I bought this yesterday evening and slept in it in a field in Scarborough, It was howling windy and raining,set it up in the dark in about 5 or six minutes for the first time ,super simple and set nice and tight. Most of the night the rain was like someone spraying a fire hose on the tent and I stayed completely dry and nothing really flapped about. Super happy with it. Thanks for the review.

In my opinion such a tent is for sleeping in. During the day you go hiking or whatever, but you won't stay in your tent. My solution for more space to sit and to cook is a tarp.

Lad... me and mrs have just got into wild camping, we've just brought a OEX Jackal 2, cracking tent and we've binged all your videos. Doing a top job lad, you've helped us out on what gear to get! Keep it up son.

Had a small tent like that one some years back. It was to small for a fat guy like me. You don’t even have enough room to change your mind less alone changing clothes.

love this tent, used it during a storm in September that brought down loads of trees, stopped all trains etc, and I stayed dry and cosy throughout, my only issue is the placement of the hook on the roof which I consistently got my hair caught on.

this will do me for a one night wild camp. nice video. no silly music. no showing you how to remove it from the box/wrapper. just straight to the point.

I have one of these, I really like it, the ventilation in it is really good, it's warm because there is very little space to heat up, I'm only 5ft3 but can change my clothes ok in it. You do get an ab work out when getting changed in it. I can use it on my motorbike for camping because of it's weight and size. Less is more

Bought this tent few weeks ago but still haven’t used it yet. I bought it because like u I love OEX and the build quality is always great. I had a cheep one man tent from Aldi and it was ok but wasn’t very waterproof and the foot box area had no poles so your feet where hitting the bottom roof. I have been trying to get this on go outdoors and millets for the last 2 months or so but anytime it came in it would go out of stock just as quick so I think it’s a popular tent. Glad I have it now though. Great video as always. Thanks Dan.

Awesome video as always pal, you didn’t mess around getting this one uploaded, I saw the picture on instagram yesterday and video in less than 24hours 👌👌👌

Looks to be a well designed Tent tbh, just purchased one based on your review 😀

hi Dan . Any chance you could do a phoxx 1 v a phoxx 2 for a comparison . Great honest review by the way , as always . 👍👍

great video as always, wish you uploaded this a few weeks ago as i recently decided to go wild camping for the first time in this exact same tent. it was so much smaller than i imagined and i could hardly fit myself and a backpack in there! wasn't the best experience

Good honest fair review, I also have one man tent vango force ten fw1, its over 30 years and well used, yes its small,

Bought one today from Blacks. Good tackle. I’ll be taking this on some one man motorcycle jaunts this year. Lightweight, easy up and down and low enough to hide behind hedges in fields you’re not supposed to camp in !!

I recently got the 2.0 backwards bungalow just loved it's unusual set up desided to build a bug out bag arround it ty for the cool reviews 👍🇬🇧

I reckon a mix of this and the Snugpak Ionosphere would be more or less perfect. Love the side entrance of the OEX, having two entrances, and how far the flysheet comes out for boots etc. Also those wind clips are a really good idea. Snugpak though the inner is all mesh, which is really nice as it's completely bugproof and well ventilated so you don't get any condensation at all. In summer, just that mesh inner and a tarp is nice to give you protected sleeping from bugs but also some living space to cook in. Feels less claustrophobic when you can see all around too I guess. It has little velcro ties to the poles for the flysheet which is nice and quick. But a mesh inner with a slightly bigger fly and OEX style side entrances on both sides would be perfect for me!

Outstanding review. I'm in the U.S. and we have some different expressions, I know. (Have a buddy who moved here from your neck of the woods.) I about fell out of my chair when you, lying down in a one-person tent and looking ready to zip yourself in, said "Look, I'm gonna get myself off..." Hilarious. Thanks for the great review and the unexpected laugh. Subscribed.

great video, thanks for explaining things some other people didnt. I was interested that you said you cant really move around in it, i have never really heard that in a review before.. usually the review goes on about how cool it is for stealth camping and then forgets about anything else useful to say. like i said, great video, keep it up.

