When i bought my Hilleberg for over £400 in 1993 it wasn’t sean sealed. It came with sealant by i never used it and it never leaked. One night in New Zealand we had 180mm of rain
I can’t stand flappy tents in wind though.
Agreed.
There are some that are poorly designed or cut.
And a lot because the owner is sh*t at pitching.
And I don't think there is a definitive lightweight tent, certainly not on a budget. It is all about your priorities, how you plan on using it, and compromises in design.
If I could afford a £600 tent I wouldn’t be starting a thread about £120 tents…
In the light of this I went looking at the current cost of my old Akto (a bargain at around £25 in Cotswolds at the time. They're over £700 now just right for bike-packing in summer but a tad cramped with the inner tent pitched.
Hang on, a £25 tent now costs £700?!?
Must have been a typo, I'm guessing you meant £250? Still sounds v cheap for a Hilleberg considering the crazy prices for them now. When did you buy it?
@shermer75 it was £250 in around 2006, it was ludicrously cheap at the time and it would have been rude not to(I think Cotswold were getting out of the Hilleberg brand). They didn't have any Nallo in stock or I would have had one of those too (Now £1200, then £450 on offer).
I ended up with a Lightwave tent instead of a Nallo, these are still reasonably priced.
Looks like a great deal on a reconditioned 2person forclaz
