Sea to Summit

Alto TR2 Plus

£450 1.405kg

roomy, good headroom, two porches, multi-pitch options

floor hydrostatic head on low side Pitching: multi option Flysheet: 15D sil/PU nylon ripstop, 1200mm hydrostatic head Inner: 20D nylon Groundsheet: 20D sil/PU nylon ripstop, 2500mm hydrostatic head Poles: DAC Featherlite Pegs: 8 x 15cm V Porches: 2 Inner dimensions: 215x134/97cm, peak 105cm seatosummit.co.uk

In the two-person tents review in the May issue I gave the Alto TR2 Plus ‘Best Buy’. Using it since then I’ve come to appreciate it even more. Although designed for two it’s light enough for one and I really enjoyed the space. Headroom is excellent and the porches are big. I put my pack and boots in one porch, and cooked in the other. On this trip there was no rain or wind so I left the inner and outer doors open at night, revelling in the views of the stars whenever I woke. As the nights were frosty condensation did form on the flysheet despite the doors being open. This didn’t drip through the inner, though, and the space meant I didn’t accidentally push against the damp material. The hydrostatic head of the groundsheet is quite low but although I was pitched on damp ground no moisture came through. On a long trip, however, I’d use a footprint.