Thanks for this Dan. I use to own the original black Phoxx 1 and I like the upgrades they've done. However, I completely agree with you about the restrictions of these tents - unless I guess you have a tarp over the top. Like the colour of it. 17 pegs??? That's a lot but then they haven't designed it for the outer and inner to make use of the same pegging out points. Thanks again. ATB - Ben

Thanks for a good honest review. for the same weight and packsize, my Zephyros 1 seems a palace in comparison, I can get changed in it, have cooked with the door pegged open with a bit of cord, I suppose all 1 person tents are going to be a compromise, but these look to be just a sleep shelter as some have said. Cheers.

Thanks for the video mate, gonna be using this to wild camp for the first time in the Lake District.

I have the original Phoxx 1 and love it, use it for wild bike camping and in all four seasons. Like others swapped out the pegs for Ti ones. At 5'10" and 220lb there is room for me and my rucksack (used as a pillow) and all other stuff goes in the vestibules or stays on the bike. I can turn around in it by lying on one side and turning (tight but doable), I can change tops by kneeling with torso bent over my legs; socks by lying down and bringing my feet up: I am not the most flexible person either. I have an Alpkit Soloist if I intend to stay around camp longer or the weather is going to be really poor, then sitting up becomes more of an issue, but usually I am up and out. Thanks EWM for the videos, very informative.

Great honest review. I'm looking for a new tent for canoe camping, don't think it'll be the Phoxx 1 v2 though, now I've seen this. However, it is an improvement. Cheers Dan. All the best

I use a lunar solo treking pole tent weighs 750g and its very spacious inside, loads of vestabule space to cook in and keep shoes and water and pack, enough space to keep your pack inside and to sit up and get changed, I was I bit skeptic at first but works., love the vids dude.

There is an argument that a separate inner and outer is better in the wet because when rolling up your wet tent you can keep the 2 parts separate, that way when you pitch later in the day the inner hasn't become wet. Also you can just use the inner when it's very warm and keep the bugs off. Thanks for the vid, gonna get one, still only £55 in GO today!

The pegs are where all the weight is on this. I bought a cheap set of titanium pegs and got it under 1.5kg 👌🏼

Great review! I just purchased this tent to lighten my load a bit, I wanted to push it as low as possible while keeping the price low and the durability high. This one seemed to tick all the boxes! Luckily I’m a 5’7” & size 10 slim female so should have enough room! I already carry an extra tarp and a waterproof picnic rug so that should solve the cooking in rain problem. Hoping to try it first time next week, let’s see how it performs in some Scottish weather!

I have a similar bivy tent like that, it’s called the golden bear. There’s some KZfaq videos of it to give you an idea of what it’s like. It worked great for a couple nights camping in the summer, plenty of ventilation.

Got one myself a few months back for £90 and thats with a sale on, great video keep it up!

Really good vid, I have the Phox ll, great for motorbike and backpacking, the 5000 HH means it s watertight, and I can confirm this is the case, great little tents, I use a tarp which allows me to be outside under canvas, I also have a 5m Bell tent so all basis covered. Do what the man says and Get Out and give it a try, you cant loose for £50!

Good and fair review mate, well done. Personally i'm not a one man fan, if it weighed closer to 1KG then that would be a fair trade off for the lack of room. I bought a Naturehike cloud up 2 last year, and it weighs roughly 1.5 KG. Tons of room to sit up, just about brew up in the porch in an emergency. Another good one on the market is an alpkit soloist. Which looks incredibly similar to the Naturehike. Made in the same Chinese factory i suspect. The advantage of pitching the inside first, is you get a bug mesh only tent for a summer camp out in good weather. Odds are against being able to do that if its pitched outside first.

You are blunt, blatantly honest, & black & white... Fresh air you are 👌

For all Im not gonna get one (6 foot 3, have no chance of fitting in it haha) it looks like a brilliantly made 1 man tent. Titanium poles, inner clips to poles and the clips for the fly sheet. All great features and looks very well made for such a reasonable price. Class review mate!

Greetings from West Yorkshire ,another great tutorial . Im absolutely against these one man low profile tents , they are light weight compact and great for all that BUT and this is my point you must be able to sit up in the tent ,laying down to cook or boil a brew at the end of the day is so dangerous especially if extremely tired? as a former medic I have seen it so many times ,guys stop for the night through up their hoop bivi get a brew on light a cig stare out in to space and then BANG you have dozed off and gone face first in to your stove , again another great film glad to have found you .

