is that [...] Read more »
The MSR Hubba Hubba: One of the Best Lightweight Tents Around
Wouldn’t it be great if you could have it all in life. If I could I would want a tent that was light, strong and cheap. Sadly, you can usually only get two out of three. One of the lightest expedition tents out there is the EV2, but it costs a bomb. Cheaper tents are [...] Read more »
The MSR Hubba Hubba Tent Review Roundup
MSR is a great company with an excellent reputation so it is not surprising that their tents are such best sellers. They have a full range that extends all the way from skimpy little shelters that weight hardly anything all the way up to some pretty serious expedition and mountaineering tents. One of their more [...] Read more »
Marmot Earlylight 2-Person Tent: A Great Beginner Tent
Marmot makes some great gear that is well tested on big mountains. But a lot of it is quite pricey. So the Earlylight is a welcome part of its range. This tent is billed as a beginners tent, or a value tent. It is clearly aimed at the middle market which is is somewhere between [...] Read more »
Marmot Alpinist 2 Tent
The Marmot Alpinist 2 is an excellent single-walled expedition tent from a trusted name. This tent has many of the advantages of the more famous Mountain Hardwear EV2 as well as some of its disadvantages. But in short, if you can spring the kind of cash you need for this tent, it will serve you [...] Read more »
MSR Twin Sisters Tent Reviewed
I once remember reading a piece about a slogan used by the US Army’s rangers, which went “travel light, freeze at night”. It has kind off stuck with me and I often hear myself repeating it quietly when packing for a trip or expedition. The great thing about the way gear is evolving, however, is [...] Read more »
Vango Tent Review: The Vango Ultralight 200
Vango makes some great tents, but they aren’t what you want for serious expeditions. Nonetheless I’m including a Vango Tent review here because the Vango Ultralight 200 fills a really great niche and may interest a lot of people. First off, why do I say this tent isn’t for serious expeditions on high mountains? As [...] Read more »
Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 Tent
Few tents out there come even close to being as tough as the Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 , a tent that really is built to be bombproof. The Trango is not exactly light, nor is it compact, but it is tough and roomy and makes a great first mountaineering tent that will see you through [...] Read more »