Starting out?

Hi Chris,

personally I wouldn't restrict yourself to semi / full geos. I used to think that it was essential but now regard good tunnel designs as offering similar security albeit at a cost of noise and a bit of pitch technique. For a lot less weight!

However, in light of what you've said, I'd say the lightwave g2 trek might tick all the boxes though it's small for a three-man (and large for a two man). I've a t2 from the same manufacturer and in my opinion they strike the sweet point between weight saving and durability. Others would differ... but I'm a midweight gear user that buys hoping kit will last many years. The extended porch version would give you... well... more space... but at a cost of weight and a few extra quid.

A similar beast is the ME Dragonfly 3XT which looks pretty good to me an can be had for slightly over your budget.

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or even the T3 XT from Lightwave although its a tad more than £300

(it is a tunnel but a good one)

ID,

I agree... but I'm waiting a "Go" to recommend tunnels

I've a t2 with both standard and xt flysheets to give me the choice. With the XT fly, it would be big enough for three mates as there's a lot of room for gear in the porch. The inner would be cosy for three but tolerable for a shorter trip. The t3 xt is huge! Sadly, there's no ultra version (and who needs the arctic one!) but 4kg makes it suitable for sharing between three with no grief.

Another brand I'd look at for value for money would be Vaude. The Mark II or Mark III (not strictly geo but robust nonetheless) can be had for less than your budget.

ach...people get so hung up on this tunnel/geo thing.....

talking of Vaude.... what about the Power Odyssee 3?

clicky

there is the force 10/vango vortex 300. perhaps doesn't qualify as "light".

i'd maybe go for the vaude power odyssee 3 though, if it were me.

porch looks a bit small in th mutha hubba imo

have a look at some of the vaude's they look good

check this one out

f10 baltoro

or this, should really wait and combine them all into one shouldnt i

macpac olympus

TNF westwind,if you are gonna use it in the mountains, I found a problem with condensation if I used it off the hills,the worse the weather got the better the tent performed,

 I ended up just using it for high wild camps in winter,worked a treat,no problems.

After 3 years I picked up a 'ROBENS Grey Rock' this turned out to be perfect all round for what I needed, 2 entrances and two porches on opposite sides of the tent,a superb set up for two people,and much quicker to pitch than the westwind

StephenM wrote (see)

Lightwave Tents rock