Nice vid pal love the review stuff you do would like to see a review on how you pack all your gear when out keep them coming

Much appreciated thinking of getting a one man tent ill only use it in summer and I'm 5 8 too so great comparison

I was going to review the v2 myself but wasn't bold enough to publish. I appreciated your first video. I'm not into the video far but can guarentee i'll be getting to 2 man. And i'f it were dry'ish i leave the inner set up and drying out as i do my breakfast. Condensation had been not great but seems to be when i exit the tent in the morning opeining the door is what gets the inner damp for me.

Good review there Dan,just bought the phox 2,luke you say if they had made it all pitch together, it would have been a fantastic tent but still not bad

Nice review mate, my son uses the phoxx 1 and is fine for him... seems like a big bulky bivvy bag really 😂👍🏼 thanks for sharing mate Ash

I am 176cm and I can literally still change clothes whilst laying in a camping hammock, im sure a lot of people have no issue changing clothes whilst half laying down in a tent like this. Also, usually one brings a tarp along when using tents like this to make a little dry sitting/cooking area infront of the tent, cutting out the need to do any of that inside the tent. Thanks for the honest review.

I love it, mate you are the real deal, I hope I have one of that 1 man tent absolutely awesome!

So true...for not a lot more weight a two man tent gives you so much more while camping .I use a Coleman cobra 2RS and its spot on . Comes in at under 2.8 kg and loads of room. 😊

I got a 1 person tent. Really like it... for what it is. Took it on a back property camp at a farm. We were there for a long weekend and the sky opened up halfway through. While I remained warm and dry, I was stuck in my tent for a significant part of the day, barely able to lean on my elbow, though thankfully the vestibule was large enough to cook in with my small BRS stove. That weekend taught me both that I had picked a really good tent, and that that tent was best used in specific circumstances and in conjunction with a tarp. My 2 person tent is heavier, but at least I can be comfortable staying in it for a significant amount of time, and I can change my clothes without leaving the tent

graet logical review , i have this tent and think its very well made for the price , decades ago I owned the saunders jet packer that I loved and this seems quite similar

I have Robens Starlight 2 and that is smallest I would go. Not that bigger and heavier than Starlight 1 (I`m guessing similar weight as this one, even though it has just one pole) but Starlight 2 gives that additional room that allows for camping in all weather scenarios, spring through fall. Not exceedingly comfortable on long trips, but I just love it.

I must admit I keep thinking of buying a one man tent but I tried one once and it was like getting in a coffin . Great review.

Another honest and straight forward review Dan, nice one.

Bought this last September. Did a couple of one night camps in Kent and have now moved to Scotland. Had 2 nights out. 1 on the bealach between Ben More and Stob Binnein. Windy, rain. Had to get help from friend to put the fly sheet on. Great for getting in and chilling but not for doing anything else. 2nd time was last week just off the summit of Ben More. Put it up in 5 minutes. Very windy night and it stood up well. It is cramped, but as you say, it is a one person tent! All this aside, it is a great little tent. As I write I see Go Outdoors are doing a bit of a deal on the Phoxx 2... Half a kilo heavier but I am very tempted!

Evening Dan. Interesting video mate. Try the burghouse peak 3.1. You move about in it cook in it. An change in it. Its a one man tent with loads of room. Hope this is useful mate. Tc Andy

bought a similar tent(new) for silly money on ebay earlier in the year, great for sleeping in, but I also carry a tarp to go with it, that way if weather is inclement, you are able to have some head room, for cooking / changing clothes / etc and be dry

Feel the same...thats why I combined It with tarp. Nice video🙂👌

I've owned one of these for about a year, and at 5'11" it's never faulted me in sleeping or changing in it. Deffo something to get used to, but after one or two initial tries I've found changing to be a relative ease. Can get rather sauna-ish in heatwave weather, but that's easily remedied by utilising the ventilation spots. Overall I'd say go for it, just be mindful that most people can't sit up in it properly

I have one that is almost the same, but even smaller ! You are right, they are just for sleeping in and that's it. Winter time if the weather is not looking good, I take a tarp and make a porch or dry cooking / sitting area. One thing with the inner 1st tents. In the very warm weather you can use just the inner as a bug net and put a tarp high over it to keep you dry but still gets some nice air flow. Regards JB.

