Hi all,
I'm looking at getting at getting a new 2 man hike tent for myself to use in varying conditions for use in expeditions and am not sure what to get!
I've looked at various options and these are a few I've looked at:
Vango helium super light 200, really good tent I already know as I've see one before, but a bit concerned with the amount of room in them for two people with 2 full expedition packs!
Robens mythos duo, looks really good but can't find many reviews and have never heard of the company before so don't know about quality and ease of use etc.
Msr hubba hubba hp! Again looks really good,loads of room for kit, loads of great reviews, but bit concerned about pitching in the rain. It's an inner pitch first correct? Well won't the inner be soaked by the time you get the outer fly on? Or is there something I've missed.
I'm open to any and all suggestions do any help would be great,
Thanks Marv
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 Though I don't like inner-first pitch the degree to which you're Doomed to wet inners is vastly over-stated and they're used by lots of happy owners not only in the UK but places like the Pacific North West too. A bit of practice and you can get them up without too much problem, either with plain speed in mild drizzle or the fly draped over in heavier rain. It's a faff but it isn't a deal breaker (which is why despite being an avowed inner-first disliker we now have a HH HP). My personal choice for a two-man general purpose tent is the Hilleberg Kaitum (the Hubba Hubba is for when we're gramme counting or need a second tent for the kids). Very easy to pitch, loads of space, quite robust and reliable. The downsides? weighs around half as much again as the HH HP (but you do get half as much space again and a stronger tent) and the price is frightening (but I've never regretted paying it). Pete.
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Hilleberg Nallo 2. Mine has been used extensively in all sorts of conditions. Roomy, and plenty of room in porch for gear and cooking. Love it, expensive, but will last for many years. Doddle to pitch on your own, goes up as one using few pegs. Most of these are on points which are moveable, i.e. at the end of adjustable tapes or guys, so you have a huge choice on where to stick the pegs, useful on stony ground. They have ability to double up on poles, which I used in recent Patagonia trip, with double guys.
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 I'm looking at getting at getting a new 2 man hike tent for... two people with 2 full expedition packs! 
What are you doing with 'full expedition packs'? Unless you're actually out for a week or two without resupply, you can probably find that you can reduce the size and weight of your gear, have a nicer time and fit it all into a tent more easily! I have the non-HP Hubba Hubba. It is possible to pitch outer first if you use the footprint, but slow and a little fiddly compared to simultaneous pitch or designed-purpuse outer-first pitch tents but I find it terribly useful in poor weather. There are a myriad of other lightweight two man tent threads out there, but other ones you might consider are the ME Dragonfly XT, Marmot Grid 2, various colours and flavours of Lightwave tunnel, Macpac Olympus, Golite Shangri-La (possibly the 5 rather than the 3), Tarptent Scarp 2, Vaude Hogan XT, all sorts of things by Exped (Orion II and Orion II Extreme spring to mind) and blah blah blah. By the time you've finished reading up on all those, it'll be springtime and you'll be paralysed with indecision. You can then spend your tent money on a flight to somewhere with a warm, dry continental climate and just use bivibags instead.
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Take a look at the wild country Zephyros 2. Great tent, great price. Quite a few people on here own the Zephyros and swear by it, I have the 1 man version myself.
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Lightwave t20 Trek at www.tiso.com inner pitch first but i've never had a problem with it.
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Christ! So many to choose! Gunnar have to have a long hard think about it.
My full expedition pack is 10days in Corfu, with limited resupply. I'm part of a scout expedition award and were have certain conditions to be met.
I had a look again at the hubba hubba hp and it does seem that you can pitch the fly on its own without a foot print or inner, not sure if anyone has had any experience of this?
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 Corfu? A tarp and bug bivvy will be the biz.
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Hmm yea I did think that myself but would like prefer a proper tent that I can then use back here throughout the year
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You can use them here too, believe it or not. If i was hiking in Corfu, i would carry a tarp, bug bivvy, foam pad and a 300g bag/quilt as my shelter/sleeping system. My pack would be no bigger than 20/30L, and hopefully under 3kg before food. That's assuming i was there between around April till October. I've slept on the beaches in Corfu without any shelter or bag, but that's a different story.
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Lol sounds interesting. Good times eh?
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Great times, but unfortunately in the dim and distant past. 
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 Don't be decieved by Corfu thinking of Greek islands in summer, Corfu is an extremely wet island that gets a fair bit of rain. The temperature can also drop dramatically during winter, add to that a stiff sea breeze and being wet from the rain and you can get into trouble very quickly. It's also not uncommon to snow on the higher mountains over winter. Cheers Mark
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 Have a look at the Vaude power odyssee xt - massive tent and porch for 2 people. They don't make them anymore, but a few around online in the UK. Maybe a bit overkill for Corfu, but well worth a look.
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 If you want a tent that pitches fly first you can't go far wrong with the Vaude tents such as the Hogan, Hogan XT ( if you need loads of storage space) and Hogan ultralite for the price. If you don't mind inner pitching first then the terra Nova Quasar ultralight is a good choice both can handle almost all weather conditions and give reasonable internal space and ample storage. TNF, MSR and MH make great light weight tents that with a bit of shopping around won't break the bank as severly as a hillberg but do you want that many mesh panels on the inner tent for your use? But as many have said there are many great tents you need to decide on budget limit and how much space you need both inside and storage for sacks etc, then you need to decide what conditions you would use the tent in ie valley use at one end or full winter mountain use at the other extreme, or what combination. After that you can then make a better shortlist and ask people here about those specific tents if you need help making a final decision.
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 Marvin I have a Wild Country Zephyros 2 (two man version). I think you might find it a bit restrictive for room inside if it is two adults (I bought mine for when I take my son). Picking up on the point Serriadh made whenever I go camping my rucksack is pretty empty when I unpack my sleeping equipment. Despite this I still think for two adults you will probably want a larger tent; I'd go for a Nallo if your budget will stretch to it.
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Depends what your budget is. I've just got the Mythos Duo. For £180 it looks a decent tent. I don't know that it'd work out as a 4 season tent though. Its got two decent size porches, so each has they're cooking, storage and entrance/exit. Are you intending doing winter camping? If so, then you'd probably be better getting a 4 season tent, which is likely to be a fair bit dearer.
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 The Tarptent Scarp 2 is a great tent, loads of room, two doors/porches, outer first or as one pitching, one can pitch it easyily. If you want to to make it more able to cope with harsh, or winter conditions, get the cross poles. Only problem if you want a new one, as far as I know, you can only get from US.
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