1/2 man tent recomendations

[LennyJ1]

What was the outcome of this Chuck

[LandyLiam]

Millets have some good deal on tents at the moment with UP TO 70% off

[LandyLiam]

damn, i knew if i hung around you lot too long i'd go and do something silly    i've just bought a Vaude Tauras II  off ebay  (£110 incl postage, used only twice) it was the thought of camping on Donard summit and the memories of my little Rocky 2 buffetting like a windsock on Binnion that spurred me to spend the money i'd been saving for my new boots, also thinking of doing some winter camping now, where will it all end 

so hopefully have a review of it by the weekend if i get the weather

[MG1]

It never ends mate it only gets worse

[LandyLiam]

You mean once i conquer all the Mournes i'll end up doing the Munroes 

[MG1]

Yeah mate you have to knock off the big ones.

Winter camping is class, we got a great camp on Troston proper heavy snow.

[LandyLiam]

hmmm, snow camping sounds interesting, and cold   

[suspectmonkey]

I really hope to get an overnighter in the snow this year!  I missed it all last year as Bangor never saw a drop and I didn't get time to head for the hills.  Fingers crossed for another "proper winter"! 

[chris]

The tarus two is a great tent. Have you seen one pitched? Its quite an interesting shape, VauDe somehow manage to make all their tents look a bit like their logo!

[LandyLiam]

yes saw one on the Binnion trip, it stayed steady while mine twisted and squirmed in the strong gusts, also liked the way the outer sheet goes up first, handy in the wet, should arrive tomorrow 

[chris]

Bit late but you could have had it already. cotswold sell them. £115

[LandyLiam]

are you sure (bet you work there  ) last time i checked it was £200 on the website

[LandyLiam]

Well my Taurus II arrived today,  very impressed, pitched it in 5 mins at 1st attempt, then 5 more mins taking my time to get it just the right tension so a very easy tent to erect especially as inner and outer sheets go up as one. Great quality feel, especially the zips, very smooth, i've never had anything better than a Lichfield before and now i see the difference a dear tent makes. Base sheet seems thin so will bring some rags to place over any granite rocks i have to pitch on, not spending £30 on a footprint though. Love the alloy poles, seem very sturdy. Pegging system very good, adjustable straps so you can move peg to where the soil is. What really amazed me was the inner size, its advertised as a 2-3 man tent, and 2 with kit would easily fit ok, its very wide at the top end, bugger all space down by the feet as you would expect, and if need be you could squeeze 3 in (next time someones tarp blows away you're welcome in my tent, ladies first though ). Its actually a bit bigger than i need so if anyone has a taurus 1 i might consider a swap as a smaller footprint would suit me better between the granite but i'll try it out on Slievelamagan this weekend and see what its like in the wild.

[suspectmonkey]

(next time someones tarp blows away you're welcome in my tent, ladies first though ).

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