MY FIRST WILD CAMPING TENT | GARDEN CAMP AND REVIEW | PRO ACTION TIGER PAWS 1 TENT

[@Paul-pb3vq]

An other tent Tom you do surprise me . I do enjoy your kit reviews . Unlike some channels you Always buy kit that most people can afford , like buying second hand etc .which I like . We are not all millionaires. Old crow cider. 7.4 vol blimey could nearly run your car on it . Would love to try that one . Glad you are keeping safe . As always thanks for keeping us entertained mate .

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

thanks for the kind words as always mate, i just don't see the point in paying full whack for something if you can find it new or nearly new for less! the money saved can be put towards more ciders.

[@Paul-pb3vq]

@@TOM_OUTDOORS Cider I can't agree more. Yum

[@andymaidment8660]

I still got this tent afther 15 years now still using it for wild camping all over the UK its kept me dry in what mother nature could throw at me. Great video Tom as usual respect

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

It's a brilliant tent, though sadly one of the poles has snapped on mine. It looks irreparable now, so I may have to buy a whole new tent unless anyone has a spare foot end pole lol.

[@andymaidment8660]

@@TOM_OUTDOORS Tom I watch your videos all the time you've got enough tents by now lol

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

i've sold most of them tbh, only have the terra nova, pro action, helm 1 and the helvellyn now. candice looks after our oex puma 2 as we co bought that.

[@Gymnure]

Brilliant tent. I got mine around the turn of the millennium and it's still going strong. I was out in it all this bank holiday weekend and it kept me snug and dry despite the rain.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Great to hear! Still got mine. Brilliant tent. An oldie but a goodie.

[@andrewcrofts531]

Bought my tiger paws 20 years ago for use on the motorbike. Still use it annually when I go up to Scotland kayaking. Out of all the tents I've ever owned, this is by far the best! Its size, weight and build are all good for what it is. I've got many other tents, but always go back to the pro action. My zip on the main fly door is getting a little temperamental now, but with a little bees wax run along it, it's usually OK. Great review of an awesome bit of kit from the past.....thanks.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Thanks for sharing

[@1stclassadventures]

Cheers tom for shout out. Appreciate it. Sam said no about swapping tents. It put our heads together. I have an idea. Come on (pro action) . I like this tent. You really did this tent justice. I'm impressed. Good review.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

cheers pal, text me or call me with your idea, sounds good. you would love this tent.

[@markalanshaw4950]

Hi Tom, good tent guide! I have this great little tent, I have just had mine on washing line spraying with waterproof spray for extra protection! It is a bargain priced little tent! Going to swap guy lines for reflective ones! Cheers Tom! Mark.

[@Merseysiderful]

I bought the same tent in 2004 from the long gone Index catalogue store for only £15. Have only used it four times since then, but a brilliant lightweight and compact tent.

[@MeetMeOutside]

That’s actually a really cool tent ! Thanks for sharing my friend ! Cheers

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

cheers Craig, hope you and yours are well mate. I'm still keeping in touch with Alan.

[@MeetMeOutside]

TOM OUTDOORS Cool ! Nice, yes Allen is a good guy for sure. Hope your well brother. Cheers

[@themunrobagger]

Nice review Tom. I actually own one of these tents that I have never used it picked it up for a tenner a few years ago. I believe they stopped making them because it was a exact copy of a Sierra designs tent and there was a law suit so Argos had to get rid quickly I'm sure they were selling for as little as £5. Nice wee tent ⛺ ATB Tam

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Thanks for sharing!

[@gwynjames2077]

Great little tent. Bigger yet lighter than my Saunders Backpacker S. Both antiques now ! Tiger paw I am still using it

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Fantastic tent. Don't know why they stopped making it. Cheers.

[@BadHairAdventures]

Cheers for the shout out dude, once you pulled that cider out I thought... 'he's had that a while.' thinking that was the bottle we brought back from Wales last year. Nice size tent, I'm with you on only having storm pitch tents, can't have a wet internal. Atb James

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Any time!

[@welshwanderer8052]

still have mine in the loft, great little tent :)

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Good to hear!

[@simonbarber8674]

Another good vid Tom, laying outside (in my garden) watching this in my (just long enough) 1 man tent Vango NYX 100 lite, only bought couple months ago (as new dirt cheap) to do the Norfolk coastal path this month oh well. Your right don't want to watch those silly wild camping vids on Utube 😂🤣😂 keep them coming .

