Really interesting thanks Scott. 1st vid of yours I've seen. Ordered my Vern yesterday so well looking forward to taking it out!👍

Is barely fit for 3 seasons

really interested i this. My only concern, and its diff to see from the video, is does it rain into the inner when the fly is rolled up?

Nice one mate, keep positive 👍😎

Shame you didn’t show how the tent goes up ! Wasted opportunity

Vango are a first rate brand

Cheviot’s look great as does the V1. Snowdonia = Eryri (Ur-ruh- ri) and Snowdon is Yr Wyddfa (Ur Wivth- vah). The rounded hills in Welsh are usually called Moel …which I would imagine the inhabitants of the hill fort would have called the hills in the cheviots.

It’s good to see somebody with the kahunas to say what they think. Keep it up.

Hello I like the look of this tent for bikepacking. Where did you buy it? Didn't quite catch the name of the shop. Thanks for the review.

That picnic blanket makes a reappearance, am sure that garden looked much better with an x-mid in it a bit later in the afternoon 🤣🤣

Many of these tents are over priced look just throw a water proof tarp over the top for the best nights sleep.

It does look a wee bit like a helm 2...

Pretty solid aren't they! Time will tell if it's any good though 👍

What an ugly tent

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Will be good to see this out in a bit of wind 💩💨

Have you managed to try it in anger yet?

£320

Hi Scott, great video! We would like to get in touch with you. Can you send us an email? Thanks, Wouter (OutdoorXL)

I could spend days in there!

Holy cow, that's a lot of money in their inventory! How do they manage to hold that much and stay in business??

What about the leaking issue with the bottom vent

Opps the Hilleberg two man tents are in trouble!! 😂And can also say without using it that is the best two man tent in the universe 🤣. jokes aside it looks a cracking tent, Good room to weight ratio and I like the shape of the vestibules 👌 hope to see you having some adventures in it 😉

I'd looked at buying one of these but the price was a bit out of my reach (I have way too many tents). It's a good weight for a 2 person tent and I love the design. I look forward to seeing you out in it :) atb DVS

Thx. For the heads up

How does it compare to the Soulo? only kidding.. looks a decent setup bet you cant wait to properly test it out now.

Looks awesome, I've seen there online store but never ordered out. Think they include customs duty in their prices also which is handy. Thx for sharing.

Your fast! Your just out of the store and the tent is already pitch in your yard 😅 . I like the shape of the tent and also that the vents are in the vestibule, leaving the possibility to leave both doors open for the night. Can you use the opening of the vestibule as an awning with trekking poles? Congratulations on your new tent

Looks like a good layout.. Money money 🤣🤣🤣. Thanks for sharing buddy tc Andy

Nice looking place , but better go without your wallet ...

Thanks for taking the time to put a video together, the shelves looked well stocked my pet hate is Gooutdoors and its lack of gear in stock. often having to resorted to online ordering.

I've bought additional magnets off e bay. Very cheap. Same diameter, far stronger, and taped them over the originals with DCF tape. Far better, but just shouldn't be necessary. It's a known fault. Had to do the same with my TT Notch. Also agree re the pole cups. Fiddly and ineffective. I'm happy so far with the Ultra material. Jury out on the robustness of the inner floor though.

One difference in cost is that the Nortent production is done at their factory in Changzhou, China. Hilleberg tents are manufactured at their facility in Rapla, Estonia. Thanks for the great review. Wishing you good fortune and happy trails!

The Vern’s have been snapping poles in high winds….be careful!

Thanks for your honest commentary. Most helpful. Wishing you good fortune and a safe journey ahead. Happy Trails!

Thanks for the detailed commentary. I am waiting for the Nallo. Wishing you safe adventures and good fortune. Happy Trails!

Hi Scott. New sub 100% based on your analysis of KZfaqrs promoting free tents.

The Vern 1 is more like an Unna killer imo.

Tbh the Vern 1 isn't fit for purpose. It's not for favoured influencers or customers that have purchased the product with their own money to test the product after it's hit the market. Yes Nortent can correct the obvious design flaws in the third edition of this tent but that doesn't help those customers that trusted this company prior to purchase and made the financial investment. If they suggest 10mm DAC poles, then ship them to current owners for free. Or do the decent thing and just issue a full product recall. The only hype I believed was that purchasing a second set of Nortent 9mm poles for harsh weather was beneficial. This I fell for. According to another Nortent owner that's posted online and invested in both a new set of DAC poles and another set of Nortent 9mm it makes little difference to the performance. But the weight penalty is getting ridiculous. The use of a trekking pole to assist the front guylines seems to be the best option to aid stability and wind resistance. It's a shambolic mess and Nortent are 100% to blame. Time they took it on the chin!