Thank you for this video. Very helpful, a specially comments about what you can and can't do in this tent. Very helpful :)

Another. Good watch 😎☝️ I definitely need a 3 man lol 😂 but then most of my camping is on a motorcycle 😎☝️🇬🇧🏍 but I have just ordered a hammock and tarp

Good, straightforward, honest review

I’m only 5’10 so it’s not bad space for me. I got mine cheap last year end of season at go outdoors. Not bad for an over nighter.

I’m 6”1 and i do just fit in but you’re right I can’t move much 😅

Good tent for Bikepacking. Straps to the handlebars easy enough without fouling levers/cables. Wild camped up on the South Downs and had 60 mph winds coming off the coast and it withstood it pretty well; was more worried about the tree I'd pitched up under! Used it on several times, good for £40. I'm 5ft 10 and medium build, space is pretty tight. Saved 15% of the total weight by swapping for titanium tent pegs.

Just found your review after looking for a 1 man tent, great tips and brilliant review thank you, I’m 5’7 and reckon it would be a good buy for me if I can still find one🤞👍🏻

As 6'3" i find a one man tent doesn't give me enough room Good straight forward review

I’ve got a cheap gelert solo tent used a couple off times on motorcycle trips but I think I will bring a tarp as well to sit over top to give me more room etc witch I think is a good idea if your using these small tents 👍

It’s a nice looking tent that but like you mention no good in rainy days! I went with the wild country helm 2 because it has enough room for me and kit plus I can sit up in it and you can pitch it up with the inner already attacked to outer. Great vid dan

I bought one of these, because of the good reviews they've received. I DO like it, but it is quite a confined space inside. One thing I have found, the thickness of your sleeping mat makes quite a difference, as the inside of the tent slopes inwards by your head. My 5 cm thick (mountain equipment Glacier 5.0) means there's not much space between head/face and inner tent wall; but this is improved with a thinner sleeping mat, That's something to keep in mind.

I'm 6'1 and I can fit in this tent with my bag as a pillow and it was fine as long as don't fully stretch out. It is tight but worth it for less space taken up in bag in my opinion.

Great vlog E.W. Great tent, learnt a lot. Thanks.

I just bought one (oct 2nd) from Go Outdoors for £39.99. All one man tents are pretty tough to live in. This is the third one I have tried and hopefully has the least compromised design. The side opening is deffo a big plus compared to the end only of existing tunnel tent.

I was looking at the cost and weight of the tents before I bought mine. I started looking at space aswell to winter camping can all be done in one tent. I ended going for the naturehike cloud up 2 in greed. It’s a 2 man and great head height and storage. For 89 it’s well worth it at only 1.4kg. Worth a look at.

Great vid my friend thankyou for sharing...no..i brought this exact same tent in go outdoors in July...bargain I thought...its still waiting to be used lol...but its given me an idea of what to expect...away this weekend canoe camping for 3 days...we weather expected so will take another tent ...cheers mate 👍 atb jj

I stick to my esp low pro full brolly system yes its a one man but its high a nuff to seat up right in get changed even safe a nuff with door open to cook in and takes about 1 minute to put full up and in the bad weather thats a god send !

Hi Dan. Great video. I've just watched your review of the Salamander hooped bivvy. I my mind this is more like a larger bivvy type tent. Is there any chance of you doing a Salamander v Phoxx1 comparison video. Cheers

Got this tent last month and am taking it out for the first time tomorrow. At 5’6” and slim I’m not envisioning that many issues with space. I’ll be trekking and camping but have a tarp and my trekking poles with me anyway, so can always build myself extra room for cooking etc, should I need it.

Great review of the tent your correct I would prefer a 2 man tent also personally I would not bother with a one tent due to space and condensation

I am coming back to the UK to do some work and I am planning on stealth camping, I am keeping my money and I am not paying hotel fees. i did this before In Norfolk during the 2008 financial crisis I didn't have a problem with is and in fact I enjoyed it roll on CANZUK so I can head off to Canada.