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

i had one of those tents, i really wasn't a fan and ended up selling it. they are dirt cheap though as you said. the trail will still be there when its over. haha i just know what i like and i've got a decent bullshit detector lol. cheers mate enjoy the garden camps.

[@simonbarber8674]

@@TOM_OUTDOORS . Yes first time I've tried it since bought off eBay(£10) and yes I can't see it being used for long ok if you are 5ft 5" or under but same height as yourself " 5ft10" 😉 it's tight . What's a decent, cheap, lightweight one person tent you could recommend. Thanks

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

depends on how much you wanna spend, whether you like to buy brand new or second hand, prefer pitch all in one or inner first, alloy or fibreglass poles, how much you want the tent to weigh, intended use and location and weather conditions. its not as simple as that. another mans trash is another mans treasure. only thing i can suggest is do what i did, start off with cheap tents and upgrade as you go over the years and you find out what suits you best.

[@blister4walken]

Great review and mini adventure. Looks well worth 45 beans. I got through a fair few cheap tents over the years. Had some Eurohike ones for festivals. You can defo get some decent bargain tents out there. Happy Garden camping. Might do one myself tomorrow 😀

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

some people have had lots of girlfriends. I've had lots of tents. It's cheaper though. cheers mate, enjoy the garden camp, i'm out tomorrow night with the gnomes too.

[@jeffreyhebert5604]

Hi Tom...just can't have enough tents...stoves..sleeping bags... good to see you.. cheers mate.. Miss the cider reviews..

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

cheers pal, don't encourage me lol eBay is an addiction. i did do a cider review near the end of the video.

[@jeffreyhebert5604]

@@TOM_OUTDOORS Guess I'll have to watch the end of the video..my bad..have a great day.. cheers

[@frankreid1674]

Entertaining video on the timeless gem that is the Tiger Paws Tent...I have one marinating in my cupboard as I type...bought in the early noughties for £13.00 from a well known retail outlet...could not believe the quality when first uncorked...great to see it again being so enthusiastically appraised and enjoyed...using lighter pegs and no compression bag, I have the weight down to just under 1.8kg...not too far off the newer Nordisk Svalbard which endeavours to emulate it...might change out the guy lines too as you suggested...

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

cheers pal, yeah someone else said it looks like that tent, i'll have to have a butchers. can't wait to take it out on a proper wild camp.

[@yorkshireman6650]

Great video good tent ad well keep up the good work 👏👏👏👏

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@yorkshireman6650]

I always enjoy your videos Tom just the short history lesson was missing ❤️❤️

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

my garden aint very old lol sorry mate.

[@yorkshireman6650]

You have a great sense of humour too ❤️👏👍😎

[@gittinsoutdooradventures5267]

I have this tent and i sleep with my head away from the door at the "feet" end. I've had it years love it. I found it easier to sit up and get dressed in the mornings.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Great tip!

[@get_outdoors]

Nice channel, I’ve just bought a Rab Ridge Raider on the strength of your reviews, had a a little garden bivi last night... very happy with it 👍

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

wise decision you know it makes sense lol cheers pal. enjoy.

[@RelicRetrievalistChannel]

Hi Tom. Good video, loads of detail👍

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@LarryBees]

Pro Action -Ive got one for years £26 from Asda I think. Great value. I love it and plenty of headroom . Unlike my banshee 2 which my head pushes the top when sitting.. I used it 3 night in glen Affic and 3 Munros. My mate had one same size and shape.His was £130 . It was 550 grammes lighter Great review.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Thanks for sharing

[@wad6216]

That would be the Nordisk made one, this Pro Action was a cheaper copy of it the model is Svalbard in the Nordisk tent and they do two versions, one is the Standard PU fly version at 1700 grams and around 250 quid and one with a lighter fly that is around 1500 grams and 100 quid dearer .

[@rorymcguire6724]

Used this tent on TGO 09, west to east across Scotland. Excellent tent with a few mods. Even got a comment by John Manning in the TGO Magazine. Still got a brand new one in my wardrobe.

[@rorymcguire6724]

Put an eyelet in the bottom of the door to allow you to make a porch for cooking etc

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Great to hear!