As I said on your comparison video, That yours was the most balanced first impression, of the vern 1 on youtube. I also point out that any reviews were premature and highlighted a certain individual (B######Tuk) as the worst culprit with his extravagant claims about the tent he had for free!. 🧐I would disagree with you about experience though. That is experience with knowledge gain. And i'm sure your scrambled eggs are ok 👌😂. ATB 😉

Do the mods! Let's see how they work. And test them in 60mph so we can blame you when the tent fails, and we'll all shake our heads and say you're irresponsible, lol :) BTW, what's the name of the place where you can get mods made to your tents?

Good evening, Scott, firstly I think you did a great job summarising what most people are thinking. To answer your question on why I set the guy lines slightly to one side (this was a decision I made at the time). By pegging the lines slightly into the wind, it allows the crossing pole to be better supported when the wind blows. The same way you would with a tunnel tent. Obviously in no way to deform the pole or structural strength, but by moving those 2 guy lines into the wind it holds the tent up better in wind. So, the guy lines actually take some of the force rather than just the poles/fabric in this occasion. Take your Nallo 2 (I also have 1), if you did not have the added guy lines to the vent hood, and set it up vestibule into the wind, if you move the guy lines on the main/biggest pole slightly towards the vestibule end of the tent, it supports that main pole, in comparison to the guy lines being directly to the side. That was my logic at the time at least, I have pitched the Nallo like that including in forecast 80mph winds. I hope this helps; it looks like you had a nice camp there. Thank you. Rowan.

I've said it for years gear reviewers often do the reviews with rose tinted glasses and yes I do think it's to get more gear in future the Vern isn't the only thing I can remember when those trekolgy mats came out of they were the bees knees then the truth came out no r value or next to non and the durability was shocking yet reviewers were still saying there the best.and your right about them having a duty to tell the whole truth about gear.

I well thought assessment, explained in a diplomatic way. ( New Subscriber )

The funniest thing was the apology , which apologised to commenting utubers but not the person he named in his vid and said he pitched tent wrong and then gave several reasons 😅 the guy who camped on dartmoor just doing his own stuff and puts out decent videos

Love your videos and knowledge of tents ⛺️ Keep smashing out the great content 👍

Well said on the Vern 1.

I am only halfway through this video, and although I ought to comment about the shortening of the tent. I will leave that be (for now :) ) I will instead comment about what you said about the weather. Nortent is designed in Stavanger, on the south-west corner of Norway. If there is one place in Norway where the weather resembles the UK, it is here. It is rainy, windy, crappy in any way possible. Just like your peak district. The only difference, is the lower altitude, that will also affect the average wind speed. But drive for an hour, and you will probably find mountain ranges that rival the peaks of the Peak district. The Norweqians are very active in using our mountains for wild camping, and there are not just more snow than in the UK, but also just as windy if not more. With that in mind, there is no reason for Nortent not to know about "British conditions", since they are living in it on a day to day basis. The failure of Nortent, is a lack of testing for it. Or at least that is how it appears to me. It also appears to me that the Verns have been rushed to market, and that the idea of the additional poles are more for making the tent free standing, and not to secure it for stormy conditions. The latter is probably not true, but as it stands now, I guess that is the only use for them. I also want to address the other commenters use of double poles. If it is true, that the tent has been designed with double poles in mind to cope with stronger winds, is that not just the biggest drawback, compared to the competition? The vern1 uses 3 poles, the Vern 2 uses 5 poles, but if you expect really crappy weather you need 6 and 10 poles to secure the tent? If that is the case, it ought to come with a warning and an included caddy. No, I don't belive that. I think it was designed to cope with the worst conditions as is, but unfortunately they failed and it ended up being a (great) 3+ season tent. Disclaimer, I am a selv proclaimed Nortent Fanboy, but if I can give credit where credit is due, I also have to do the opposite and give critisism where that is warranted

Boring now, move on

Nice video 👍