Lightweight tent recommendations?

The poles themselves didn't break, i had pre-reenforced them actually. Its the do-dab that joints them at the crown that broke

Ah. Not sure on that then....other than mine's been fine for the last two years of occasional use. Never had it out in a proper gale though.

It depends what you want to do doesn't it? Stating the obvious but like everything "strong" and "lightweight" are at odds. If you need a tent that won't collapse in a Scottish blizzard then it ain't gonna be lightweight and cheap. If you're only camping in the park near your car or house or something then you can risk a £50 Chinese tent that's 1.5 kg.

I think its a fine tent for 1.5 people, just not 2

Cheers all. Ordered it so will see what it's like! Definitely won't be putting it to use in blizzards so should be fine.

Would this work?

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Oh maybe! Can I have the link please? @Hulsroy did you keep the poles?

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1-Piece-Outdoor-Camping-Tent-Pole-Connector-Aluminum-Alloy-Tip-Tent-Accesories-for-8-5mm-Tent/32812135397.html

Alternative here.
https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1-Piece-Outdoor-Travel-Camping-Tent-Accessories-Aluninum-Alloy-Poles-Connectors-Tent-pole-Isertion-for-8/32812187275.html

Brilliant, Thank you!

"Donkey mom's home" lol

Re Hubba Hubba NX, I like it, and glad I bought it.

But it's not bomb proof. In 1.5y I own it, we probably used it 150/200 times, and these are the things I don't like:

• The fabric of the rainfly stretches over time and usage (MSR confirms this is expected)

• The footprint design is such to be slightly wider of the bas of the tent, so that the rainfly discharges the rain on it, getting water in between the footprint and the inner tent base, thus getting it wet.

• The outer fabric developed two tiny rips, probably related to keeping the tent alway packed in the backpack or in the bike bags, which to me means using it.

Things I liked:

• Easily went through several nights of 100kmh wind in Patagonia

• Details made of alloy and not plastic (when compared with the equivalent North Face one)

• Rainfly mode only. Yes, it is awkward that you cannot put up the inner after, but this saved our asses during a sudden thunderstorm.

Everything else, like size, vedtibules, weight, has been already discussed, nothing to add.

Dredge, but I was put off the Hubba Tour by multiple reports of it letting rain in due to the joined inner/outer design.

We have the Big Agnes Copper Hotel, which is a similar layout, and it's the absolute nuts. Never before had a tent that I actually want to spend time in.

The two doors thing is a godsend, and you can easily fit a whole bike in the porch.

If you can afford it, I'd say go for it.

@skinny pay heed.

The footprint design is such to be slightly wider of the bas of the tent, so that the rainfly discharges the rain on it, getting water in between the footprint and the inner tent base, thus getting it wet.

This is fixed in the new version, can confirm because I have one

When did this come out? I only bought the footprint 8months ago!

Sorry I was mistaken, I have the new version of the Elixir 2 which is the cheaper version of the HH NX. At least the footprint that came with it is about the same size as the inner tent footprint/doesn't stick out

So does in the HH, except little bits in the corners, which only becomes a problem when the rainfly stretches and is no longer as tight as when new, resultig in dripping right on top of that.

Speaking of MSR, does anyone know if it's possible to buy a HH NX rainfly separately? Mine has some repairs other than being stretched a bit, plus I'd like to move over to the stealthier green from the very obviously standing out white.

Dredge, but I was put off the Hubba Tour by multiple reports of it letting rain in due to the joined inner/outer design.

We have the Big Agnes Copper Hotel, which is a similar layout, and it's the absolute nuts. Never before had a tent that I actually want to spend time in.

The two doors thing is a godsend, and you can easily fit a whole bike in the porch.

If you can afford it, I'd say go for it.

A very belated ‘cheers’ for that feedback.

Yeah the joined inner-outer, now you come to mention it, does seem to fly in the face of conventional wisdom.

What do you think about Naturehike Taga 1 as a lightweight tent for bikepacking? Mostly weekend trips with occasional weeklong one. I can buy one on Amazon for 99 EUR with free shipping (and no risk of extra taxes like from China): https://www.amazon.de/Naturehike-Ultralight-Rucksack-Radfahren-dunkelblau/dp/B06XXXS8HX/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1544428014&sr=8-7&keywords=naturehike%2Btent&th=1

I know being single-wall has some drawbacks, but the mesh walls at the ends suggest that even in case of condensation I shouldn't touch the outer fabric there.

Seems kind of heavy for a single wall, for example BA Tiger Wall two person double wall tents are 1130g all in.

On some travel-forums I got a lot of negative feedback regarding the singlewall tents. Right now I am inclined to go for not necessarily lightest, but a small-packed and extremely cheap double-wall tent in form of Gelert Track 1 (formerly Gelert Solo). 30 GBP is a bargain, fits in my 42 cm handlebars easily and I can first try some wild camping before I make up my mind about my needs so later I can buy something more "professional".

Vango Banshee - have had both poles break in separate incidents on my current tour. Not even under massive stress. It’s otherwise a really good tent, but now it’s just a really heavy bivi.

Just skimming pages on here makes it impossible to consider leaving the house with the current tent. It’s a hefty 1.8kg Backpacker2. Such weight.

I think i might have to make myself a new basha from the ripstop sheets I have.

The gelert is a pretty good option if you're not any taller than like 6ft/180cm and only plan on sleeping as you can't sit up straight in them. You'll save some weight by swapping the pegs for something lighter.

Does anyone have the Alpkit Ordos 2 or 3?