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Title: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: ChuckMcB on July 26, 2010
Just got an alert on a pro-action hike dropping onto eBay. Starting bid is £25, not exactly a bargain, but they are hard to get hold of, light solo double skinned tent (as all the regulars will know (http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=search2&search=pro+action+hike)...'cos there are a fair number of us with them :) ) Click the pic.

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4830732862_b2f4d586e3.jpg) (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574670588&toolid=10001&campid=5336680959&customid=Pro-action+Hike&icep_uq=Pro+Action+Hike&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg)
Title: Re: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: LandyLiam on July 26, 2010
just wondering here, what weight would a light tent be?
Title: Re: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: RedLeader on July 27, 2010
It's a personal choice thing but I always reckon anything 2kg and under is decent and anything <1.5kg is great. The Pro Action is about 1.7kg or so.
Title: Re: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: ChuckMcB on July 27, 2010
Yup, it's 1.7kg ex. pegs (which I dumped and replaced with plastic ones..work better in the Mournes peaty soil IMHO).

Tent vs scales action here: link (http://maceachain.blogspot.com/2009/06/pro-actio-hike-lite-1-review-part-1.html)
Title: Re: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: RedLeader on July 27, 2010
When Argos reduced them to £17.99 I was going to buy the lot and put them on eBay. Wish I had - they'd go for £35 a time easy now.
Hike Lite also did a very reasonably priced down sleeping bag. You'd have to assume it would be equally awesome.
Title: Re: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: LandyLiam on July 27, 2010
my 2 man tent weighs in at 3kg (with full bag of metal pegs), for the sake of just over a kilo i think i'd rather bring the 2man (no, not sharing with anyone else, i like my personal space  ;D ) and lose 2 tins of beer from the 24 pack  ::)
Title: Re: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: 666_pack on July 27, 2010
Quote from: landyliam on July 27, 2010
my 2 man tent weighs in at 3kg (with full bag of metal pegs), for the sake of just over a kilo i think i'd rather bring the 2man (no, not sharing with anyone else, i like my personal space  ;D ) and lose 2 tins of beer from the 24 pack  ::)

I like your style ;D
Will you be joining us for the summit bivvi?
Title: Re: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: LandyLiam on July 27, 2010
thinking about it, but if i do it will be a last minute decision as i've a lot on at the weekend, if i bring my tent will someone steal my poles so i have to make a bivvy  ::)
Title: Re: Pro-action Hike on eBay
Post by: 666_pack on July 27, 2010
Quote from: landyliam on July 27, 2010
thinking about it, but if i do it will be a last minute decision as i've a lot on at the weekend, if i bring my tent will someone steal my poles so i have to make a bivvy  ::)

you should be safe enough ;)