Nice review. It's good to see people reviewing budget gear for those starting out or on a tight budget 👍

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers there can be some hidden gems in the budget gear!

Mine has stood up to eight months of Swansea rain etc. Very happy with this tent.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Swansea rain is the ultimate test 😂👌

I have this tent, stood up well to pissing down rain up on the Hirwaun mountain.

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

The ultimate test - Welsh rain!

Thanks for the straightforward review Mate 👍

excellent straight forward review just bought one many thanks! 👍😀

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great review.....hope to use mine this weekend...!

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers hope it work well for you 👌

Great review. Looks like a good budget tent. Thanks 👍

@MrWildWales

8 ай бұрын

Thank you mate

Great review, cheap, cheerful yet effective. Thanks for sharing, ATB.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

So pleased to see this tent being reviewed! I’ve had a couple of Tamars spanning 30 years (yes, they’ve been around all that time) and they’ve changed very little. Superb little tents to get you started, I still use mine for garden camping when we get heatwaves and the house is too hot.

@mikepiper8799

2 жыл бұрын

Mine have been up and down Brecon, Snowdonia etc and lots of festivals - great tents! Once when camping in Carrog there was a storm that destroyed lots heaps of expensive tents and trailer tents - my wife and I slept through it :-)

Good morning Adam and happy tent day! Loves that this was a budget tent review, but you also captured what and why it was a budget tent, ideal to get started and find your feet with, and hopefully soon learn what you do and dont like about it, you can then save and upgrade as you go 👍☕♥️🏕 catch you soon, Ceri and Kat

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it there's certainly a few upgrades you could make on this yourself and an ideal starter tent in my eyes. In fact my brother is coming camping for the first time soon and he is going to have this! Thanks for watching

I love my eurohike tamar 2 , used it in a few videos , had it down to -3 and in some heavy rain bursts , handled it no probs , not had it out in strong winds but ! Good review 👍🏻🏕

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear! It seems a really decent tent for the coin 👍🏻

Nice review mate 👍🏻

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal 👌

I'll say on my use of the Tamar 2 tent ; iIve had one for years. It has never failed me. It's about light enough to carry with a backpack/bags for one person.

Had this tent for approx 10 years, it’s been incredibly solid. Mine has 3000mm hydrostatic head though.

I just bought this tent the other day so glad to ur review is good....👍

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

👍 be careful with it and dry it after each use and it should last you years

@raerae2959

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales TY I will do... 👍😉

Used this tent on my motorbike trip really was not expected a lot from it. I got the red one. I was so easy to put up and take down had some really bad weather and no water got in worked great for what i needed it for

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear it worked well! It's a great budget one

the tamar2 has done me good the past year, I'm gonna use it for the foreseeable future 👍

@MrWildWales

5 ай бұрын

It's a tidy tent

Thanks for the footage of this .....I bought one last year and i will use it this year .....not too confident in putting a tent up on my own but I'm sure I will be ok :-) cheers!!

@MrWildWales

Жыл бұрын

No probs! Just be careful putting the poles through and into the eyelets and you'll do fine 😄

@paulbird671

Жыл бұрын

I got the tent up ...phew !! Only thing I didn't like was the poles the string should be tighter in them but all in all an easy tent to pitch :-) thanks for your video again it really helped

Thanks for the vid. £42 on EBay. Good value. Bought one for my 2 kids - a bit short for me but definitely a good enough bit of kit👍🏻

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Bargain there! If I use this alone I lie diagonal 👍

I've got loads of tents from the Akto down, I love my 5 year old Tamar 2 and not because I was brought up beside the Tamar river but because it's a class tent. I've done 45-50mph winds in it but anything higher would be a bad idea. Also great to hear the name pronounced right.

@MrWildWales

Жыл бұрын

Cheers yeah you can't go wrong with this as a starter tent

Looks a great tent. I looked at this but opted for the Eurohike Backpacker DLX2. Its was a tenner more but has a bigger porch and more head room 🙂

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

I looked at that it looks decent for the coin simar sort of materials as this cheers

great review as always ! .. on sale @ go outdoors £30 . been looking at this for a while for a first tent.. SOLD ! :)

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much and yes that's where I got it too lol! Will be going to my brother now!

@steveb1972

3 жыл бұрын

If you miss the sale it’s £43 on Amazon

Good review. I have the Eurohike DLX Backpacker which although similar, is longer and not so much ventilation. I have not had a problem with condensation and find it warm in winter on top of Dartmoor.It also costs a bit less than the Tamar 2. I leave the inner attached when packing away which is another bonus..

