Choosing the BEST tent under £200

[@dougdixonhull]

Hi, Paul. Great video. I still use my Vango Banshee 200 and would highly recommend it. It's a very easy to use and reliable tent. I bought mine second hand about 6 years ago and it is still going strong and never let me down.

[@johnokane5017]

Appreciate your shared experience Paul.

[@Anon90210]

I have the Naturehike Cloud Peak 2. I have taken it out in rain and it worked great. I haven't used it in heavy winds but then again I wouldn't go out in heavy winds. I am almost 60 and it was light enough for me. Thanks Paul. Great video.

[@gabrielmillet889]

It’s phenomenal. I’ve had it in 30mph winds no sweat. Only cost me 90 quid as well. Proper bargain

[@AlexGonzalez-g7b]

Could you do a video on budget friendly quilts/sleeping bags?

[@josha3877]

Agreed

[@scrumpymanjack]

Agreed...but please point out the importance of sourcing down responsibly.

[@stanjumble3567]

I'm finding these informative videos of great interest. Really enjoying the daily vids still.

[@sparetimefun9911]

Paul, make some camping videos where you get a cheap flight to a different country and do a camp then fly back. Just pack into a carry on! Would love to see that!

[@goldilocks913]

Great idea!

[@DanielleHinder]

Brill idea!

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Nice idea, another Liam Brown 😀

[@markbailey15]

I'm sure Stephen J Reid would love to host you in a Mournes camp in Northern Ireland, that would be awesome😁

[@the_bridges]

Yeah! Right now we are in France near the south east of the Pyrenees and when we went hiking we was saying how good it would be if we brought a few tents to wake up to an astounding view

[@mokotramp]

Phoxx 2 is an unbelievable little tent, in every way!

[@jbrooks12]

Great video. Loving the extended daily vlog past June 30th. Thanks!!

[@karenfry421]

I've got a Zephyros Compact 1 which you can get for under £180 at Cotswold Outdoor at the moment - it doesn't have the details of some other tents (pockets for specs, etc. inside) but has been pretty solid on several cycle tours. Good sized vestibule for size of tent. I've also got an Alpit Jaran 2, which is also in the Alpkit sale at £199, and feels luxurious with 4 pockets, two doors, two vestibules, but is definitely a 3 season tent as there's lots of mesh. It does cope with wind and rain, tested in Cheshire and Anglesey last year!

[@danieloreilly6639]

Happy Saturday Paul. Congratulations on completing the June Challenge - I’m really impressed as you are still doing a video a day even though it’s June. Really enjoyed the different style content with you and Jo. Keep up the fantastic work. I’m Sending you a coffee . Good luck

[@dassfresh]

Love your gear talks Paul! I just bought the Wild Country Trisar using your terra nova code, so thanks very much!

[@davidhughes8019]

Superb advice from a great gent, keep them coming Paul

[@TG91ism]

I opted for Coleman's cobra 2. Never gets mentioned much but for £65 when I got it, I think it's absolutely solid

[@barbrooo8022]

Managed to pick up a MSR Elixir 1 for 170 euro, a really good deal!

[@austingavins9181]

Thanks Paul - another great video. I can recommend the Luxe Hexpeak V4a - a little more expensive at around £250, but sheds wind and snow like nobodies business. For a "one tent to rule them all" for almost all year round, can't recommend enough. Takes a little more time to set up with a trekking pole, but once up, its not going anywhere.

[@alangauld6079]

Good advice as usual. However, the weather can be unpredictable. I took my Vango Soul 200(c £50-60 in sales) into the Cairngorms last Monday. Forecast was fair with light winds but the Lairig Ghru funnelled those winds so that they were hitting me at about 40mph and the fibreglass rear pole broke (I'd already replaced the front one with alloy). The tent stayed up but thrashed around a lot. I took the Vango coz it has a bulletproof groundsheet and I knew the ground would likely be wet and/or stony... Still, a broken tent (at that price) means a new tent! 🙂 Looking at splashing out on the Durston Xmid2, a bit over the £200 budget though!

[@ericstoever9577]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. There are too many people who are not getting out because they think they need to spend a huge amount on their gear. Your vid needs to be seen by those folk.

[@BrokenBackMountains]

Nice wee 10 min walkthrough.

[@hedleythorne]

Great video. I'd chuck in the Jack Gossamer range too.

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

That tent has a really catchy name!

[@dancinghiker5779]

Robens starlight 1 winter, langshan for summer. Great vid .

[@INSOLESandLACES]

Love my Terra Nova Solar, £150 , 20+ years old, one or two character repairs. Never had a problem and I can't remember ever having condensation. It is a little bit heavy compared with newer tents these days.

