Toby Vye
Reviewed: 02 June 2005
EXCELLENT TENT LET DOWN BY THE ZIP
Exceedingly waterproof
Cheap
Very roomy
Good packsize
Useful drysac style bag it comes with
stood up to most winds (see weaknesses)
Ease of pitching (down to 30seconds before it died!)
Very drafty, particulary in strong winds
The flysheet zip on one side tore open during storm in pembrokeshire on the coast,. Unrepairable and forced the purchase of a new tent (bise which is better for the same price)
Corker of a tent for lowland, unwindy camping with torrential rain. Not so good for higher up.
Chris Day
Reviewed: 01 June 2005
EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY
Cheap, large and waterproof
Breezy!
Great value for money. Has comfortably taken two guys, a border collie, golden retriever and two 65 litre packs! tested waterproofness by hosing it hard for an hour. Camped out in the Peak District in this tent on the night that Carlisle got flooded out with heavy winds. Stood up to everything although I wished I'd had a better bag as it was decidely cold!
Rob Allpress
Reviewed: 28 February 2005
NOT A BAD TENT AT ALL
Can fit 3 in as long as they are all under 6ft. 2 porches for kit and some small kit at foot of tent. nice and light
The zip on one of the sides seized up because fly and inner werent lined up quite right.
good tent for the money-about 90-100 these days
Vince Higgs
Reviewed: 25 August 2004
GREAT LOW-LEVEL TENT
Intelligent, affordable 2-pole, 2-door design, easy to erect, comes in handy (Otrleib-style) water-proof bag, roomy enough for 3 without kit, or 2 with kit. Lightwwight at about 4kg.
Probably not the sturdiest of tents - I wouldn't fancy camping on a mountain in a gale in it. The ventilation mesh on the steep side sometime means the tent billows when it catches the wind, resulting in a positively breezy interior, rather than just ventilated.
Excellent choice for low-level camping, As has been noted, you can pick these up for much less than RRP. [The Cobra 2, the smaller 2-man version has exactly the same design and is ideal for 2 without kit].
Neil Downie
Reviewed: 28 July 2004
VERY GOOD
Spacious, well-designed, easy to put up, not heavy for two or three.
Inner first, as mentioned. Bit heavy for one.
Mainly used for 'base camp' tent and for motorcycle touring throughout Europe. Good in all weathers so far. Will test as mountain tent this weekend.
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