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

It does look good that tent I was considering getting hold of one to review. I normally hang the whole lot to dry with inner attached then pack it away as one 👌

I like the Eurohike gear as entry level kit! I bought the Eurohike Toco 2 as a laugh for £15 but I had it on a mountain (Ok big hill and 5 feet off being a mountain) and worked a treat for me 👏

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Seemed to make a great projector screen too 😂 Eurohike make some good stuff 🤘

@BulldogBadger

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales 👏🤣 Excellent projector screens lol

Great video, I think you really nailed it with this review. I have the Eurohike Tamar 2 tent and love it, the tent has seen me through some great trips out into the Peak District and Anglesey camping as well. Stands up well to heavy wind and rain. I hope from seeing your review that more people buy and benefit from this fantastic budget tent. One question - do you think using the fly sheet only would work as a tarp to set up with a bivvy? Been considering this for a while as something new. Great channel. Liked and subscribed 👍

@MrWildWales

Жыл бұрын

Nice one bud yeah I think you could easily leave the inner out if you wanted to give extra space. You'd have to be more careful not to touch the outer and get wet though. Thanks for the sub!

Watching this video while lay in ours. Bought it for £30 for the daughter to have in the garden. Very solid tent. We are having a camp out.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff you had a bargain there hope it lasts you well

@graemeo3440

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales thanks, they are on offer in Go Outdoors at the moment. Really happy with it. Was our first overnight in the garden and stood up now problem to the wind, no problems with condensation and stayed pretty warm. As you mentioned though it was isn't the longest inside so if you are 6ft+ it may be a struggle.

Ive used these on tougth hikes for years ,totally water proof ,handles strong winds and is light enougth and roomy allso , ive used in the beast from the east of 2018 and no problem , i used candles under clay flower pots to keep me warm in the epic snow storm .

Good review. This tent is available now at Gooutdoors for £25. I have the Tamar 3 as I wanted a bit more headroom. Thanks for the video

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've noticed the prices drop right down for it sometimes! Thanks for checking it out

Great review mate. At the moment the Tamar 3 in blue which is obviously a bit bigger (30cm higher etc) is on sale in go outdoors for a bargain basement £49 cant go wrong for that price Change the pegs for alloy and if you want replace the pole for alloys ( about 30 quid and a bit of diy) and imho you've got a bloody good little tent for under a ton

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Can't go wrong bud 👌

Hi Mr Wild Wales, I bought one of these tents off ebay for £42.50p they retail normally for £102. 50p - It comes seam sealed. I tried it out last week in the lake district and found it did the job. For a budget tent it is excellent value for money.

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear it worked well my uncle had one of these years ago and it never let him down

haha i don,t know how many times i have watched this great review and your right adam mate what more could you want 🙂 for the price

It's an excellent tent for its price ..did me proud ..!

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it worked well for you 👌

My first and only tent is a Eurohike of this style. 27years, and it's never let me down, until recently the zip gave up (good innings though). I prefer pole in grommet corners like this has, over the keyring corners. Also like that it's not blackout material.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

27 years 😮 fair play thats good going

Great review for someone getting into camping again, my Eurohike arrived this morning, do you think you could do a packing away clip with the inside attached? Thanks again.

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff hope it is good for you This one should be out tomorrow night so I'll try to remember to get the packing bit in 👍

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

By the time I'd noticed on the weekend he had packed it away sorry! Basically just take the poles and pegs out and fold it as is. You need it to be perfectly dry for this time saving trick though

Nice design, not bad for a budget tent, as long as you know not to take it out in bad conditions. The biggest concern I would have is ventilation. Very few vents and the fly comes almost to the ground. It looks like a hot box. But you would know better than I.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Aye you're right there I wouldn't sleep in it during the day I think it would be too warm

Great video! I see a few comments about the ventilation and it being hot - will it be okay to use in a few weeks at the lake district?

@MrWildWales

Жыл бұрын

Well if you're just sleeping in it I can't see a problem. If you're sitting in there during the day it may not be comfortable

I have the Eurohike Backpacker DLX 2, same materials as the Tamar 2. Love the overkill floor, and for a budget tent it really is great value. BUT - If Eurohike would've swapped the fiberglass poles and steel pegs for aluminium poles&pegs, and put a nylon 4000 mm HH flysheet on instead of the polyester, it would become simply amazing. For such a version, Eurohike could easily compete with Vango and charge Vango prices. They have the design quality, that's for sure.

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Very true that and I think they could challenge the weights of the vangos too because a lot of them are not light for what they are.

@fiskmasadventures

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales Definately, especially Eurohike's fiberglass poles are really heavy. Switching those to aluminium and changing the flysheet to nylon, could propably save about 300-400 grams at least.

I'm off, to a festival in spain and am debating weather or not to get this as my festival digs/mobile home would you recommend it?

@MrWildWales

Жыл бұрын

It would be ok for sleeping it but definitely very warm in the Spanish sun there's not a lot of ventilation.

I got mine from Go outdoors for 45 quid , does me fine mostly, it's the red one though so I need to swap it for my green Coleman Bedrock 2 when I need to be stealthy , its a decent 100 quid tent too. As you say , you don't need a 400 odd quid tent like some you tube channels go on about ..