Yup not much room you made a good few valid points nicely done bud

The one man tents of this size & dimension really do limit what you can & cannot do whilst camping,like you say if you just want to get your head down & go to sleep or listen to some tunes then they will do the job,if you are tent bound due to bad weather well you are in for a bit of a torrid time...if anyone is looking for a roomy one man tent I'd definitely check out the Nordisk Svalbard 1..it's lighter than this tent,30cm higher meaning you can sit up easily & drink/get dressed or undressed,it's longer & wider,a vestibule you can cook in if need be & it's wind speed tested to withstand a hurricane & you can pick them up new for about £150 online. I always like your honest reviews on gear be it good or bad & that can only help us all in the long run as we renew or upgrade our gear..cheers fella

Nice one Dan, looks great protection tent for backpacking and just in it to sleep. Anything else and would need a tarp would you agree? The tent poles alongside trekking poles combo may lend itself to a quick tarp set up. Doing so would vastly improve conditions.

OEX man 🙂 they should sponsor you, awesome review thx. Check out the Terra Nova Helm compact 1 the best tent under 200 garrenteed but they sell like the PS5 always out of stock, the Alpkit Soloist is the only other tent I recommend under 150.

I have a phoxx 1 and love it but in bad weather i put a tarp over to give some cooking and changing space.

The good old Bobcat is outer pitch first or if you leave the inner in you can pitch both together 🤘🤘

being a solo motorcyclist camper this tent would do me no good no room to fart let alone anything else .....i ended up buying the OEX Coyote III 3 Person Expedition Tent hopefully you can do a review on it as i am still yet to use it no thanks to the covid paranoia :)

the netting by the head is good thinking on the oex side for the condensation...1.7kg is a good weight for distance hikes so worth looking at for fifty quid. some nice features. peace pall.

Great review thanks, think I'll give it a miss for winter camping, honest review thankyou subd and liked! Sam

Went to go outdoors today and still in sale 👍

I have an old coleman rigel so that looks pretty spacious to me!

Tutankhamun Tuta maaaan. I've been really enjoying this tent a roo. Big luv luvs Dan the man...

phoxx 2 .2 is 64 quid on go outdoors ebay site at moment, found it to be perfect for 1 person. think it to be tight fit for 2

good video gives me idears could use basher over it in winter more weight to carry though

Nice review, mate. Ta very much.

I have a 1 man tent (Wild Country Coshe micro) and its tiny!! I had to sleep curled up with the door half open to avoid drowning in condensation! However it's half the weight of my Vango Banshee 200 which means I have room for extra beers so it's not all bad!!

Great video as always Dan 👍👍

Nice review - many thanks

If I had a go outdoors local to me I would buy this for £50 it has it’s flaws but I know for the money it is still a great value tent that I would find a use for

Bought this and not got round to using it yet coz I enjoy hammocking too much🤣 gonna use it next month after the edale skyline hike

Reminds me of my argos tiger paws , a tent that served me well for a year or two even surviving a blizzard but I've needed more and more room as I've got older so moved on to a banshee and a couple of nature hike tents targa 2 and now cloud peak , a two person is a minimum for one person and kit and the nature hike tents allow me more space and are high enough to sit up in yet still light weight and sturdy but at £50 this looks to be a bargain

Good review, the tent looks a faff to put up especially in the rain and 17 pegs seems alot. I agree with what you said about one man tents with the exception of the Hilleberg Soulo i found I could get changed and cook easily but then you are paying a premium for it.

Great general tent but The poles are pretty fragile so you can't tighten them too much. I've had 2 joints bend and 1 snap after a year of sparse use. Honestly if you're more than a casual camper wanting a small profile tent, get a tarp.

I made the mistake of buying the old Phoxx 1 in black, I'm 6'2'' and discovered I didn't fit the damn thing. Ended up giving the tent to my son and bought Vango Banshee 300 which is roomy for one person and gear, and for a bit more space I also got the Oex Coyote 3 which is a very good tent.

Thinking of getting this tent, but what's the difference between the version 2 and the original

I need to get a spare pole for the bottom of mine, any clue where I can get one from?