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[Pigeon]

Tents. Do you have, or know of, any basic tents which can be put together in less than 5 minutes.
I'm thinking 4 pegs, 2 poles and done.

I have one, it's a Vango Tempest 200. It's incredibly compact and weighs nothing. It has loads of clever design features, has always been dry and can handle a good amount of wind. I'm genuinely very impressed with it.

However, it has 3 poles, a ground sheet, 8 corner pegs, 4 guy pegs, a fly sheet.
Apparently it can be put up in under 10 minutes. Always takes me nearer 30 I think!

It's fine for pitching and using as a base. But I would really like something quick and dirty. Something where the stop each day is a different site and after many hours in the saddle the last thing you want to be doing is titting about with umpteen bags of poles, pegs, sheets etc Equally to get going in the morning, 5mins and off.

I really like the idea of the pop-up tents, but with a compacted diameter of 100cm I would struggle to fit that onto bike and bomb along at 90+ without it flying off like Oddjobs hat

Suggestions appreciated

[delsol]

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/2-seconds-easy-i-pop-up-tent-1-man-green-id_8302226.html

Only 61cm diameter:

[Pigeon]

That looks pretty good, have you used one?

At 60cm, I could sit that vertically against the back of the topbox and run a bungee around the base of the topbox, that should keep it in place.

Cool, thanks

[delsol]

[flikers]

Me and my mate use a three man pop up tent when in Germany.

Less than 5 minutes to get up, 15 minutes to get back in its bag.

[recman]

I have a Regatta pull up tent I used for the first time last year.
Most excellent in some pretty heavy rain and extremely quick to erect/take down.
I'd say from unpacking to habitable is definitely less than 5mins, more like 3.
Pack away probably 7-8mins and that's a noob camper with no practice.

Comfortably fits a double inflatable mattress with room for all my shooting gear.

[stinkwheel]

The only fault I have with my queshqua 1 man tent is that rain can get in when you open the door.

I believe they have made a little "peak" thing on the newer models to help prevent this.

Plenty of room inside for me and my bike gear. You couldn't cook in it, porch is practically non-existant. The pack size is a bit big still but not totally unmanageable, it's narrower than the bike with panniers fitted. Double skinned so midge proof but also not a total sweat-box like the single-skinners.

With practice, my Banshee 200 could be put up in a very short time. 2 poles, 12 pegs as I recall. In reality it is smaller than the popup but pack size is very neat.
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[Northern Monkey]

I can get a vango tempest up in less than 10 minutes. It's just a matter of practice.

Keep the inner and outer together, snap the poles together, push them though, peg out the back, then peg out the front, then the guys.
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[Poseidon]

Gelert vertigo. Weighs very little (less than 3kg if memory serves). Inner and outer pitch as one so the inside stays dry if it's raining when you put it up. But the real gem is how you erect it. Peg 4 corners, expand the attached telescopic poles (2 of), peg the guy ropes, peg the remaining 10 or so points on the outer layer and climb in. My record is 132 seconds, but that was not long after breaking my collar bone so didn't have full use of my left arm. Confident I could it up in under 2min with a bit of practice.

Putting away is pretty quick too. Undo all the pegs, collapse the poles, couple of natty folds and roll it up around the poles. Plenty of space inside, opens up in 4 different directions so you can dodge the wind even if it changes direction after you've pitched up and it's quite cheap now that it is old stock. Very waterproof from what I've found as well.

Hth

Edit:

Other half reminded me that I did once get it up in a minute and a half. So yeah, very quick to pitch. Have a look on sports direct, they were doing then for 40quid or so.
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[Pigeon]

Thanks all, much appreciated. I've decided to go with the Queshqua 2-man tent. It's only 5cm wider packed down than the 1 man.

Planning on using this in Ireland, never been but hoping to go with some BCF people in August, then there is the BCF BBQ immediately after (on the way home in fact). So it's a week of camping at different sites each night potentially. £45 and it should save me huge amounts in hotels / B&B costs.

The Gelert Vertigo looks halfway between the two (Tempest 200 vs Queshqua 2 second). It's pack size would make it easier to carry, but I'm going to try the pop-up approach.

Recman, which Regatta was it out of interest?

[recman]

One of these but I only paid £40 for it in an Argos sale last year.
Doesn't look like they sell it any more.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Regatta-Deluxe-4-Man-Pop-Up-Tent-/371262266694

[Northern Monkey]

Pop up tents are OK as long as it doesn't rain and isn't windy, as they leak and fall over.

Pop up tent's are ideal if you want to camp in your living room. Not much else

Of all of the tent's discussed in this thread, the vango tempest is the best, especially when you are going to be carrying it on a bike. Just learn to put it up a bit quicker. and keep the fly and inner together when you pack it up.
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[stinkwheel]

[delsol]

Quechua pop-up has 2000HH, it won't leak.
For strong winds/gusts I would guy it out fully.
For extra stability for bad conditions I would leave permanently attached extra guy lines so that I could batten down a bit extra, I leave extra guys ropes on all my tents, takes up tiny space/weight.

Pegs and guy ropes:

https://www.poundland.co.uk/summer/camping-and-festivals

[Alpineandy]

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But it was a misunderstanding. Her sister was only joining us for a threesome 'lunch-wise'



Oh, sorry. another misunderstanding....
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[Ste]

https://i.imgur.com/lJGijdp.jpg

Tent at the front takes next to no time to put up.

It turned out to be a good place to get to watch local wildlife.

https://i.imgur.com/bi3bSmm.jpg

[mentalboy]

Terra Nova, Laser Competition 1, goes up real fast, packs small, sleeps two good friends ( ) and with titanium pegs (personal upgrade) weighs well under a kilo - ideal for carrying on a bike
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[stinkwheel]

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[J4mes]

I have one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gelert-Tornado-Man-Tent-Excalibur/dp/B00132D902

And after a bit of practice at home, I took it to the Pyrenees for a weeks off road jaunt and could erect it in 5 minutes, and drop/ pack it in around the same time.

[Northern Monkey]

[G]

Carried this tent on the bike shown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWGWX8wibz4

Goes up and folds down in seconds. No pegs needed in normal conditions - just chuck some kit in.
This is a 'blackout' version which does work pretty well at blocking light compared to 'normal' tents.

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[mentalboy]

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