[@XxLuvverofMusicxX]

Hi Paul You did a review previously of a tent that allowed the use of trekking poles to be used in the door ways to add extra stability in windy conditions and I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the tent. I wonder if you remember the tent I am asking about and could provide the name of it please?

[@duffers29]

Station13 tents seem to be getting a good name for themselves just now ! Mite go for one of their Ultralight IMP b4 their prices go through the roof ! UK Brand as well , surprised you’ve not done a vid on them .

[@Beamish32]

I've got a question for all of you guys out there. After getting back from 9 nights under 'canvas' in Northumberland with my son (campsite, not wild camping, Budle Bay if anyone's interested), I had some of the best nights of sleep in years despite geese and a very needy kid in a nearby tent crying a lot. I got home and the house seems so stuffy. Does anyone else have trouble sleeping at home after camping?

[@samhill3496]

A lot of pretty good gear for people who aren't hardcore or only use them occasionally. Get something within budget. Use it and get out there. Don't believe mush you read in Amazon reviews. Ask around. Do a campout with friends but get out there. You'll figure it out so as to what you need or really want to do. Have fun. Yes, watch the weather as we all do or should do. Good vid Paul.

[@BigHeroSix-123]

Excellent video Paul. Just what I was after! Always hard to know how much (or little) to spend on gear.

[@greenbimoon]

One of your favourite things, tents. I like

[@mosesliver]

Great video. The helm compact 1 is available for £199.....takes the biscuit in that price bracket

[@LouiseB-e3p]

I enjoyed this video as it's encouraged me to buy more tents 😂 How many tents is too many??!!!???

[@davedickinson5637]

Excellent vid. Thanks, Paul. Nice to hear you mention two tents that I own myself. I also have an Alpkit Tarpstar 1. It's light, roomy, sturdy, under £200 and from a UK based comoany. Any idea why so few people on KZbin are using it?

[@stephengraham6194]

Love the nature hike tent

[@Atamanxxxvii]

When I first got my Nevis 200, I dreamed of owning nicer tents. Now I have Hillebergs, Terra Novas, etc, I love the thought of dusting off the Nevis and getting out in it.

[@JohnRichardson-v2l]

Brilliant video from Mr. Messner, very informative.... 'Ull' east yorkshire.

[@littlegrandadoutdoors]

I have a few of the tents mentioned and a few that were not mentioned..... tents have a purpose, and limit... they are all designed for different jobs... I have summer tents (at the moment I use the lanshan 2) I have winter tents ........ which tent I take depends on the weather that's expected... whatever it takes to keep you warm , dry and safe is the best tent.... Take care out there.

[@richd1047]

Another great video, and very timely as im in the market for a lightweight wild camping tent, think will wait to see whay kind of deals amazon have on prime day next week. Thanks again for a great video! Another idea, maybe try out 1 of the hammock tents, and a suspended tent that goes between 3 trees

[@templar1372]

Currently hiking with a 5kg 3man for me myself and I. So it seems that any of these would be an improvement 🤣

[@peterrobertson8141]

With the massive range of tents available these days, that was a brave attempt to cover this subject in a 10 minute video Paul. Good effort though but you'll never please everybody mate. Some people seem to want a personal recommendation service 😊 🤨 😔

[@timparry5028]

Naturehike Nebula 2 here. Brliiliant tent for the dosh - 3 season

[@wiganjon1971]

Just got the onetigris tetra..1.8kg ,one pole...loads of room 👍

[@teestravels]

i use a nature hike cloud up 2 weighs in at 1.8kg holds up pretty well in high winds with guyropes attached

[@thearchives8739]

I’m gonna be doing my first real backpacking trip with my dog soon. We’ll be in the phoxx 2 up kinderscout and I pray it holds up

[@PaulMessner]

It’ll hold up just fine

[@stevewebb8973]

Just letting you know that I've had the phoxx 2 for a couple of years now and it's never let me down. Totally waterproof and can withstand high winds. It won't let you down.

[@thearchives8739]

@@stevewebb8973 thanks man appreciate you easing my worry. How strong of a wind battering do you reckon it’s capable of taking? Last thing I want is a failure at 3am in the pitch black

[@RamblingReason]

​​​@@thearchives8739I did 160 miles of the Cambrian Way this year Put my phoxx2 up in winds up to probably 30/40mph just off lord Herefords knob I reckon it will withstand a proper battering and would 100% trust it to take in ANY weather after experience of using it 👍

[@vaughanleak9542]

Great explanation Paul some people will choose what there budget is I’ve got MSR but I also have some fantastic cheep alpkit tent and much prefer

[@CristiNeagu]

Very informative video. To be honest, some of the best tents I've seen are those cheap, Chinese made igloos. Yeah, they'll go pringle-shaped in strong winds, but they won't break. And they're pretty roomy. 6 of us slept in one once. Only problem is that they're not at all light, at about 4-5kg.

