Lol, thanks for the intro James
Yes, I can definitely recommend the Terrain tent after using it almost every day in Africa. I wouldn't necessarily say that it being in Africa is too different from any other place that's very hot, has driving rain and where you don't always have the luxury of allowing it to dry out every morning before you hit the road.
We met many other travellers with the other more expensive and famous tents and older second hand ones and to be honest, I can't see any major differences in the way they stood up to the elements. The major points to think about for me are:
- How long it takes to put up / take down (the older ones lose points here)
- How well it handles the wet and condensation inside
- Weight, I promise you the lighter the better. Weight was the single biggest grudge I had on our trip..
The mattress is also a big factor depending on what you weigh. I lost some weight in Africa ;P but still wore the mattress down in places but I can't comment on the other manufacturers mattresses.
I'll post pics soon so you can see it in action in pretty much all conditions..
I'd buy the Terrain again as it's cheaper and lighter and you'll get good re-sale for it anywhere else I think. There are a lot of people who can't afford £1200 for a tent when there are 100's of other things to buy.
** It's not necessarily about which tent to buy, more a case of "you need many many items of high cost, so write them all down and rank them according to their importance and buy accordingly". Well, that's what I did
Lots more news coming soon, we're laptop and homeless at present and trying ot find jobs - pretty standard! Will write more soon. Missed u dudes...
