Thank you Tim 😊 I really appreciate that 😊👍🐶

Thanks, Stephen 😊 Thats really excellent feedback 👍👌

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 no worries mate... I love your reviews, that pooch is cool 👍

@@stephenfurlong7505 thank you 😊 👍

Excellent 👌

Thank you Martin 😊 I appreciate that 😊👍🐶

Thank you ☺️ 🐶

Thank you very much 😊 I really appreciate that 👍🐶👍

Thank you 😊 I do try not to come over as a review... I just say wants in front of me - there is another video on my channel where I gave that tent a s good wallop in some wind 🐶👍👍🐶

I'm planning on buying the rakoon, but I've noticed the top of the tent is flat and I'm worried about heavy rain and snow. Does it leak ?

@@ra444vlz it looks flat but rain will run off .. snow with anything it will stand .... just knock off .....its a good tent .

@@Welshchris13 Thank you for answering! Really appreciate it.

@@ra444vlz your welcome... Happy camping 🙂

Thanks John, they're great companions aren't they 😊👍🐶

Thanks Graham, I’m just in the middle of moving house (hopefully in by Christmas) - So the channel will be re-emerging in the new year … from the Brecon Beacons 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Good luck with the move Shamus That’s fantastic I love your channel and have watched so many over again. Be great to see you both out again.🐶 Atb Graham 😃

Thanks for watching, Ian. They have plenty of designs to choose from. Enjoy it and enjoy the great outdoors 👍

Hi Toby, thank you 😊 To be honest it’s why I haven’t done anything for YT during this lock down. Mind you, I’ve been tempted to do some ‘garden’ type reviews - but the lawn is like a swimming pool at the moment 😂 Thank you for watching, I really appreciate it 👍🐶👍

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Haha of course, well if you have used the gear then the surroundings are irrelevant, they should correctly name their videos to 'first impressions'.

That’s a good idea, Michael - added tommy list - thank you 😊

Thank you Martin 😊 That's great feedback on the tent - it's very spacious and versatile so it's nice to hear it can take some weather as well 👍😊🐶

Thank you 😊 The Phoxx II comes very well recommended doesn’t it 😊👍🐶

Thanks Steven 😊👍🐶

Thanks Ron, I think the flat aspect to the flysheet is a vulnerability, I had this with another tent where water would pool 😊👍🐶

Thanks Keith, I’ll give the 3F a go in some weather this autumn 👍 I have a Hex Peak with 3 different single inners 😂 it’s like it has its own collection 🤣

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 I got the floor inner incase,you want to leave out inner mesh.Wait for test before I decide.😄

Goo does Keith 👍

Thank you 😊 that’s very much appreciated 👍

Hi Steven - I suspect it's only available via China? 😊

Thank you Jonathan 👍😊🐶

Hi Kirsten, I like that ‘noping out’ 👍😊

Can you let me know how you get on with this when your order turns up, I would be very interested 😊👍🐶

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 I will indeed. I'm still waiting for delivery but I'll let you know how it turns out.

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Hello again Seamus. I just received shipment of the 3F UL tent. First impressions are really good. It's very light for its size. All stitching is of high quality as are the anodised aluminium fixings and straps. Tensioning buckles are of good quality as are the supplied pegs and compression sack. The floor fabric is quite thin, so the supplied groundsheet is a must unless you know you are pitching on lawn. Really there are no problems or issues that I can see. So far I'm very happy. However I can't endorse the tent until I have tested it in the rain and also assessed the longevity of the poles. These are the two things I worry about until I test it in real conditions. So I will report back whenever I have had it overnight in the wind and rain. Delivery was very fast overall. It took maybe 7 days before it was dispatched but only 4 days after before delivery. The supplier was the official 3F store on AliExpress. They seem to have used TNT, so top marks for speed of delivery.

