HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR TENT
With the right tent, finding your perfect pitch is easy. Whether it’s wild camping on Dartmoor, sheltering from an alpine storm or a weekend with the family, the tent you choose will make all the difference. That’s why we have selected our range from brands whose innovations lead the industry. The highest quality materials, advanced construction techniques and functional designs ensure our range of tents represent the very best in their category.
CATEGORIES
Knowing which tent to choose can be tricky. To help you narrow down your choices, we split our range into three activity-based tiers. From there, you can hone in on the stats that are important to you. For each model, we include key features alongside the specifications; these give a more detailed view on what each one has to offer.
Mountain Tents
Designed to cope with the harshest conditions imaginable these tents will let you sit out the fiercest of storms. Constructed from incredibly strong but lightweight materials, their designs will shrug off snow and strong winds that would destroy lesser tents. Ideal for mountaineering trips, enduring expedition life or travelling in tough conditions; tents in this category will provide you with the reliability you need.
Backpacking Tents
Tents in this category will provide you with reliable, comfortable shelters when venturing off the beaten track. Using lightweight fabrics and innovative features, these tents combine attractive pack weights with useable space. A range of designs allow you to tailor the tent to your specific needs: from roomy designs with good internal space, dual entrances and generous vestibules; to lighter designs that cut back on features to keep weight to a minimum.
Campsite Tents
With a focus on providing space and comfort for practical outdoor living, our range of campsite tents are perfectly suited to groups and family use. Easy to pitch designs with functional floor plans help maximise space, while durable materials can be relied upon to fend off bad weather. So, whether it’s a short adventure with friends or summer camping with family, we’ve got the tent for you.
SPECIFICATIONS
Capacity
This is the number of people the tent has been designed to accommodate. If you don’t mind the extra weight, moving up to the next capacity (e.g. choosing a three-person tent for two of you) will give you more space to move about and increase your storage options.
Weight
Wherever possible, we quote two weights – the maximum and minimum you can expect to carry. Max weight refers to the packed weight of the tent and includes all items that come with the tent. Minimum weight refers to the flysheet, inner tents and poles only.
Pack Size
This is the size of the tent stuff sack. If you have to carry the tent in your pack, the smaller the number the better! If you’re tight on space, a good tip is to use compression straps to reduce the volume further.
Floorplan
Floorplans are an excellent way to gauge how much space you’ll have when you’re in your tent. We include measurements for both the sleeping areas and vestibules, so you can see the sleeping to storage ratios of each model. It’s worth noting the headroom too. On many of the smaller, technical models, you’ll only be able to sit or crouch; tents designed for campsite use let you stand and move more freely.