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bird-wing style two door tents
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- I don't sell any of these nor do I receive any remuneration if you buy them, and I have not personally reviewed all of them, they are listed here to give you perspective
Introduction
- uncommon in Australia
- two poles which cross over each other twice creating an X at each end
- doors are sloping in towards the ceiling which can be an issue if you need rain protection but want to have visibility or ventilation (you may need to add a tarp or place under a gazebo)
- supposedly strong in winds and for snow conditions (if they have a narrow ceiling and are otherwise built strong enough for wind and snow)
- they are generally very easy to set up
Standing height single wall designs
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- standing height 4P foot print best for 2-3P in summer
- single wall tent with floor, two large dual mesh/fabric doors and a mesh/fabric ceiling with a small roof fly and two dual mesh/fabric end windows
- a good option for warm weather camping
- HOWEVER you will need to use a tarp over it to cover the doors or put it under a gazebo if rain is forecast and you want visibility or ventilation
- 280x220x165cm 6.2kg
Heavier dual wall TC cotton designs
- GOOUT-STRINGHILL Penglai
- 3P army green or sand; 210D Oxford fly has clear 0.2mm TPU ceiling and doors that can be used as awnings
- 2000mm PU 210G TC cotton inner; 2500mm PU 210D Oxford floor;
- inner tent is 220x195x130cm
- total 6.9kg;
- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007979017968.html fly with TPU ceiling 2.3kg ~$AU198 inner tent 4.6kg ~$AU387
Cot tents
- these are designed to be a inner tent on top of a stretcher bed covered with a fly that reaches the ground
- Thousand Winds Scorpio 1
- 1P tent; 517g 15D 420T 2000mmPU ripstop dual silnylon catenary cut outer both doors can be extended as awnings;
- inner is fully mesh with two doors
- can be used without a stretcher bed
- 20D nylon mesh inner with 15D ripstop nylon floor: 200x66x108cm; 917g;
- 8.5mm alloy poles;
- Suitable for stretcher bed length 190-200CM, width 60-68CM.
Single wall hiking designs
- Wellhike SWS Morning Dew tent
- 2P; 3000mmPU Chutaf 20D silnylon fabric
- 230x140x120cm; has an additional horizontal fixing bar to provide some minimal eaves over the doorways but this will catch the wind!
- 2.65kg; packs to 42x14cm;
- 2P bird wing with zip on extension with awning door
- probably too heavy for hiking - no weight given
Dual wall hiking designs
- ie. there is a fly over an inner tent
- ASTAGear XuanYue Cresent 2
- 2P exoskeleton design; 15D ripstop silnylon black or yellow fly; 20D inner tent mesh with 40D nylon floor; YKK zippers;
- 3 or 4 season models;
- 238x(145 / 60) x 105cm; 2.15kg packs to 45x12cm;
- level 7 wind rated; door can be used as awning;
- Naturehike Hillock 6
- 2P exoskeleton design with additional support pole for rear vestibule making it almost semi-geodesic style;
- 65D 210T 3000mmPU polyester outer;
- detachable inner with 150D 3000mmPU Oxford floor; B3 mesh;
- 220x325x125cm;
- 3.5kg; packs to 57x17cm;
Naturehike Hillock 6