Lightweight tent recommendations?

Good luck and good friends will keep you warm.

Anyone fancy the south downs way next week (midweek)?

two/three days, "wild" camping.. pubs and baked beans... SUNSHINE

Bugger...I'm working Monday to Thursday, or I would have been up for that.....

Im changing jobs soon, so i'll have a little down time between them.

Looks like 3 of us including Petor of Dear Susan Bicycles are heading down weds morning for a night out. Get in touch if you catch some time off :)

More likely to be next week or the one after. I was going to do a little mini tour maybe of Essex. Bearing in mind that I'm going to be a weak cyclist after almost 6 weeks off the bike.

I'm not fit either. Essex is a little too close for comfort for me though.. Going to train it out of the city and then start the day 'out der'

Im game.

Make it the week after next and I could maybe come for at least some of it. Need to check how much leave I've got.

Could maybe even do a bit of next week but more notice is good.

Weather is looking good for the next month thanks to the Spanish plume...

Ok let's do dis!

woo

I still need to buy a sleeping bag.

you'll only need an argos special in this weather

What do we need do you think, I know I'll want a ground tarp and a mattress.

I am bag + hammock + bivvi + mattress + tarp right now. Tent is overkill and my bag is probably overkill too.

I have a tent (Laser Comp) which I plan to bring because it was pricey and I want to get VFM from it and it is pretty much the only piece of camping equipment I own right now.

@7Üp do you recommend the Thermarest ProLite? I need a mattress.

What is the recommended packs down very small and light but not too expensive sleeping bag?

Yes I do. The orange one.
I recommend the smaller one since feet go on bags/clothes/sitpad. It is nalgene sized when rolled up and pretty resilient.

Snugpak make good synthetic (cheap) bags. They're relatively light, too. I need a summer one now.

What cheap 2man (2 actual men) tent are people using?

Seen this Vango Helix

http://www.ellis-brigham.com/products/vango-helix-200-tent/245006

EDIT:

Just going to get wild country from here probs

http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/wild-country-tents

Going to get the Hoolie 2. Like the Zephyros as I know my Laser comp is a great tent, but for 2 people it will be too small. Don't mind the extra 400g for the hoolie given it's extra length and space.

http://www.simplyhike.co.uk/products/WildCountry/Hoolie2Tent.aspx?gclid=CjwKEAjw_MisBRCTuNPfoMqU4ngSJACrJv1Vha37ZcspfCaM4DJB_Gi4Il6SkkB12ALIdQdP3-LphhoCHdzw_wcB

I bought the hoolie 2 also and really like it, ive only used it twice, once on my own and it was really spacious, once with someone else, and theres enough room if you're ok being snug.

who wouldn't want to be snug with that little pikachu awwwwmmmf look at its face brrrrkjAHDFLAKSHDGASmjadghwfadw

I've had a snugpack bag for many years, its still going strong. Would recommend .

this a bit more money but a hell of a lot lighter http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Big-Agnes-Fly-Creek-UL-2-Tent-/271911717559?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4f338ab7

Tempted to spend mad dollar on one of these http://www.zpacks.com/shelter/duplex.shtml

cuben is the shit. Although it isn't freestanding :(

How important do you find being freestanding while 'wild' camping? Current tent i'm planning to take to balkans ain't freestanding.