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

It's true you don't need to spend a bomb to have a great tent the main thing you're going to save is a bit of weight by spending more but after the £200 mark it's more to do with the name I think 👍

At this price point at Go Outdoors I ended up buying the Vango Nyx over this, which I regret as there's no room to sit up in it being a tunnel tent. I think weight was the deciding factor between the two at the time because I needed a light-ish tent that would fit on a bike pannier and the Tamar is almost a kilo heavier.

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

I had the vango soul which is basically the same as the nyx and the pole only lasted one night before snapping shocking

@Flyinspaghetti

3 жыл бұрын

Yes not a good quality tent despite the brand name. Hard to find a budget tent that's a good balance between weight, ergonomics and won't fall apart or leak.

@dominicgleave6649

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I've got the nyx too I'm only skinny and you wouldn't fit 2 of me in it, and it gets quite uncomftable propped up on your elbow after a while.

My first non-canvas tent was a Eurohike, it was a good tent - strong, roomy and warm. It was a little heavy at 4.5kg but it was a 3-man and had a 3rd pole making a bigger porch, it was good value though. I still got it somewhere but the poles will have cured so much that they would probably snap if I tried to put it up now. I may soak the poles in oil and give it a go.

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

I know the style you mean enty of space in there 👍 is that a good technique for old fibreglass then?

@justvin7214

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales Tbh I don't know but it works on some plastics. I use teak oil on all my old car's trim, it replaces the oils lost over time and stops it becoming brittle (looks nice too as it makes it black again). It probably doesn't work on fibreglass but I'll give it a go and stick it up on the weekend.

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

@@justvin7214 I wonder if theres a place you can get replacement poles in aluminium to upgrade them 🤔

@justvin7214

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales There is I'll have to check the size of the sleeves, that's a great idea cheers 👍

@justvin7214

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales Managed to put it up today and no poles broke, forgive my memory but it's the Eden 4 although in my defence barely room for 3 lol. Fabric is very faded but feels good and more a discrete colour for it. The sleeves will fit ali poles but not sure it's worth it as it's £70-£90 to upgrade which is much more than it cost originally and have a better family tent anyway. Saying that I probably will replace each pole as they break as the fly looks so good.

I have one and can't fault it.

I highly recommend the onetigris tipi nova 1,180kg straight out of the bag 2 manner just over £100

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I might just give that a try because I loved my last onetigris!

@richardrichard5409

2 жыл бұрын

But it's 2.5 times more expensive so not a very practical recommendation 😂

@matteotamberini2152

2 жыл бұрын

Haha Best comment of the day jezzzzz 100 quid isn't going to break the bank to loose 1.5kg when your paying 50 for a load of shite What have you been smoking mate 😅

Very beautiful good luck, I wish you a happy day

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Thanks again, I had a great weekend in this tent despite the wind and rain, why do people pay hundreds of pounds for tent's ? Could have done with a bigger porch, vesta thingy.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff man! It stayed nice and dry for you then? Yeah I guess that's the only thing the porch could be bigger

@TheKetsa

2 жыл бұрын

Just like some people need a lamborghini.

@michaelsrowland

2 жыл бұрын

But it's heavy.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Not that heavy really at 2.8kg decent for a stable, warm tent

@michaelsrowland

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales I have this tent and it weighs 3.2kg.

The Eurohike Tamar 3 doesn't weigh much more but it gives much more interior space and a lot more headroom when pitched. 👍

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Good tip cheers

Would this be ok for a festival? Young person on a tight budget and have been looking at this one!

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

This would be ideal yeah!

I bought the Avon dlx night fall 3 man for £70 from go outdoors. Used it for 2 nights. It's a fab tent. My question, I had a lot of dew in the morning on the outside. On the inside it was damp. Are these tents waterproof for this money?

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Did you gear stay dry in the inner? I quite often get condensation on the flysheet in any tent it's the luck of the draw. But if it's coming to the inner could be worth painting with fabsil

@TreforestGump01

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales I was dry in the inner. Have to say, for 70 quid it's a very nice tent. Easy to put up, well made but it looked like I was in a dark room developing photos.

Before you give it to your brother it would of been good to see you do a 1 night camp review of it 👍🏼

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

He's coming out first time wild camping with it so I'll see what he says about it 👍

@MrWildWales

3 жыл бұрын

You've got me thinking on that now I've got an oex one to review next so I'll do 2 vids on that one

Just bought mine from Go Outdoor, it's on sale for 39£.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of tent for that price

@mjojrjr6231

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales just tried it on at my local park to see if I have everything. All good and was spacious enough for one person.

@MrWildWales

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'd just use it for one not 2 👌

@mjojrjr6231

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrWildWales true Mate, better to have more space than not. It's like buy with one extra space.