Nordisk - Oppland 2 SI

Ok, so both of those get decent reviews, and lots of people use them for wild camping. But here's the thing - neither of them are big, and you've talked about *backpacking*. I *really* would not fancy tents like that for two people and all their gear, with cooking and getting changed, for a 3/4/5 day backpacking trip. Look at a tunnel tent with an extended vestibule - something like the Vango Xenon UL 2+, Naturehike Oppalus2, Nordisk Oppland2. Tunnel tents have a down side, which is that they can be a bit more fussy about where they are pitched in relation to wind direction if it's being a bit blowy - but they offer *vast* amounts of room for their weight.

You're in the wrong sub for this - but as the owner of a Nordisk tent, albeit a Oppland backpacking tent, I'd take a Nordisk over anything except perhaps a Hilleberg any day of the week. Materials, build quality, design...

I'll be honest, I think you're going to struggle finding much under 3.5kg for a *true* Scottish winter tent. I've got a Nordisk Oppland tunnel tent, and I *really* rate it, but I'm just not convinced it would cope with a storm in the Cairngorms in February/March - the geography and UK weather systems means swirling winds that change direction relentlessly, and a tunnel tent just isn't going to cope with that - you need a full geodesic for those conditions, and a geodesic is just never going to be light. If I was in the market for something on those lines I'd be looking at Terra Nova, Alpkit (I've got a Kangri that I really rate, but it's touching 4kg, and probably not big enough for what you need) Mountain Hardware, and the Nordic brands like Hilleburg, Fjallraven etc...

Me chillin here with my Nordisk Oppland