Thought I would give an update on this tent in addition to that given by RichardH above, having used mine now for about a year; two opinions are better than one! :-)...I have pasted alongside Richard's comments
Pros:+ cheap for a high quality 4 season one man tent.
+ good quality materials - 40d silnylon and DAC alloy poles.
AGREE
+ tough: it was pretty wild on my last trip, the tent got a real hammering in the gusting wind. I have confidence in it.
AGREE, although if the wind is squally it does buffet the side a bit.
+ high enough to sit up in - definitely not a coffin!
DISAGREE, I am 5,10 and find it difficult to move around inside the tent as its so narrow.
+ the 4 spiral 'Breaker' tent pegs supplied are real bombers - just what you need for securing the front and rear of the fly - important in a tunnel design, and worth the extra weight (I pack 3 on a trip). Also supplied are aluminium nail and smaller spiral 'Wavelight' extruded pegs - I don't use the small spiral ones.
AGREE, the pegs are excellent, although I find myself leaving the big spirals behind due to their size, just taking the smaller spirals.
+ solid inner.
AGREE, you do notice how warmer/less draughty it is due to this.
Cons:
- inner first. But the inner has a water repellent finish. Lightwave claim that the inner first construction is stronger.
DISAGREE, in fact this has put me off inner first pitch; interesting that the manufacturer/supplier has now updated this model to allow outer pitching first. Due to inner pitch first you cannot break camp in the rain keeping everything dry [including yourself] under the fly, this is what I like about previous tents I have had. Also, if you get a sudden down pour pitching a fly only quickly allows you to wait dry whilst waiting fo the rain to subside, before then pitching the tent fully. NOTE, although some reviews say that you can keep the fly/inner together and pitch them this doesn't really work; I have tried many approaches to pitching and the quickest is still to pitch inner first.
- a bit of a fiddle to pitch compared to 'all in one' designs. In particular, the outer is attached to the poles using velcro straps in no less than eight places - I presume this gives the tent extra strength and stability, so I shouldn't grumble. Took me about ten minutes on my last trip, but the wind was very strong, so I took my time.AGREE, although I find to get a decent pitch with this tent takes a lot of tweaking.
- if you are careless about pitching the inner, there is a possibility that the aluminium nail tent pegs can damage the fly when you peg that out. I managed to tear a small hole in the base of the fly as a consequence of getting this wrong by leaving the inner tent peg protruding a couple of inches (now repaired). To avoid the possibility of this happening again, I have added 3 aluminium wire hook type pegs, with nicely rounded tops.
AGREE, I read this before getting mine and think of this post every time that I pitch...thanks Richard so far you have saved me the heart break of ripping my fly!
- the porch in particular flaps in strong winds.
AGREE
- The silnylon flysheet seams are not sealed. I've been out in some very wet and windy weather, and haven't found this to be a problem in practice.
AGREE
Weight - 1.7kg all in - not the lightest, but it is a tough 4 season tent.
AGREE, in fact mine is 1.6 and if you want to get the weight down a little Lightwave sell thinner lines [2.5mm or 1mm]...rather have extra 500g weight over the lightest one person rivals and know its bulletproof.
Would I recommend it? A cautious YES, if you are serious about camping high in all seasons and are on a tight budget, but this is not a beginners tent. MMMM,
UNDECIDED...great value for the money; basically you couldn't buy this quality for what I [and Richard] paid BUT I find this tent a love hate relationship...love the small footprint size for finding even the smallest pitches BUT hate how it restricts my movement in the tent...love the strength of a tunnel design BUT find the effort/time required in getting it pitched a PITA and it can be quite fiddly with cold hands...
Finally AND VERY IMPORTANT, I have found condensation is an issue in this tent. Its fine when its cold and/or its windy BUT if you are pitched in a sheltered area with little wind however much you 'play' with opening the outer/inner doors you still get a damp/wet sleeping bag. I think this is due to the solid inner, and so suggest that this tent is more suited to Alpine, snowy, or high altitude camping...not a lot of opportunity for this in the UK.
As a result of the above sometimes I think "I need to sell this on", and other times I think "This is a lot of tent for what I paid/what it could sell for secondhand". As a result I will probably keep it as a 'spare' for really rough conditions, and get a 3-4 season two-person of a similar weight to use for most of my camping except the extreme.