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

good idea, cheers mate.

[@cpcnw]

Yep, have this - bought off ebay £30 been used to death - great budget tent based off the MSR Zoid 1

[@alanrogers9589]

Good vid looks a nice tent stay safe brew crew

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Thanks, you too!

[@mediaabboxx812]

Watching arm wrestling. At 2am. In a tent. In your back garden.....I don't know where to begin telling you that your NOT normal. I guess lock down affects people in different ways. Right moff to start the funding page for Toms extensive therapy. 😀😂😀ATB stay safe mate.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

your'e the one that claimed Mark was drunk throughout his latest video lol i saw that! yes it's certainly different, but being normal is so boring. cider based therapy please, give generously. cheers you too mate.

[@rexgeorg7324]

awesome garden camp tom 💪

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Thanks 👍

[@Lee-70ish]

Nice garden Tom. Have to crack a brew after the LD mate

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Absolutely

[@ashleybaker2221]

Good tent I got one .I ues it in the summer with a trap

[@richardlawton8986]

I’ve just bought a second hand one of these....... £5! Will test it out soon if we’re ever allowed back out!

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

wow! bargain mate, nice one, its an amazing tent.

[@essexplodder]

I had one of those as well, cost me about £30 from argos, just wish they still sold the pro-action gear, when i bought mine it said it came with fibreglass poles, i was really surprised when i went to pitch it for the 1st time & found they were alloy atb Barry

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

its one of its best features the alloy poles, love it. yeah got mine around that price, bargain. cheers Bazza, stay safe mate.

[@jjexplore9678]

Another great video mate. I’ve binged watched all of your videos to break the boredom of this isolation. I just hope it ends soon so we can get on with our lives and go out into the wilderness and do some camping and walking. Good luck and stay safe mate

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

thanks for the binge watch mate! keeps my analytics looking positive lol! same, i can't wait to get back to wild camping, made me decide to maybe book a week off work and smash out a long distance walk in one go rather than small chunks at a time.

[@jjexplore9678]

TOM OUTDOORS that would be awesome. It is a dream of mine to do some of the walks in the UK. Maybe when all the travel bans are lifted I can turn that dream into reality

[@markalanshaw4950]

@@TOM_OUTDOORS I used the tent last year on a Munro bagging trip, I got mine for around £37 great value and yes spacious, the ration packs are a required taste. Mark the mountain 🐐 goat.

[@markalanshaw4950]

Cheers tom, it just shows you don't need to pay a fortune for a practical item,the anti midge mesh in the tent is great for Scotland! Best wishes from Northumberland mate.mark.

[@counterdebate]

Good to cya again 😎

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

cheers pal.

[@richmanbad]

Another tent Nice wee tent similar size to my Coleman exponent kraz 1 man tent. Will have to get a chair like yours any recomendation for a small hiking tent

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Good stuff. thats an OEX chair, i got mine cheap on ebay but to buy in the shops theyre expensive so i would suggest looking on ebay for an OUTAD chair or the like, you can get them for like 14 quid and theyre just as good, maybe better.

[@LeeHobbies]

I still have mine, I keep having to fix the outer zip, but it's a great tent. I sold about 500 of these on ebay around 2003-2005, they came from the Argos catalogue, we used to buy Argos ex-stock in bulk for ebay, we paid about £3 each for them and sold them for various prices from £20-£30. I wish I'd kept a few to be honest. Never had a leak of any sort. The only thing I don't like is setting up the inner first. Nice video cheers :]

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

wow! amazing what you can get hold of, i'm always on the lookout for people like yourself on ebay to buy stuff cheap from. i wish you'd kept a few too lol. fantastic tent, but yes i completely agree, the inner first thing is its ONLY downside. cheers pal.

[@rorymcguire6724]

I had the same issues, replaced the zip with Velcro full length top to bottom, eyelet in the base of the door to make a porch. In the inner I put loops top and bottom to attach a loft for odds and sorts. 13 days across Scotland, no issues, lots of jealous Akto owners.Pity you can’t attach pics (or if they do I don’t know how)

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

the loft idea sounds really good, i'll have to have a look at mine and see what i can do.

