AF1QipNS7VSFG5uIGZ2OwWoU5lfcQHnybR8WM91uKA4EAF1QipNJArXbcraVtO8F9Edz2OLHFPUyeXc62KxlZObw AF1QipNPKba4ts8PEfEK_JRUlfFNYT6MXjdZs-oS6suHA few thoughts on the Helm 2 tent. Not an in depth review, just thoughts after one night out.
The liveable space is not good, a plan view shows enough room for two sleepers, however once inside the tent walls sloping towards the roof make the thing feel a lot smaller.
General construction was ok, it's a cheap tent after all. I would have liked an extra toggle to hold back the flysheet door but it's not that important to me, I can improvise and fit one myself.
The poles fit well and putting the tent up is easy. The supplied red coloured aluminium pegs were very good, plenty of grip and easy on the hands.
The footprint was not that well made, aligning the inner , outer , and the footprint was not easy, in the end I pegged the footprint separately.
The tent was stable and felt secure but it is not free standing as advertised, you definitely have to use all of the guys.
Mrs P thinks this tent was made for midgets,( I don't think I sold camping to her very well.) I have shown her an advert for an MSR Hubba Hubba, maybe I'll get the green light!
Would I recommend the Helm 2?
Overall, no, there are better and lighter tents out there, but at greater cost.