[@TheRiot187]

I have the Sierra Designs Meteor 3000. Paid just over £200 on sale and I can highly recommend it. Amazing tent. Feels like a Cathedral inside due to the almost vertical walls.

[@michaelwhitehead1563]

Ignore the hater’s Paul been loving your daily vids

[@metalheadmutthomebrew5202]

Another good video, cheers! I ended up buying a Wild Country Helm Compact 2 after your review of the 1 person version. Absolutely love it! Maybe a touch overkill in summer, but as my only tent it's been superb. I picked that up for less than £200.

[@GregTheCamper]

A used snugpak scorpion. Sorted

[@coupe9876]

You could do a video looking at vintage tents, Robert Saunders Space Packer and the like. Can be had reasonable amounts if you look hard enough.

[@christoffbaldwin3382]

Great video Paul, good advice.Can you do one on midrange 4season tents please 😊

[@ilanakali1030]

I've just received in post 2x four season Astagear tents; New Snow and Fengyin for under £170 each I haven't tried them yet but I'm happy with them as imho 4:41 they are the best that I can afford. I'd appreciate it if someone could share their experience of these tents 🙏

[@jonkent1714]

Love my Mongar 2 by Naturehike… great budget tent

[@DavidEllis-pw7cg]

Thank you Paul. Any chance you could do a trekking poles vid at some point. How to set them up and use them properly (e.g. to a user's height). Elbow level?? Have a great weekend!

[@PaulMessner]

I will add it to the list

[@liveandletdielife989]

One tigris Stella 4 . excellent tent for under 200 and a four season.

[@anonymousinternetuser7519]

Tents for less than £200. 3 Letters. OEX. Got a second hand MSR and I still use a combination of my Rakkoon and Bobcat the most. If I had a £400 for a tent, I would buy 2 different tents for £200. With sales online you can get the Bobcat for circa £70 and the Rakkoon £130 so you might not even need to spend that much.

[@ivebeaneverywhere]

mine are “cheap” one manners (vango nevis, oex phoxx) but i have one 2 man tent for when my gf comes out with me, and its a eurohike tamar 2. the thing is, if its the kind of weather that the tamar cant handle, then she won’t actually be out to begin with.

[@vvs3796]

Now we need a video on which is the strongest trekking pole tent..(durston x mid doesnt count)

[@richardsracingmad]

I bought a new tent TODAY🎉….for campsite, car camping, one man and dog, a Vango Beta 350XL 2024….cant wait to hit the South West Coastpath part 2🎉. Sadly lost my bitch a couple of weeks ago….so we need a break to reset and look forwards. The service from SK camping Godstone was excellent👍£175 so in budget for my needs, we only do circular walks, and stay on cheap campsites

[@GA99911]

Any chance of a video with your experience on sleeping bags, Paul? Looking to upgrade my winter bag and get rid of my massively heavy snugpak. I know it's mostly subjective as everyone sleeps different but most of the publicised temperature ratings seem to be taken with a pinch of salt and reliable info is hard to find!

[@MayanPatel1]

Just over budget on sale, but for a spacious two person tent, enjoying my Alpkit Jaran 3.

[@avancalledrupert5130]

I love the karrimors . The panther 2 is 2.2 kg and big for a 2 man. Its only £65 . The panther 3 is an absolute tank. Bit heavy for solo backpacking at 3.3 kg. I carry it but wouldn't want to multy day hike with it solo . However for a couple sharing the weight i think a panther 3 is perfect. Would take it in any weather. Only £110.

[@LikeCodGuns]

3FUL and Flames creed. Are both the same company the only difference is the name on the side. It's about marketing in different regions

[@kenno-q5c]

so weird watching this and seeing my old local park good video though

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Another great video! It should be mentioned that the majority of people aren't local to high/exposed areas (or where you can get away with wildcamping!) Picked up a refurbed Lanshan 2 Pro from 3F UL GEAR for just over 80 quid... When are you doing a wild toilet video? 💩

[@PaulMessner]

I’ve spoken about it before but wouldn’t make a dedicated video. Bit of a 💩 topic 😂

[@LoremIpsum1970]

@@PaulMessner I think Black Crag's going to do one after his last vid🤣

[@BrokenBackMountains]

The Coleman cobra is a good starter tent. Cheap and bombproof. Only thing is the 2 man is really a one man and the three man is too heavy. I gave my Cobra 3 to my daughter but still have my Cobra 2.

