Alpkit Jaran tent
 

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[Closed] Alpkit Jaran tent

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Any opinions on these. A bit of 2 person bikepacking, or as a reasonably spacious tent for things like dyfi enduro.....


 
Posted : 28/01/2016 10:23 pm
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I've spent a night in one. Wasn't too impressed. Light, cheap, bit flimsy, inner first pitching. I think the guy who's it was sent it back.


 
Posted : 28/01/2016 10:29 pm
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I've got one of these, I used it last year for a two person trip to paris and back, it's nice and spacious. Two full size sleeping mats will go in and it's nice you each have a door.

I'm using it for the tour divide this year.....


 
Posted : 28/01/2016 10:30 pm
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Posted : 28/01/2016 10:31 pm
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Interesting. That looks a loose a pitch as my Alpkit Delta. Is the inner floppy as well?


 
Posted : 28/01/2016 10:32 pm
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I take it back. It was an ordos2. Still shite though...


 
Posted : 28/01/2016 10:35 pm
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How waterproof is it? The specs say 1200mm waterproofing, which seems to be a lot less than other brands. Anyone tried one in proper wet weather?


 
Posted : 28/01/2016 10:42 pm
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My Beta is a faff to pitch, and like all tents with such light flys, sags badly when wet. The inner is too lose.

But

It has stood up to a good dose of iffy weather so far, with just a small hole on the (thin) groundsheet. No worse in many ways to most uber light tents. And mine cost me £50 and weighs chuff all...


 
Posted : 28/01/2016 10:43 pm
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It pissed it down the night that picture was taken and it didn't leak


 
Posted : 29/01/2016 6:41 pm

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