outdoor gear

I have been using my other new tent – here – for the past couple of weeks in Scotland. It stood up well to Storm Betty, whilst we were at the Skye campsite and was a good tent, but now I want a bit more room.

For £124 I got a Vango Banshee 200. It is listed as a 2 person tent but it would be very cramped for two adults, unless they were on very friendly terms, or it was an emergency. It is listed as a tent suitable for Duke of Edinburgh Award activities and the illustrations show two smaller people sleeping head to tail in it – that would work.

I liked the asymmetrical design. On one side there is a large porch, suitable for a brew up with my small stove or for storing a rucksack, on the other enough room to put some boots or a folding chair in out of the weather. It has doors on both sides and plenty of ventilation, including a low level vent with a bug net which can also be closed off.

Another good point is that the inner tent and fly go up as one – so in the rain the inner tent does not get (so) wet.

It is up in the garden waiting for a rain test.

Jeremy now has the Lost Nature tent.