[@mariuszel759]

Any tents good for fishing?

[@SoulSloth147]

I bought the heddon 200 tent a few months back when it was on offer for half price. I haven't been out in it yet so lets just hope it wasn't reduced because it's a bad tent...

[@TheMegaross91]

Vango Banshee 300, no contest. Had 2 now, first lasted over 100 camping trips in everything from 35+ to biblical storms or snow and was only retired due to it getting untrustworthy with the groundsheet getting a bit thin. 5 minutes up or down, easy to pack. Can still be had for £175, would buy another if this one goes

[@zaibcom]

NICE VIDEO

[@Chilternwildcamper]

Have a look at the new Vango F10 Radon 1 its a spacious 1 man with good headroom and 1.4 Kg , £198. I love it but no one is doings vids on it....😢

[@Dsb_1911]

I've got one from Decathlon that i paid £30 took to snowdonia and other places and never let me down

[@DaveLanki]

You dug out a lot of old b-roll for this, how about a video that explains how you catalogue your footage library so you can go back and find old clips

[@zerotraceadventure]

You never been a fan of MSR Paul

[@dangerpudge1922]

Isn't the X-Mid under £200? I'd have said the 1p is more storm-worthy and wind-worthy that most you mentioned and on the much lighter end of the scale. Not sure I agree that trekking pole tents are a waste of time (I know you were speaking just generally; I'm not offended and responding as such). ALL tents, when you think on it, were pole tents for most of history; it's only recently that we started using trekking poles (and to be fair, I was a late convert who went kickin' and screamin' into accepting them... now I'm a convert for most conditions). To that end, while I know it's an extra cost, you could just get the pole options, like the Z-Flick poles from Durston, or the Six Moon Designs pole offerings (in aluminum or carbon) and you still have a very light tent and don't have to deal with trekking poles. Anyway, I just thought I'd mention those options.

[@RamblingReason]

Yer it's not massively expensive till you factor in shipping and import taxes to the UK Ends up about £600 for a trekking pole tent......yer.......nah

[@dangerpudge1922]

@@RamblingReason you're telling me you spend double the cost of the tent in taxes? I know shipping isn't much. I'm about to start shipping these off to folks in Europe...

[@RamblingReason]

@@dangerpudge1922 looked up an outdoor vitals backpack £200 and something but then £60 shipping plus import taxes 😫

[@RamblingReason]

@@dangerpudge1922 Tent $365.46 Shipping with tax and duties $166.93 Initial cost £262 Cost after shipping and import duties £415.59 As of 06/07/2024

[@dangerpudge1922]

@@RamblingReason ??? The pound is worth more than the USD and the X-Mid 1 sells for $234 USD.

[@TheInfidel_SlavaUA]

cloud 2 has many different versions ...so beware what you buy with that one, some only have 210T , others have 20D etc and they all have the same name, and maybe "upgrade" as additional feature, some have a ground sheet included some not. Honestly i wouldnt pay more than 90€ for any of those, they are all massively overpriced at 130 to 160.

[@furiousdoe7779]

Or buy a second hard …. hilleberg . 😂

[@Dore60]

👍

[@harrywright5705]

Might sound daft but have you ever thought about running a little camping festival? A meet-up somewhere comparing gear ect idk I think people would come

[@WilliamPobjoy]

😂 😅😊

[@martinwild8424]

Go outdoors is a rip off prices

[@steveb1972]

£200 ain’t budget for us lesser mortals!

[@PaulMessner]

Agreed. I do mention the £99 tent that is perfectly fine for wild camping

[@steveb1972]

@@PaulMessnerwhen my wife worked at Decathlon the staff got a 30% discount and got me a Quechua Quickhiker 2 ultralight tent. Been using it nearly 10 years now!

[@DaleHolmes-he1yl]

Help

[@CRi5_Ralph]

Get Real about Weather, No Tent can cope with Mother Natures Rath. Making the Higher Priced Tents a Myth to their Build Quality against cost. isnt worth it for what they are made of.

[@kevindevine7597]

Really good video. Unsubscribed because of daily vlog, far too much.

[@johnmccarron]

Lanshan 1 and 2 have done the longest hike, An 864 kilometre-long long-distance walking route running the length of Scotland from Kirk Yetholm in the Borders to Cape Wrath.

[@livinglavvu]

Some actual comments from Bots 🤯😂🖖🏕️