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Tents
From two-person backpacking shelters to family tunnel tents that survive a Welsh August.
The single number worth checking is the hydrostatic head — the water column in millimetres a fabric holds before it leaks. 2,000 mm is the practical floor for British weather; 3,000 mm and above copes with a wet week. Pole material matters almost as much: fibreglass is cheap and splinters, aluminium flexes and survives.
Vango Beta 350
Three-person dome that has been the sensible first tent in Britain for years. 3,000 mm hydrostatic head, fits a small car boot.
Vango · at
Amazon · Usually under £150
Coleman Darwin 3+
Compact three-person with a proper porch for wet boots — the thing budget tents usually omit.
Coleman · at
Amazon
Vango Skye 500
Five-berth tunnel tent. Enough headroom to stand, and the poles are alloy rather than fibreglass.
Vango · at
Amazon
MSR Hubba Hubba NX 2
Serious two-person backpacking tent. Expensive, very light, and it holds up in wind that flattens cheaper poles.
MSR · at
Amazon · Premium
Outwell Earth 5
Family tunnel tent with a sewn-in groundsheet and blackout bedrooms for summer mornings.
Outwell · at
Amazon
Terra Nova Laser Compact 2
Genuinely lightweight two-person for wild camping, from a British maker who understands British weather.
Terra Nova · at
Amazon · Premium
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