Thank you 😊 wishing you the best of luck 👍👌

Thanks, that’s very much appreciated - we will be uploading a gain. The Google ‘deletion’ thing is to do with the entire account, so provided you use mail or log in, watch KZfaq etc they are happy 👍

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Hello, ahhh right okay, sorry for the misinformation haha. Have a nice weekend Shamus.

And now I think I want one of those 3L's

Haha - I’ll get this one out on some weather and let you know how it holds up 👍

Thanks, Mate - Once I've given it a thorough 'pasting' in some weather, I'll report back - But so far, it doesn't look bad at all. :)

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 yea il keep an eye for that mate. Cheers ATB James

Thank you, Scott 👍

Thank you Chris, much appreciated 😊🐶👍

Thank you Dan - I appreciate that 😊👍🐶

It’s spacious isn’t it, and a fraction of the cost of a fishing bivvi!

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 agreed, oex are doing bits recently 👌

Thank you, that’s much appreciated. I hope you enjoy the moor 👍

Thanks Steve, much appreciated 👍

It’s certainly good value 👍😊🐶

Thanks Stephen, that's how I see it, for sure. Thanks for taking the time to comment :)

Thank you for takin the time to watch, I appreciate that 😊👍🐶

Hi Mike, we all know that it needn't be expensive ... but it is 😂 The same gear I used 40 years ago should be good enough for today - we're driven by consumerism aren't we? I must dash, I ve just spotted a nice shiny stove on website 😁😁😂😂😁😁 (I'm kidding)

Have a look around the NatureHike Cloud Peak 2 - It is a spacious shelter 👍

Thanks I will Shamus

Thanks Ian, I’ve never used the tent in heavy wind or rain. I would suspect the ‘puddle’ roof ‘thing’ is likely; I’ve seen it in similar designs. Having said that, it is great value for money and provides a very roomy shelter 👍

I think thats very true 👍 Thanks for watching 😊👍🐶

Hi there, this was recorded very simply on a GoPro Hero 8 and Rode Mic - 👍

Haha 😂 I’ll soon find out, Steve, I’ve just got one ... in RED! 😮👍😀

Very, very true, Tom - I can't see me lying under a Cuben fibre tarp anytime soon, that's for sure 😂

Absolutely agree Tom. I own more Hillebergs than I dare to admit but I do this sort of thing for a living. The problem when wild camping is that you never know when the weather is going to change and if you're in a cheap tent when a storm hits then you are potentially putting your life on the line. I've pitched on a mountain summit in glorious weather only to be hit by 80 mile an hour winds and rain in the night. I know that a Hilleberg will always keep me dry and safe whereas when I was younger and poorer I have had to bail out in the middle of the night and retreat to safer ground when using a lower quality tent.

Thanks, Del, much appreciated. You've hit the nail on the head - it's horses for courses, the right tool for the job and all that :)

>Is a Hille 5 times "better" than a Vango F10 That depends. At 30mph? No difference. At 90mph? The Vango gets you killed.

@@darthkek1953 90 mph is hurricane classification on the Beaufort scale. I suspect most tents will struggle with a consistent wind of 90 mph to be fair. There are so many factors beside tent material to be considered such as wind direction, wind change windows and quality of both pitch and pitching, as I said, the Hilleberg gives you an edge (although depends on model, as with any tent) but fully exposed to 90 mph winds at altitude? I’d be questioning the users decision making and planning before looking at tent construction to be honest, unless of course it is a serious expedition type undertaking of course. 😊

@@mountain_del1863 the highest wind speed on the Cairngorm Plateau is recorded at 175 mph. OK that's a bit harsh but in winter be it Scotland or Scandinavia you can get hit with winds VASTLY above that which the weather people predicted. A guy I know pitched a way up Ben Nevis with an expected storm but nothing fruity, without warning it turned near hurricane from 30 to 70 mph. I'd never use my Hilleberg during the 3 seasons, but now I have a Hilleberg is the first time I can properly explore the winter munros multi-day and have real confidence in the shelter. The wind and snow can really smash down here, quick, and without warning.

