Lightweight tent recommendations?

I actually liked that, does it have some kind of usable porch?

The porch itself is pretty tiny - big enough to fit shoes in, or in my case the front wheel of my Colnago :)

But there is a lot of storage space in the zipped compartments at the end which are between the inner and the outer but accessed from inside the tent with zips at the end (which are also great for ventilation). So it depends what you want to do with the porch, but if you want a tent with a decent sized conventional porch it's not the one.

I asked because on my old tent, having a large porch make it a lots easier to cook, especially when it shielded the burner from the wind/rain.

need to decided whether it's worth going for a porchless tent in the long run (South America 4 months tour).

Any fool can be uncomfortable.
Have a porch. If you don't, you'll have 4 months of having to share your sleeping space with everything you own.

yeah, for a few months of living in a tent, i'd go for porch too. the added weight must be worth it

in that case maybe add a loft conversion too so you can store old dusty records and stuff up there and while you are at it add a wing to put the bike in

don't forget walk in closet

but of course

Vango Tempest 200. Taking minimal pegs & ditching the wee pole, it weighs in about 2.5kg; not too shabby if you;re sharing. Though you have to be happy being cosy (I've only shared with the mrs) and at 5'9" I can't sit up straight. Still happy with it after 3 tours in the last few years with it; about 5 weeks total.

Definitely get a one with a porch- how else will you brew up when it's pissing down?

Suggestions free standing solo tents apart from Hilleberg which are beyond my budget?

Coming back to the idea of a Hennessey to be honest but doubt there'll be enough trees where I'm headed.

in that case maybe add a loft conversion too so you can store old dusty records and stuff up there and while you are at it add a wing to put the bike in

Any recommendations?
Need a tent I could fit my bike in.

http://www.tents-direct.co.uk/show_tents.php?productid=1538&forsale=tents&price=cheap&onlineproduct=Lightweight+Dome+Tents

Suggestions free standing solo tents apart from Hilleberg which are beyond my budget?

Coming back to the idea of a Hennessey to be honest but doubt there'll be enough trees where I'm headed.

What's your budget?
http://www.robertsaunders.co.uk/pages/frame.html

Couple of interesting designs there - cheers. Not sure on budget. Nothing firm, I just balk at the idea of paying 5-600 quid for a one person tent.

If I could get a Hilleberg Unna or Soulo for around the 400-450 mark I could be tempted.

http://www.tents-direct.co.uk/show_tents.php?productid=1538&forsale=tents&price=cheap&onlineproduct=Lightweight+Dome+Tents

Cheers, Andy. Just what I wanted. Not really lightweight, but still same weight as two big bottles of mineral water.

Any recommendations?
Need a tent I could fit my bike in.

http://www.springfield-camping.co.uk/Tents/Backpacking+Tents/Wild+Country/Duolite+Tourer/1050/pc

Suggestions free standing solo tents apart from Hilleberg which are beyond my budget?

Coming back to the idea of a Hennessey to be honest but doubt there'll be enough trees where I'm headed.

A mate of mine who's well into mountain marathons swears Terra Nova tents: http://www.terra-nova.co.uk/Product_Type/Tents/Superlite_Tents

Maybe this one for a solo freestanding tent?
http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/terra-nova-solar-elite-pid5788.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/07/festival-tents-landfill

thousands of tents going to landfill

A mate of mine who's well into mountain marathons swears Terra Nova tents: http://www.terra-nova.co.uk/Product_Type/Tents/Superlite_Tents

Maybe this one for a solo freestanding tent?
http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/terra-nova-solar-elite-pid5788.html

Ta very much, shall check 'em out!

my ex has taken her tent with her and now I need one for myself.
I was thinking http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/bedrock-172317543/
can you get any lighter/better for less?
Cheers

I guess there is also http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/vango-halo-200-185792555/ but heavier I think

I like that the coleman one is £24/kg. Can you get a 1kg tent for that little these days? :P

It's very cheap, so I think you'd be hard pressed to get a similar weight one for less. No idea if it's any good.

MSR Hubba HP or Terra Nova Laser?

I watched a TN Laser being put up and stuck my head in. Would be v nice for one but an estate agent's cosy for 2. No idea about the Hubba.

Terranova Laser Comp is too small for two. They say it's ok if you're 'close', but it'd be a horrible night's sleep.

Went into Ellis Brigham yesterday and put them both up:

Laser - great design, not TRULY freestanding as needs a guy-line at one end but surprisingly spacious for a one person tent. Straight forward to set up.

Hubba - puts up in a flash - honestly it was ridiculous how simple and quick it was to set up. However it was a lot more compact inside - Not a lot of space for gear. Though it is truly freestanding.

As well as being more spacious, the Laser was also about half a kilo lighter (the Hubba is about 1.2KG and the Laser is about 800g I think).

Packing size for the two of them is similar - about 50cm long, 10cm wide. So I opted with the Laser (250 bob in Ellis Brigham reduced from 330)

My plan is to remove the poles and tape them to the top tube then I can compress the tent to about 10x20cm to fit in my bar bag.

Last day of work tomorrow then picking up a few odds and ends on Saturday - then I'm off. Well excited.

Oooh, where ya going?