Lightweight tent recommendations?

For the same purpose, I ended up with a 2p and a 1p plus a 4*4m lightweight tarp to sling between two trees. It makes a very rain proof campsite and it is easy to pick up the right tent(s) for the number of people on the trip.

We alternate who sleeps in the 2 man tent and who gets a better night of sleep on their own.

It’s really not huge. You can get two sleep mats next to each other and maybe have a foot of space left.

Also, I’m 183cm and have to be pretty careful about not pressing against the top/bottom longways. If you’re any taller I’m not sure it’s the best option.

It just arrived, so 1 week from ordering to delivery with no import fees for me.

£28 for the pole and £7 postage. Would recommend.

It's certainly super light. Makes me wonder about longevity.

I’m reposting from the sewing thread:

I would like to replace the bottom of my tent, the ground sheet and also make a new stuff sack .

I might use Tyvek for the ground sheet. Is this a good idea? How water proof is it and how does it compare weight and pack size to a regular ground sheet?

Can anyone recommend what sort of material I would use for the bottom of the tent (I’ll use the same for the stuff sack probably )

I want something that is obviously not too heavy but waterproof and can you point me in the direction of some good suppliers, thank you.

Yeah I can see the benefit of that!

Tyvek is waterproof enough for a groundsheet. It might seem a bit bulky, although you can wash or tumble dry it to soften it up (I can never remember which). The homewrap stuff is about 63gsm.

No idea about tent floors beyond a generic suggestion for silnylon, silpoly or DCF. I'd probably check through a handful of cottage manufacturers and see if they mention the fabric spec for that purpose.

Suppliers: point north might have something if you're back in the UK otherwise it's probably shipping from ripstop by the roll, extrem textil, quest outfitters.

I got a footprint cut from Tyvek. It’s a folding material rather than a stuffing material I think. Do you use a footprint? You could do similar?

I've got a Tyvek groundsheet for our little 2P tent. It works. Fold it up and strap it to a front roll.

I've just bought another piece to use with our new 2P sleep pad for bivvying when it's dry, warm weather. Not tested it yet though. Also heard about the softening by washing thing but we never bothered.

I washed mine to quieten it down , it was obnoxiously loud.

It also allowed it to roll up rather than fold.

Did you have a particular wash process? Hand wash? Washing machine at certain temp?

Thanks I’ll check point north.
I’m heading back to the uk in the next month or so. I’m hoping to use the time that I’m back to tweak some of our setup that isn’t working for us right now.

Yes I think I’ve gotten the terms wrong.
I’m thinking about a footprint of Tyvek and replacing the, sewn in, groundsheet of the tent myself.

The base has not been waterproof enough. But apart from that we like the tent. I’d rather modify it than start shopping around for a replacement.

My footprint (in Tyvek) folds nicely and slides down the side of a pannier with no problems. I think it would roll nicely too.

Might using a Tyvek footprint solve your tent floor problems anyway? I'd try the Tyvek first, before getting into fabrics and tent alterations.

It might but I’m only back in the uk for a bit before heading out touring again. I’m going for a belt and braces approach.

+1 Tyvek. Just used mine whilst testing pitch of VLT ahead of taking it out properly.

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Nah, just 30 degree no washing powder. Noticeably quieter and more pliable afterwards.👌

That looks decent. My lightweight camping setup is for fastpacking so I’ve got a sub-500g tent, but that looks good for the bike at 900g and £75.

It is good. I didn't follow the pitch instructions when I used it proper for a 1 njghter so it was a faff to get the tension right compared to my test pitch.

It was a very still cool night so the condensation next morning was big, but my sleep bag & other stuff wasnt wet still.. I should've had the door more open tbh as conditions were good for it. I had a microfiber towel with me I'd bought specific for drying it off.

Anyone tried out the Decathlon Forclaz MT900 1 person tent?

I have one and have used it mostly festivals.

It's best described as compact though if I was cycle camping it's the one I'd take. Only problem I had was storage of kit .

I'm around 6foot, maybe a bit over. Hoping I could make it work

What's the pack size likebwith the poles separate? Do you reckon you could get it down fairly compact for a medium size saddle bag along with a few other bits

It would easily fits into a saddle bag or on top of one.
Trying to remember how much space there is in it. I am 5ft 7ish and had no problems; which is not much help to a 6ft person.

A friend has one. I wouldn't pay the money for it, better tents for less (especially second hand).

Not sure if this is the right thread (probably not) but almost certainly has folk with knowledge looking at it, so...

I have an old Vango Banshee 300 which has been stored in its bag for years (honestly no idea the last time it was used, maybe 9-10 years ago) and the bottom of the inner has, I think, started delaminating - it's covered in a whiteish coating and let moisture in the bottom as soon as I pitched it for testing on a relatively dry bit of grass in my back garden. The tent is decent and I was hoping to go camping with my almost 3yo daughter this weekend but it looks like that's not happening with this tent. Googling suggests it could be saved but also the process of trying to remove the coating and then re-proofing it is very time consuming and it might not work. Has anyone suffered the same thing with a tale to tell about bringing it back to life, or should I just dump it?