What’s the best lightweight backpacking tent to buy?

I’m doing some wild camping next weekend and need some advice on the tent. I’m currently looking at the vango banshee, coleman avior x2 and a vango spectre 200, any opinions on these tents? I have a limited budget of about £100 max and would like a 3 season tent that has an inner and an outer and is outer up first.

Thanks for any help you can give.

http://gearx.com/product_info.php?products_id=733?ref=trailspace

http://www.trailspace.com/gear/kelty/teton-2/

I own the Kelty Teton 2. But, of the three that you mentioned I would choose the Spectre 200. Unless weight is an issue, then my pick would be the Banshee.

3 Responses to “What’s the best lightweight backpacking tent to buy?”

  1. girls luv camping 2 says:

    http://gearx.com/product_info.php?products_id=733?ref=trailspace
    http://www.trailspace.com/gear/kelty/teton-2/
    I own the Kelty Teton 2. But, of the three that you mentioned I would choose the Spectre 200. Unless weight is an issue, then my pick would be the Banshee.
    References :

  2. chris w says:

    three key factors make a tent the"best" buy out there.
    1. Price
    2. Room to weight ratio
    3. Quality

    You can overspend on any of these three and not get the best it is wise to shop and compare look at the reviews and you will find the vango is high priced in comparison to colman and the reviews show it. Balance out the price range you are willing to pay.

    Now I am an REI dome style owner I bought several years ago from the used rental equipment. I thoroughly checked it out before buying one and even rented one before purchasing. I got it for $100. Suggested retail is $369.

    here is the current latest model
    http://www.rei.com/product/739349
    References :
    been there got one of these

  3. Amber says:

    I don’t know about those tents you mentioned, however I do know of another great option. The Eureka Spitfire is 4 pounds (1.8 kg) and is super sturdy. It has everything you are looking for and the price is great too. It’s definitely within your max. It’s a really great tent!

    A great place to start looking would be http://www.ultimatetentstore.com.
    References :
    http://www.ultimatetentstore.com

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