Phoxx III

The Phoxx tents are small, even the 3, I’d suggest visiting a go outdoors and looking around their tent showrooms, get in some as well and try them for size. A lot of it depends on your height as well, if you’re tall you’ll struggle

i recently brought an OEX Phoxx iii for when my girlfriend comes with me on wild camps as my 1 man is a literal coffin. Highly recommend for 2 adults with 2 big hiking bags.

Would you consider a trekking pole tent? The lanshan 2 offers a lot of room and is lighter (not including the trekking poles) than both those options. The 2026 version is fully seam sealed (used to have an issue where water could get into the guy out areas on the fly) they have also replaced the “plastic” buckle with a “metal” buckle as this was a weak point. Also the new t doors are very nice to be able to get in and out or just open up for views. (£100 ish price point. Slightly higher for the 4 season version which has more solid fabric and less mesh, £20 is for the footprint but if you want lighter you can use a piece of poly for around £5 which weighs nothing). The oex phoxx is very coffin like, and at your hight I doubt you would be able to sit upright inside it which for me is a huge disadvantage when the weather turns sour. If you don’t mind that it’s a very good tent for the price and very good in uk weather. I would say the cloud up 2 is a better option although the “UL” version is stated to be PU1500 on the fly? I would say this would make it very much a summer tent, I understand you won’t be taking it out in storms but rain is common in the uk and I personally wouldn’t trust a 1500 hh fly. I would say the standard 20d version was better for uk but it is a few hundred grams heavier. I had a cloud up 2 and I hated the front entrance door, I loved the tent but that was a deal breaker for me. I have the naturehike cloud creek pro 2, it weights 2kg (2.25 with footprint, 2.3 for me as I have changed the pegs, I find naturehike pegs to small for uk conditions). Its a lot heavier that what you at looking at but offers ample space for one, very good in the rain and wind, goes up easy and I love the convertible doors, it’s a warm tent and perfect for crappy Scottish weather for all year use for me. I wouldn’t call it a 4 season tent for storms and winds but holds up very well in 30mph gusts and I would trust it in light snow. I would say it would be too warm for South England summers but perfect for Scottish summers so works for me. Although it can be pitched without the outta fly and the convertible solid to full mesh doors would provide enough ventilation on warm summer nights. (£105 cheapest, £120-£130 average). If you click on my profile you will see a few photos of it under “second wild camp”. I actually sold it as I wanted something lighter but after shopping around I couldn’t justify the price of the x-dome and would of missed out on many camps if I saved up so I re-bought it! Im going to keep it until it dies from old age and try and put some money aside for something like the x-dome later down the line.

Climbing in frontwards while trying not to touch the wet ground with my knees, while being low enough that my back or head doesn’t catch the fly and dump water on my back to then have to turn halfway so my bum lands on the inside then taking my boots off then pulling my legs inside and then leaning out my inner to zip the outta fly door back down while trying to loop the door loop onto the peg and then doing it all over again because I need to pee lol. Maybe a slight exaggeration but side doors are soo much better, particularly for taller, larger or older folks. Loved the tent, very good in the wind with its back facing into the wind. A lot of tent for the price (£80 ish) and a lot of space inside using it as a 1 person tent. I also think it’s the perfect weight. I hate the door lol.

Yeah it heavily depends on the specific tents in question and their design. My Abisko Lite flies up in no time but I've used other tunnels that can be awkward. I remember OEX Phoxx being a bit of a hassle to pitch. Out of those two I'd definitely be choosing the Helm 1. I haven't used that but have used the Helm 2 and it's a palace inside, for the winter months I really value a bit of extra space inside even if it means carrying more weight.