The tent what I is going to get for on the bike.

[Hetzer]

After reading all the threads here on the subject it's looking most likely to be the Vango Mirage 200. I will, of course, be attending the BBQ again this summer but have decided I no longer wish to impersonate Frank Gallagher passing out in a local park.

Is my choice the correct one dya think?
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[stinkwheel]

I can vouch for the materials it's made of as being robust and waterproof. I've had the models either side of that one (banshee 200 and halo 200) and they both perform very well.

Pack size is good. A tad on the heavy side but that's the pay-off for a self-supporting structure, you're essentially carrying an extra pole.

I find "end loading" ones to be a bit of a PITA these days, I do like a side-entrance.

Should be plenty of room for you + kit. I suspect it might be a tad cosy for two.

Pay attention to the instructions for which order you should insert then errect the poles on a semi-geodesic tent, get it wrong and they can be almost impossable.

Stick it up in the garden first, the inner hangs off the outer but once attached, you can just leave it there and errect it all in one. Knocks a good five minutes off the setup time/adds five minutes to the drinking time.
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[yambabe]

No. You are a tall chap and would be better with a taller tent imo.

You have a nice powerful bike that will not balk at carrying something a little heavier.

https://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/vango-berkeley-500-tent.html

Go for that one. You still won't be able to stand up in it but you won't be far off, the sleeping space is huge so you can go across it diagonally and stretch your legs out and there's plenty of room to put all your gear as well.

HTH
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[Radis]

I have the Banshee 300 - when I did my European tour with my wife it slept us both comfortably (I'm just over 6ft and neither of us are fat) but not all our kit could come inside - no chance of standing up in it and in the light tent arena you won't find any you can stand up in. Easy to put up and very light/compact - would recommend this model.

[cimbian]

Mirage 200 is a nice tent and I can sit-up in it, just but for similar money I bought a Vango Halo 200 and that is a cracking tent.

Like the mirage you can open it according to wind-direction. Unlike the mirage this is done by separate doors. Loads of room inside, storage pockets on each corner and a hanging loop for a lamp.

Once assembled first-time it can be packed-away for pitch-in-one and even goes back into the compression-sack it came out of!

Three aluminium poles, all the same length, so no pissing-about with colour-codes.

Overall, nice tent. Just don't pitch next to me if I go to the BBQ as I don't want you climbing over me in the night!
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[stinkwheel]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Sod getting out of the tent, it's what empty milk bottles are for
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[Fisty]

Surely Jesus didnt use a tent? He used a manger
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

What was it Henry Kissinger said about J Edgar Hoover? Better to have him in the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in.

Probably one of the few things that can be said about Hetzer *and* the head of the FBI.
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[Shinigami]

jesus, i've never paid over £15 for a tent haha.

Then again they have all been for festivals where i've had no intention of packing it back up.

The bbq will likely be the same
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[Vin]

Hi, I've got one of these and used it for a two week cycling tour last year. Slept two in it without being overly cramped, although it is snug it took all our gear as well. A good balance of weight/cost.
I think its a really good design and echo what stinkwheel said.
However, one of the eyelets for the poles failed after about 7 erections . Luckily it was on a pole point that had two eyelets. See photo.
I may have just been unlucky, it was repaired promptly and FOC through the online retailer. On inspection i'd say the eyelets all look a bit flimsy, the replacement one was much more robust looking. I think Ill be buying a few spare eyelets for this years trip. Also if it were me I would get something to put under the ground sheet.


For motorcycling I've always used eurohike tents from the Milletts sales. Cheap and adequate.
Hope this helps

[Hetzer]

Cheers peeps. The Mirage is still looking the top bannana though. It's only for sleeping in mind, and at 225cm it's long enough. Probably longer at a slight diagonal position.
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[UnspeedySam]

Looks like a good choice. I've got this and I really rate it:
https://www.blacks.co.uk/activities/104728-karrimor-beta-2-man-tent.html

Pretty similar design ideas. Big enough for me and my girlfriend and a tiny pack size. Got it for £70 in a sale in 2011 and really rate it. Sadly it's only available for the fairly nuts price of £170 now...
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[EazyDuz]

OP look at the Banshee 200, Gelert Mongoose, Lichfield Treklite, Coleman Cobra 2...
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[kramdra]

How much for a bit of fabric and some poles


Have been thinking about tents. Sometime Id like to go as cheap as possible exploring round europe, so a tent would be perfect. Thinking of those tent-caravan extentions. I like the idea of using bike as a supporting part of tent if thats not a silly idea, ofcourse it'd want some kind of ground sheet.

[cimbian]

Banshee 200 is very low. Get an erection in the night and it'll gain a third pole!
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[Hetzer]

[Timmeh]

I have a Vango and it has been abused at festivals, used as a temporary HQ, ammo point and field hospital after my unit came under motar fire.

And it still doesn't leak.
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[Azonicben]

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/t2-ultralight-pro-2-man-hiking-tent-black-id_6539976.html?LGWCODE=58324;53453;3327&utm_source=Google%2BMerchants&utm_term=Hiking%20and%20Camping%20tents&utm_medium=Price%2BComparison&utm_campaign=Product&gclid=CPv_u6n9wLYCFbLMtAodV3UAAA

I've had one of these for a while, easily fits into a soft pannier with room to spare, and relatively spacious for its size, its easier to change your kecks if you can at least kneel in the taller bit.
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[Hetzer]

I think I'll be using my ancient old Eurohike 320 what I have just dug up from the back of the coach-house. It's a bit long on the bike but as I'm packing a ground-roll too the size has become less of an issue.

https://i.ebayimg.com/t/Eurohike-320-Tent-/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/JXgAAMXQE31RmQVx/$(KGrHqN,!l0FFzmCf)KsBRmQV)n,,g~~60_12.JPG
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[ukdiceman]

I rate Vango tents, I've a Vango Delta 300 which is 10 years old and still going strong.

https://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k589/ukdiceman/null_zpsa0804a0f.jpg
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[Musketeer]

I use Tesco value tent.. Small when packed, not the lightest but it's water proof, wind proof, almost midge proof, quality build average probably not going to last but as it cost only 12 quid I treat it as disposable item
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