VauDe Hogan Ultralite

Jimmy Jammy
Reviewed: 12 August 2009

GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE

Great customer service
Light weight
Roomy enough to contain my 6ft brother alongside me

Footprint that came with mine is smaller than the tent
Wobbly in 80mph winds

Used this around the Honister Pass towards the end of October last year for a spot of camping. The weather was a little windy and wet and the central pole snapped and shot through the outer. My down bag got wet :(

This tent needs to be used I would say in winds less than 50mph. Given its an ultralight tent, I guess this comes with the product description. I would defo buy a Vaude again as the overall attention to detail is superb.

Vaude fixed up the outer and replaced the central pole, all free of charge. Not bad eh?

Lets hope the weather in Wales at the end of October this year is a little better.

Dan H
Reviewed: 15 September 2004

SEEMS WELL MADE

good materials, good construction, some thoughtful features, and a design that seems like it would stand up to a lot of abuse.

The zippers seem a bit cheap for how much this tent costs. The weight of it doesn't seem to be truthfully advertised.

The weight of the Vaude Hogan Ultralite is quoted by the manufacturer as 1.6 Kilograms (3.53 Pounds). However, when I bought this tent and weighed all of its components, it came out to more like this:
Oz In Pounds
poles 15.1 0.94375
pole bag 0.6 0.0375
stake bag 0.5 0.03125
stakes 3.8 0.2375
guy lines 0.6 0.0375
repair husk 0.6 0.0375
fly 26.9 1.68125
tent body 22.9 1.43125
stuff sack 1.8 0.1125
OUNCES in POUNDS
Ounces 72.8 4.55
(in Pounds) (2.06 Kg)

In fact, the only way I got close to the manufacturer-posted weight is if I total the weights of the rain fly and tent body, WITHOUT the poles! With the poles, it was well over 4 lbs. Is this a standard in the way that companies declare the weights of their products? Are there any other backpackers out there who are absolutely outraged by this? I feel that this was a huge waste of my time in my search for the real deal in a 3lb tent, but was a valuable learning experience. Anyone want to buy a Vaude tent for $330 US?

Matthew Sagar
Reviewed: 21 August 2004

EXCELLENT

Very easy to put up, very hard to knock down.

The most painful pegs I have ever encountered!

I first put my Hogan up in Coniston at night in a storm. It was an absolute doddle. Since then I have used it in all seasons and it has not let me down once. Although not really intended for winter use I can vouch for the fact that it doesnt mind a heap of sno at all. Anyone who was at Langdale over new year 2003/4 will be able to vouch for the fact - it was one of only about 10 tents still standing! A "Footprint" style groundsheet is well worth buying as the built in groundsheet is thin and doesn`t extend into the porch.

Stuart Young
Reviewed: 19 August 2004

EXCELLENT SMALL TENT

Easy erection, Stands up to nasty wind and rain, mosi net. Light and easy to carry.

If there's two of you backpacking it's definintely a bit of a squeeze with all your kit, (or maybe we just take too much!!)

We were really pleased how the Hogan performed, but after a week in it with a bag full of stuff each we are thinking about getting something at least with a bigger porch for longer trips.

Doug Morris
Reviewed: 11 June 2003

HOME FROM HOME

Ease and speed of pitching, great design, weight. Everything you want a tent to be - good place to kip, whatever the weather wherever you are and no hassle.

As above on separating the outer/inner following a real dousing, but the attached inner is one of the great positives for the easy pitching. Yes, pegs could be better and one of the hooks for the line system went once, but it was easily fixed (by a local cobbler!)

The only real problem with mine is that I don't get to spend enough time in it!