@@darthkek1953 aye, I'm Scottish, I've been climbing in Scotland for 35 years bud. Actually ran my old F10 Baltoro up Braeriach in 65 mph a couple of weeks ago shared with a mate but at 3.8 kg (still 2kg each) it's still too much. Handled it no problems TBF, but it's a full geo. I'd like a Soulo (have an AKTO but it's a faff and can't get on with the condensation) but reticent to crash 800 quid on yet another tent😂😂😂. Honestly? MWIS, Met Office SAIS and a good Swatch at the map for Leeward side pitches can save a hell a lot of angst. Saying that, I hate the wind so maybe I'm especially averse. No doubt though, Hille are very good tents for the weight.... probably the best. ATB mate 👍

Hi Olly - Yes, frankly I think it would help to seam seal, but I wouldn't push it in a strong wind. All the best :)

I have a Naturehike Cloud-Peak 2 and it's a clone of the Hilleberg Allak 2, not the Soulo. The differences are robustness, and the fact the Allaks skirt hits the ground (as is the case in all their Black & Red label tents) wereas the Cloud-Peak doesn't (so more like the Yellow label). What does that all mean? I've pitched and had exposed winds of about 30mph, but I wouldn't want to have much more. Too much stress starts to be put on the stitching, it's so big it catches the wind. Oh, and the roof cap is flappy in breeze. HOWEVER. It's a cavern, and cheap (I got mine at discount for £115). I love the size. I just wouldn't pitch it on a summit in a gale.

@@darthkek1953 - That sounds like a good value tent. Roof vent textile often vibrates / oscillates in the wind on the Soulo. It has a tab on it, probably to attach a ‘guy’ to reduce this.

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 the lid on the Peak-2 is very flimsy and it's crazy loud even in moderate wind. Thing is UNLIKE the Soulo etc there is a gap under the skirt so the tent gets plenty of airflow. That lid is there for non-vented tents! So my plan next year is to cut up the lid and get the local Polish tailor woman to stitch fabric from the lid onto the two top panels then obviously I would seal the seam. That means I won't need the lid. I don't mind doing that on a Naturehike, I dread to think about doing that to a Hilly! But as I said, that Hilly needs the vent, the Peak does not.

Hi Andy, I assume you me the end of the flysheet wall where it can reveal the inner tent? Tent modifications aren't my thing, and I have no expertise in it... but what I will probably do with this is stitch a small loop of textile tape (sandwiching the flysheet edge) with a reinforcing patch and then tie in a piece of elastic. It wouldn't have to be tensioned too much, just enough to pull out the edge and peg it down - then seam seal. My advice would be to leave it unless it becomes a problem 👍

I have noticed 2 panels on my Torridon that may well need extra tie-outs the same as this. I'm going to leave it for now until it becomes an issue as per Shamus's advice, although I have searched for a fix online in-case it needs sorting and read that a spare patch of fabric with a loop sewn on can be glued to the fly using Seam Grip. This method avoids sewing directly to the fly panel.

Would a tarp clamp work? I’ve not used one myself but they are designed to attach to tarpaulins and you can get them from Amazon, diy stores etc. They clip on to the edge of the tarp or fly sheet and provide a lashing point with no damage to the tarp or need for sewing loops. As with anything quality is variable so I would look at camping sites with reviews if they have them but I don’t think they’re expensive.

@@slippery999 that's a great tip, thank you.

They need to be far enough away that the supportive vector that they provide is effective. Too close and they won’t be providing enough horizontal support to the structure - that’s how I see it... does that make sense?

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 I think so, it's a difficult thing to explain in messages, I guess. I've always staked them out as far as possible, but I think I'll have a play in the future to see if I get a feel that somewhere in that middle ground is better. I hate tripping over guy lines!

@@theatomictrain10 - I think that’s the balance to be struck 👍 Longer lines provide better stability, but short ones are ineffective. I generally don’t trip in lines but the dog does 🐶😂🐶

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Ah, so I was right in my thinking of the longer the guy line the better? Maybe, I'll guy everything out as stable as possible, apart from near the entrance. Best of both worlds.

