Bushwalk Australia

I'm after a hiking tent for 2 people
Any advice would be much appreciated and where to go to get one

Where are you planning to use it, and in what season?

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4 season I think

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Budget?

I'd be willing to part with maybe $400

$400- is a little low for a 4 season tent that is truly Alpine worthy.

I would suggest you give us more info on where and when you want to use it, preferences in style of tent (free standing, tunnel, mesh inner, double or single vestible etc) as that will narrow down the options somewhat.

I think I have a lot of research to do

And yes let's change it to $700

There truly is no one tent that does everything
A true Alpine winter tent is unbearably hot and stuffy in summer, a good summer tent could kill you in an Alpine winter storm or at a minimum make your W/E totally miserable.
Alpine tents are usually not light, definitely not ultra lite unless you want a single skin Cuben pyramid
A good summer compromise may be a LW or UL bug shelter plus a tarp except in the mountains where you may need good shelter at any time of the year.
A good 3-season tent will cope with all but the worst of any climate but may not excel in any of them
Any tent can be improved with the use of a tarp in any but Alpine storms, two smaller LW tents can be joined with a tarp to make a palace. good rule of thumb is to deduct one person from the manufacturers rating, so for 2 people to be comfortable you usually need a 3 person tent, double this sometimes in snow except that in snow a smaller tent can be warmer
Every serious walker needs at least 2 tents; a summer tent plus a 3-season tent or if you are like me; a 3-season tent plus a dedicated Alpine tent [ or 2 or 3 or more] my 3 season tent is a 4-man Paddy Pallin japara from somewhere around 1980 when they stopped production of them

Bret Critchley 1959 wrote:And yes let's change it to $700

Again suggest that you provide more information on the place/s and time/s of year that you intend to use your tent. Without, it's impossible to advise responsibly. Only after knowing the application is price relevant.

GPSGuided wrote:

Bret Critchley 1959 wrote:And yes let's change it to $700

Again suggest that you provide more information on the place/s and time/s of year that you intend to use your tent. Without, it's impossible to advise responsibly. Only after knowing the application is price relevant.

Yes

Yes, a tent is a lot of research. I spent a few months researching and had almost decided on a tarptent, but then I found a Wilderness Space 2 which I ended up purchasing - the reason being, it was light enough without being too light and it is, whilst not alpine, certainly suited to areas such as the Barrington Tops in Winter. Also it was on sale so I got it for $510 so a pretty good buy

Have a look at tarp tents. They have a wide variety. I love my three man cloudburst. A two man tent is too small for two people by the way.

Thanks for mentioning Tarptent.
We do have 2 person tents that are big enough for most .
Both the Scarp2 and the Stratospire 2 can take 2x 63cm x 196cm or 3 of the 50cm wide .

here is a list that would suit your budget and possible requirements

One Planet Goondies
Mont Moondance
MSR Hubba Hubba
Big Agnes has a few models
Exped has a few

Take a look at Wildearth, Snowys, Bogong Equipment, One Planet websites and see which suits your budget and weight requirements..

The other option is to buy a tent for most of your hiking (perhaps a 3 season) and hire/borrow a 4 season for alpine/snow use.

I had a 4 season tent for most of my youth and spent 95% of the time sweating in a heavy tent and 5% of the time loving the bombproof stormworthiness.