Legendary Argos Tiger Paws Tent Reborn

Sort off. An Aliexpress rip off of the Argos ripoff of the Sierra Designs Lightyear.

Plus points. Cheap. £56 plus shipping. Lighter nylon 15D tent and flysheet bringing it in at 1.5Kg. Lighter than the Argos. Great headroom.

Minus points. Seams not sealed. Doesn’t have proven ability of the Argos version to stand up to bad weather. The heavier grade material of the Argos flysheet may be part of the recipe which works in bad weather. Not as cheap as the original.

Original tent as per

I’ve still got my Lightyear CD in the loft

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Not used or for about 12 yrs

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I’ve used mine for around 150 nights. Mainly bike tours in the USA. Mostly in good weather but it has stood up to heavy rain and high winds when required. A thunder and lightning storm passed within a mile once. I had got my shoes on and lay on top of my bag waiting for the tent to be collapsed but it took everything. I have modded it with three extra guypoints on the bottom edge of the flysheet. Which helps.