[@LeeHobbies]

@@rorymcguire6724 yes I want to get it replaced with velcro, I've used pliers to temp fix it a few times now. It's my fault as I like to sleep with the door half open for the view of the Lochs but to protect enough from rain getting in, so it stresses the zip. I've used it on many canoe trips in Scotland, often as a backup in case we can't hammock in some locations. Should have been going back to Loch Awe over Easter, but... well. Planning a trip for September if the apocalypse allows. "You have to believe in something, I believe I'll go canoeing".

[@rorymcguire6724]

Lee William Hughes because I have an eyelet in the bottom of the door at the zip end, it’s easy to open only half, using the eyelet to secure it

[@danielkelly6587]

hi Tom another great video that's a good looking tent there loads of room inside and room for your pack as well which is always a good thing. I have one of those stoves but I have just the solid fuel blocks what would you recommend the best fuel to use . take care Tom stay safe and will see you on the next one x

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

you can get bcb gel fuel but its pricey, so i use the green vango gel fuel, you get more for your money. bioethanol gel. cheers pal.

[@danielkelly6587]

@@TOM_OUTDOORS thankyou Tom

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

👏👏❤️😁Stay safe and well sending regards xx

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Thank you! You too!

[@sonofFredBLoggs]

Excellent vid. I still have my (green) tent and use it probably more than my various other tents. I used to get stressed out trying to centre the inner apex (door) but, of course, it doesn't centre - if you can understand! (hence the very useful space, outside the door, when the flysheet is fitted). Mindwiseman Maverick Outdoors has a couple of excellent reviews / improvements / repair issues (Google Mindwiseman). What I particularly like is, as you remark, the sitting height at the door. I am over 6 ft (1800mm) and I need 40 inches (1000mm or so) to be able to sit up comfortably - tent manufacturers these days are cutting size (costs) right back - 36 inches (900mm) is common. Grrrrrr!

[@josephcorrigan7402]

Mine gave up on my last trip, it always only paid 15 pounds maybe 6 years ago the inner clip starps that connect it to the polls have to decide weather to repair of get rid of😢 ⛺

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Ah such a shame, the end of an era! If you really wanted another one though you can find them on ebay from time to time.

[@LiveDonkeyDeadLion]

Funny story, I have one I brought from new and will be using it for the first time as soon as this pandemic is over

[@CptnChris22]

Tiger Paws Excellent Tent, Collectors item; So Good Nordic are Making same tent Called Svalbard S1.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

heard of that looks good.

[@rorymcguire6724]

Reference the gear loft, i sowed tans at the foot end and longer tabs at the highest point. Made the gear loft out of the wife’s net curtain Shhh, with binding on the edge, toggles on tabs to secure it. Simples

[@rorymcguire6724]

Should read tabs, hate predictive text

[@leegrant1800]

If I remember correctly Argos used to sell these tents many years ago.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

thats where i got mine from.

[@bigd15full]

Your ration pack has my birth date on it 12-16. Try to find the tent on ebay now.

[@fernandomagalhaes2957]

The shape and construction reminds me the Nordisk Svalbard 1tent, does it?

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

haven't looked at it but will do.

[@danielbardsleyjournalist7367]

Yes, they are similar. I have the Tiger Paws tent (bought secondhand about two years ago) and I got a Nordisk Svalbard footprint to go with it (which cost about as much as the tent itself). The footprint is a good fit, although it's a bit short as Tiger Paws tent is slightly longer.

[@michaeljarvis7213]

Hi Tom,Candice and friends really love watching your videos especially those with a historical content.while we are in lockdown you could practice your cooking, because some of this dehydrated food looks a bit like cat sick, if you were trekking for 3 or 4 days i understand why, but when your on a cheeky overnight wild camp get some bacon, eggs, sausages, minute steaks, onions and do some practicing,,just thought! Many thanks from Mike and my wife Katie, stay in stay safe.

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

yes it is an idea i'm considering, but still just basic stuff like sausage or bacon butties, maybe make homemade chips. i've also been making my own ration packs, but i'd like to try dehydrating my own foods. cheers pal.

[@laurataylor203]

Lol tom that's not like you to buy a new tent ....

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

a new tent thats over 10 years old lol.

[@mikerbrookes]

watch the film "over the top" with stallone if you like arm wrestling

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

YES! i've heard of it, sounds cheesy but good lol. cheers mate.