Naturehike tents have been my festival or car camping tents for years but the 2p ones make half decent trekking tents too. They’re made in China so it’s not weird to order them from Temu. Personally I got mine from AliExpress and they are higher quality, and thus more likely to last, compared to other similarly priced tents. I think buying one is more environmentally friendly in this way. The most environmentally friendly tent is a secondhand tent but the next best thing is one that will not immediately become landfill.
Ditch the zenbivvy sheet (it's probably good, but budget) and swap out the Mongar 2 for the Mongar 2 pro.
The pro has lots of mesh still on the inner, but it starts higher to avoid drafts.
These 2 changes cost nothing (price cancels out) and it'll save you 1kg.
All things are trade offs, the regular Mongar is better for a few days a year in the UK, but if you only summer camp then maybe ignore my advice. If you camp in spring / autumn the pro is much better.
Honestly, I slept in the mongo 2 pro literally last night - I really doubt you'll get better for the money. It was raining and I pitched it outer first, which was really easy. It's legitimately a 2 person tent by the way.
I think you're doing the right thing, spending good money on your bag and sleeping pad, "buy once" but getting a more budget friendly tent. Remember it comes with a ground sheet included in the price.
It's not perfect, I have some gripes, there's quality of life stuff on it that's annoying, but I doubt I'll change until I'm ready to drop 3-4x the cost or if I start winter camping.
Ditch the zenbivvy sheet (it's probably good, but budget) and swap out the Mongar 2 for the Mongar 2 pro.
The pro has lots of mesh still on the inner, but it starts higher to avoid drafts.
These 2 changes cost nothing (price cancels out) and it'll save you 1kg.
All things are trade offs, the regular Mongar is better for a few days a year in the UK, but if you only summer camp then maybe ignore my advice. If you camp in spring / autumn the pro is much better.
Honestly, I slept in the mongo 2 pro literally last night - I really doubt you'll get better for the money. It was raining and I pitched it outer first, which was really easy. It's legitimately a 2 person tent by the way.
I think you're doing the right thing, spending good money on your bag and sleeping pad, "buy once" but getting a more budget friendly tent. Remember it comes with a ground sheet included in the price.
It's not perfect, I have some gripes, there's quality of life stuff on it that's annoying, but I doubt I'll change until I'm ready to drop 3-4x the cost or if I start winter camping.
i got a alp mountaineering zephyr 2. I’m also 6’3 and pretty active so I was fine taking on some extra weight to save money. I’m not a thru hiker hiking 30 miles a day, I just like to get out in nature and explore for leisure.
I had a naturehike mongar 2 that was solid as well and a little lighter and around $100 on amazon
I also enjoyed Mongar 2 as a not expensive but quite roomy tent for backpacking. Recently update to x-dome 2 and I enjoy it - even more spacious, still has 2 entraces & vestibules and is over 1kg lighter (I had mongar polyester 240 version).
Naturehike was also my recommendation, I have two of their tents, the Mongar 2p packs down small, there is only room inside for 2 people, no room for gear, gear goes in the vestibule. It has 2 entrances/exits and 2 vestibules, a mesh bag at the head and foot, and a net above to store some items inside the tent. I went with the 210T polyester over the 20D nylon since the polyester is still fairly light and I valued the UV and rain sag resistance as well as cost over the weight. If you want more space, they do have a 3p version.
I’d take a look at their tents and see if there’s anything that fits your criteria.
I don’t think there’s really a category that fits this style of camping, the closest I can think of is motorcycle camping. r/motocamping I assume weight doesn’t matter as much as space/volume does for them but I could be wrong, I don’t frequent that sub.
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