Ideal Tent For An Iceland Trip
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Hilliberg Nallo 2 ,,, works for me 
Pitches all in one ( including the footprint ) , not had it in Iceland ,, but as well as the usual British wanders ,, it has been 4 trips North of the Arctic Circle , and had all kinds of weather .
I suppose each to their own , but if you are in places where you really need it to work , it’s tooooooo late if you have inferior kit that fails .
Pitches all in one ( including the footprint ) , not had it in Iceland ,, but as well as the usual British wanders ,, it has been 4 trips North of the Arctic Circle , and had all kinds of weather .
I suppose each to their own , but if you are in places where you really need it to work , it’s tooooooo late if you have inferior kit that fails .
I went away with a friend of mine for a month camping in France, he with the Nammatj 3 GT, me with the Nammatj 2GT. I was surprised how much bulkier the three was, over the two. His three did though have quite a trick extra opening on the porch. My two is now quite old, so it may well be available on the two now, too.
It’ll cope with Iceland, for sure....
Hilliberg Nallo 2 ,,, works for me
Pitches all in one ( including the footprint ) , not had it in Iceland ,, but as well as the usual British wanders ,, it has been 4 trips North of the Arctic Circle , and had all kinds of weather .
I suppose each to their own , but if you are in places where you really need it to work , it’s tooooooo late if you have inferior kit that fails .
Spot on there. That’s why I’m not going to trust the tents I currently have. Apart from the new Kyham Biker + but too big and heavy for this trip.
Yes, my Nammatj 3 GT has the igloo type door, and is in the very dark green colour.
I just think the standard 3 is the best allrounder. What you lack in porch over the 2GT, you get back in height and width (proper 3 man width), and pack size I imagine less as only 2 poles.
I think any Nallo or Nammatj would be ideal, but the Nammatj has more strength and better ventilation.
+1 for the Vaude they are great tents, I personaly hate tents where poles have to be threaded through a pocket so the Vaude with the external frame and self supporting are fantastic, I think this one is top notch but a bit ott for a short trip away https://www.vaude.com/en-GB/Activit...erio-3-Persons-Mountain-tent?number=122962270
However the cheaper ones are every bit as good as Hilleberg, however the Vango Assynt 200 is also a lightweight tent and pretty damn good as well also a lot cheaper
Made by Jasper Outdoor Products in Zhongshan, China!
Makes me wonder just how much of that 1500 quid goes straight in the back pocket of Vaude?
I would imagine Jasper knock out a near identical alternative for less than half of that.
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Have a look at the Vango Meteor pro 300. Small pack size, but plenty of room. It goes up as one, so no wet inner if it is raining and can be pitched in around 5 min. Never had an issue with mine in three 2 week long aps trips and a week in Scotland.
The Lone Rider Adventure tent seems to get good reviews.
https://www.lonerider-motorcycle.com/products/adventure-motorcycle-tent?variant=17324972212339
https://www.lonerider-motorcycle.com/products/adventure-motorcycle-tent?variant=17324972212339
I used a Vango Helium F10, two man tent, with a tarp. Very light, easy to erect and repack. Only drawback was that you could only just sit up inside.
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+1 for the Elixir - used it for 3 Icelandic trips and still like new! - (Picture courtesy of Timolga)I use an MSR Elixir 1 .. very small and tidy. An excellent bit of kit though. Light and easy to pack into those panniers.
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they are fairly well made, but not a tent for Iceland, or even scotland unless its the height of summer, the inner tent is just mesh, its no more than a 3 season at best and probably only 2 season!!
Just one of my big hates in life!
I have no issues with Chinese brands (I'm on a Lenovo right now), and I have no problem with cheap Chinky garage forecourt shite.
Neither do I mind a company manufacturing in China at their own factory.
But what I do resent is swanky brands charging like a wounded Rhino for products sub contracted to the cheapest bidder.
Brands like Arcteryx and Harkila proudly boasting their Canadian/Danish heritage and design are now no more than office blocks full of admin.
Don't even start me on apple with their 1000% mark up on everything.
It's all smoke & mirrors with a whiff of bullshit nowadays, and the consumer is being conned and shafted.
Last I heard, even Terra Nova still made their better gear in Derbyshire.
with questions about what tent? etc, maybe it is time for the well travelled Iceland experts to produce a sticky FAQ for Iceland.
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As is normally the case I’ll recommend a tent I personally own and that’s a Terra Nova Quasar.
https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/all-tents/2-man-tents/quasar-tent/
I’ve used mine at high altitude where the winds were strong enough to blow me over when a strong gust came around a corner and they’ve been used on expeditions to most of the bigger mountains so you should be ok. If you buy the version with the extended porch you can store bike kit in the back porch and still have plenty of room to cook in the bigger front one.
No, you can’t stand up in it or even sit on a camping stool but tents you can stand up in and tents that will stand crap weather are so far apart that even Jodrell Bank struggle to get them both in the same image.
Another suggestion would be a Vango Force 10 Mk4 which is a bit taller (yes, you can use a chair in one) and massively quieter in high winds because they’re cotton so don’t rattle in the wind as nylon does but the downside is that they’re heavier and bulkier than a Quasar.
https://www.blacksofgreenock.co.uk/tents/81-classic-std-mk4-tent-5023518110127.html#.YGi-sS14Xxw
If my wife and I are away on bikes and camping we use the Force 10 but split it between both bikes.
https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/all-tents/2-man-tents/quasar-tent/
I’ve used mine at high altitude where the winds were strong enough to blow me over when a strong gust came around a corner and they’ve been used on expeditions to most of the bigger mountains so you should be ok. If you buy the version with the extended porch you can store bike kit in the back porch and still have plenty of room to cook in the bigger front one.
No, you can’t stand up in it or even sit on a camping stool but tents you can stand up in and tents that will stand crap weather are so far apart that even Jodrell Bank struggle to get them both in the same image.
Another suggestion would be a Vango Force 10 Mk4 which is a bit taller (yes, you can use a chair in one) and massively quieter in high winds because they’re cotton so don’t rattle in the wind as nylon does but the downside is that they’re heavier and bulkier than a Quasar.
https://www.blacksofgreenock.co.uk/tents/81-classic-std-mk4-tent-5023518110127.html#.YGi-sS14Xxw
If my wife and I are away on bikes and camping we use the Force 10 but split it between both bikes.
You wonder why sometimes people post they want a lightweight single bike carry tent, and not interested in a tunnel as they have two already!!!! then get recommended the heaviest cotton tent in Christendom and a tunnel!!!!!
Since when was a Quasar a tunnel tent or do you not know the difference between a geodesic tent and a tunnel tent
I did say that a Force 10 was heavy but he wants something to stand up to potentially shit weather and to be able to sit in a chair. Sitting in a chair while your lightweight tent disintegrates around you isn’t a good way to spend a holiday.
You can see in this picture, that every man and his dog has their favourite.
It was clipped from the thread you participated in.
See the nice red one in the middle - that’s mine that is
Hilleberg Staika - my favourite tent for solo motorcycle adventures
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