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Looking for a very Small Tent and Sleeping Bag

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  • 20-08-2014 4:24pm
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    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,931 ✭✭✭✭


    Does anyone have a 1-2 man tent and sleeping bag small enough to fit in a regular backpack for 3-4 day expeditions along places like the Kerry Camino?

    I often find a rucksack ruins a good hike especially when there are mountains involved, even when you don't overfill it so Im trying to put together a smaller grab and go kit and Id like to have a tent in there with an ultralight sleeping bag aswell instead of a bivvie...


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    debabyjesus
    Registered Users Posts: 774 ✭✭✭debabyjesus


    I got a vango soul 200 2-man tent, quite small and weighs 2kgs.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00BTFT5UQ?pc_redir=1408253333&robot_redir=1

    Also got an urban escape sleeping bag it packs tiny and weighs almost nothing.

    http://www.halfords.ie/camping-car-seats/camping-caravanning/sleeping-equipment/urban-escape-ultralight--mummy-sleeping-bag

    I got both of these in halfords for €55 as there was a sale and I had a 10% discount on top.


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    hick
    Registered Users Posts: 788 ✭✭✭hick


    I have a luxe sil-mini-peak which I can heartily recommend.

    First off you can pitch the outer shel in less than 1min which will get you shelter on a tough spot. I used this both here and in the Nordics and so can attest its functionality.

    Second it's 1.25kg (ex walking pole) very light and simple, use a single walking pole to pitch it and yer done, so less than 1.5kg in all and fits in my 35+10 no probs.

    With regards the bag that's up to you and your comfort. Lots of folk use synth, which is great for damp conditions and weight but can be bulky, I have the alpkit 800 which packs small but as it's down you have to hero it dry. No mean feat but worth it.

    I can't recommend the pitch enough, the bag is up to you!



    http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/bushcraft/WF106.html


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    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,931 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    That is a nice design alright, thanks.


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    sheesh
    Registered Users Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭sheesh


    hick wrote: »
    I have a luxe sil-mini-peak which I can heartily recommend.




    http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/bushcraft/WF106.html

    do you think it neede a ground sheet?


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    hick
    Registered Users Posts: 788 ✭✭✭hick


    sheesh wrote: »
    do you think it neede a ground sheet?

    Well I assume you have a nest which is fine for you and your bag, I bring a ground sheet at home to keep me gear off the ground as it's so damp here, if I'm away it's not so necessary.


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    silverharp
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    I have a Gelert Solo which I find great, about 1.3kg

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    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,931 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Im not too worried about weight more in what size do they collapse down into, are there any that get ridiculously small?


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    silverharp
    Registered Users Posts: 18,205 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    Thargor wrote: »
    Im not too worried about weight more in what size do they collapse down into, are there any that get ridiculously small?

    I found a Gelert video below check out the 1 to 2 minute mark where shows the size.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXKuWbysii4

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



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    sheesh
    Registered Users Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭sheesh


    Thargor wrote: »
    Does anyone have a 1-2 man tent and sleeping bag small enough to fit in a regular backpack for 3-4 day expeditions along places like the Kerry Camino?

    I often find a rucksack ruins a good hike especially when there are mountains involved, even when you don't overfill it so Im trying to put together a smaller grab and go kit and Id like to have a tent in there with an ultralight sleeping bag aswell instead of a bivvie...

    Have a look at buying compression stuff sacks and put the fly sheet into it to squash it down.


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