I find the length of guy rope is inversely proportionate to the number and/or proximity of other campers: i .e. more campers, shorter guy ropes. I’ve had 2 tents damaged by people tripping over guy lines. It got to the point where I changed my original guy ropes for high viz ones and glow in the dark line locks, not so aesthetically pleasing but it has reduced the number of idiots tripping over them. 🙄

She’s fine and chasing about the hills of Bannau Brycheiniog 👍😊🐶

Yes - she has a 3/4 length thermarest.

I don’t belong to any really, unless you mean FB related groups - there are plenty of those 😊

The trouble is that many tents, in fact most kit, has been copied and replicated across the globe - The tents I primarily use are made by a premium manufacturer, Hilleberg, replicated designs really don't meet the same standards. Many people buy direct from the manufacturers in China now - through Ali Express - I wouldn't recommend it to the 'uninitiated' to be honest. Then theres the decline in domestic retail markets to be considered. For what it's worth, I bought that tent used form somebody in Scotland :)

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 what people don't understand about Naturehike and 3FUL is they didn't start their business to sell western designs to western people. A lot of western companies are (surprise surpise) a bit shit in supporting remote parts of Asia, Russia, etc. and it was westernish tents for Asian people who were the intended market. I've spoken to 3F UL people and they were shocked by the sales of the LanShans to the US and elsewhere - and the reason the Pro is so large in the bathtub is due to tall-people western feedback. Naturehike and 3F don't sell anything that can compete with Hilleberg, but they sell tents that perform as-well or better than MSR, Agnes, 6 Moons, etc., at somewhere between half and a quarter of the price.

Hi Craig. My choices are sort of skewed because I always have a dog. I’ve had an Akto for many years - it suited me and a spaniel very well. It takes a beating and is nice and cosy. I bought the Hex because Petra is a much larger dog and it seemed the thing to do. I haven’t had the Hex out in ‘heavy weather’ but I’ve seam sealed it and added guy lines for that happy day 😊 In truth I prefer the Akto, it is so simple to pitch, Hex tents take longer to pitch and I don’t find the additional head room all that useable. Having said that, I have spent hundreds of nights in very robust pyramid tents in Antarctica. Many of those camps were for prolonged polar winter conditions - because of the shape ie a ‘pointy triangle’, the design sheds wind very well - and believe me, I’ve had some terrible nights where I’ve wondered if we would survive. The Hex is marginally heavier and certainly a bit bulkier than the Akto to carry - if it was likely to tip down with rain, I think I’d take the Hex just for space to get out of the weather comfortably.

Thanks Mark 👍 The trouble is with good kit that I own, is that it’s old ... because it’s good 😂😂😂

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Aaah, then it comes down to that old thing called class and access to resources. We could talk a long time about the differentials that exist and the impact it has upon feelings of self worth and or moral. Gotta climb the ladder for this stuff. I'm off on one now. Have a good one.

Wye Explorer - and you, Buddy 👍

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Will do!

There are storms and there are STORMS. Hilleberg tents are so strong even their WEAKEST £800 4-seaon tents are used on MULTI-MONTH arctic-condition expeditions. Please, please, PLEASE tell me this 2kg £200 tent that can withstand hundred mile an hour winds on the Cairngorm Plateau. I mean, I've only spent years looking for one before going for a 2nd hand Hilleberg. Don't get me wrong many people buy Hilleberg and they have absolutely no reason to (Abbie Barnes is a perfect example, wondering why she's sweating her tits off in an expedition tent at sea level in summer) but when things get REALLY harsh there is no other piece of fabric I'd want to carry into the wilds.

Hi thanks for taking the time to comment. I totally agree:kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNB8gKZqsp3alKM.html

Which is exactly what he said!

It's possible, but not always 😂

Thank you, Stuart, much appreciated. I have a lot on my hands at the moment, but ill bear it in mind - thank you :)