Pioneer Compact 2 Tent

Fair enough! If you can find a second hand Terra Nova Pioneer Compact 2 on eBay, they're about £300 and really great tbh.

The terra nova pioneer 2 compact is a great tent I’ve had it out in 25-30 mph wind and it was absolutely fine other than the rain hood sounding like a Gatling gun firing when a gust caught it

Durston X-Mid 2 ticks most boxes, dual vestibules, fly to ground, strong in wind/rain, light. Tarptent Stratospire 2 is weather proof with real vestibules but heavier. Terra Nova Pioneer 2 is solid and lighter than your current tent. Naturehike or 3F are okay if you accept durability tradeoffs. For wet and wind, structure beats ultralight every time.

Hydrostatic head of 3000mm for the fly sheet and 5000mm for the ground sheet is plenty enough for what the UK weather can hurl down from spring to autumn. Denier of 50D is very good level of tear resisitance to have agianst thorns, sharp stones or a clumsy 10yo. Get a tent that both free standing and pitches as all-in-one (outer and inner together) so it's probably going to be a dome tent. This'll make pitching up and tearing down very simple and quick. Get one with two entrances at either end so no one ends up crawling over the other whilst going out to do their ablutions with nature in the middle of the night. Make sure the tent is genuinely sized as a 2 person tent, a lot of them claim to be, but in reality are 1 person + a small dog. And be carefull of Chinese branded tents as some have dimesions that are too small for taller Europeans (6 foot or more).. With that I'd recommend the Terra Nova's Helm 2 Compact tent. It's well within your budget and weight allowance and ticks all of the criterias I've mentioned above along with decent sized vestibules, large storage pockets and a ceiling loop to hang a lantern or what not. I own this exact tent and with myself (M 6'2") and partner (F 5'0") inside it'is a very spacious 2 person tent that's gone on plenty of thru-hiking and motocamping trips with us. It's been a fantastic all rounder of a 3 season tent. Plus Terra Nova's customer service has been legendary (even when living in Norway) and I think they still offer their trade-in service too.

I always say the Terra Nova helm compact 2 is a great 2 man. Holds up very well in wind, technically a 3 season tent but should be no issue in winter when paired with a mat that has a decent r-value. Fits well within your budget too, if you have a camping shop nearby where you can physically sit in the tents that would be ideal. Freshairjunkie has a nice £75 discount on the tent right now and it comes with a free sea to summit aeros ultralight pillow.[](https://www.freshairjunkie.co.uk/products/sea-to-summit-aeros-ultralight-pillow-regular-grey?variant=43747288875224)