I recently bought a vango mirage 200 just for myself. It’s reasonably priced, weighs in at a fairly hefty 2.9 kilos, but man I spent a couple of really rough nights in it, gale force winds with torrential rain, I was quite worried, but that tent stood up to it and some. A great tent. I managed about 12 ks a day, I had 23 kilos on my back.

weight may also correlate to the setup time and complexity.

great video. learned a lot. thanks

There are some 4 season tents that can pretty much do it all. example Hilleberg Staika . ( two person) Yes I know it is expensive, you get what you pay for. The very last thing you want to happen is to get to where you are going and you are miserable because your tent fells. Trust me, it has happened to me. This tent will handle anything mother nature can throw at it. If this tent won’t, then you don’t need to be outside! ATB, Jeff

Thanks Luke I was expecting to see some tents in this video, but nope. hahaha!

CUSTOMER SERVICE. You said nothing about customer service.

Sadly, I spent $500 for a Black Diamond Storm Track 4-season tent & then was unable to get replacement parts; the quick disconnect clips that secure the fly to the tent are not even available. Same thing for the clips that secure the tent to the poles; if you break a clip you are SOL, no clips are available.

IF I could do things over, I’d buy an MSR tent because they have OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE & replacement parts.

Whats a good 3 season tent for 2 people with space. I’m tall as well. 6’0

What about the Vango Force 10 Classic??

Can you give advice on a medium price tent (car camping) for the beach? Good for high winds 30-50 mph and rain.my camping trips usually end in disaster i.e. Broken tent and wet.

Great video! Another important aspect when you choose a tent is that it really doesn’t matter how often you are going to use it. It depends on where you are going to use it! For example think more extreme mountaineering. That’s a more extreme example I know, but are you going to use it in an area where you are more exposed to the elements or not. I hike a lot in the Swedish mountains and if you have the wrong tent there it will break. That’s my opinion on tents

Tents make or break your pack weight.. I’m stuck carrying a Kelty trail ridge 4 cause we got 2 young kids and a wife widths back problems.. Has the largest vestibules out of the 4 person tents I’ve seen to help actually get 4 people in a 4 person tent and still have sheltered room for gear.. Stupid thing is 11lbs with upgraded stakes.. Is there anything else out there that is lighter? I looked at the tn4.. 4.5 lbs lighter but much less gear storage and slightly smaller footprint.. If you had to take an extended trip with a full family what would you recommend.. I’m over carrying this boat anchor. I’m up to 60-70% pack worthy ratio cause I’m forced to carry the bulk of the gear.. I need to shave weight everywhere I can. We mostly bivouac hiking in 5-20 miles, setting up a good base camp and making day hikes from camp.. I’m carrying a mil type pack do to the weight and load. If I can shave a little I can save even more by changing packs. Any recommendations would help.

Soooo the moral of the story is Get your self a girl if you’re single and a four season tent eh.

Dude doesnt know what hes talking about. MSR tents are the only tents youll ever need, no matter the location or condition.

Hi Luke, I’m still looking at tents even though I spend most of my time under a tarp, sometimes the tarp is a bit fragile for the heavier weather in the shoulder months. 🙂

I was in the boy scouts for a few years and besides sleeping with tent buddies I enjoyed the tent camping stuff however it’s been awhile since then and I’ve been “camping” in the RV or travel trailers since then but I’d like to get back to tent camping is there any tips besides the ones in the video you can give me

whats the best military and thermal blocking tent available? i dont give a crap about price like everyone here is. im preparing a full SHTF and multi-situational use.

For a beginner what is the average price range you suggest?