 let's talk about tents. So on today's video we're talking about the ever-popular Lan Shan, the Lan Shan 1 and the Lan Shan 2 Pro. I've just received recently the Lan Shan 2 Pro. I'm very familiar with the Lan Shan 1, I took it on the coast-to-coast with me, swapped that model out for the exact same model but in green and I've used it many a wild camp all over the place. But I'm planning some long-distance hikes and there were just a few things that was niggling me with it so I started to look for something with a little bit more room. The Lan Shan 1 doesn't have a great deal of room in it. I'm not going to waffle on about anything other than these two tents because that's what the title is that's what people have come to see not me waffling on so let's get straight into this. The Lan Shan 1 that retails around about £100. It's a three season tent, the flysheet is 15D nylon, waterproof index 5,000 millimetres, the inner tent high-density mesh. The bottom of the tent is 20D nylon, waterproof index 8,000 millimetres. It weighs 845 grams. Without any of the pegs or poles just the tent on its own I weighed both tents and as you can see here is the Lan Shan 1 and here is the Lan Shan 2 Pro. The Lan Shan 2 Pro is a two-person tent it's three seasons and the tent is 20D double silicon fabric, waterproof index 2,000 millimetres plus 20D nylon breathable gauze. Bottom of the tent is 20D silicon waterproof nylon, waterproof index 5,000 millimetres and that just means how many millimetres of water would take on the top of that before it started to leak. I'll pop up some drawings with the with the measurements on there for the Lan Shan 2 Pro. We'll do a compare and contrast and then we'll set the tents up see how quick they are to set up take down and we'll have a little look around them and see what sort of leg room they've got etc and then we'll meet back in the fungarium later and we'll have a little final thoughts. This is a time test for setting up the Lan Shan 2 Pro and that's it done so that's quite quick I'm used to it because I've set the Lan Shan 1 up so many times it's pretty much identical. Let's have a closer look right let's get the Lan Shan 2 Pro set up we've already seen how it's set up with the time lapse but let's just talk you through how I set the Lan Shan 2 up. Use the footprint to get an idea of where the tent is going to be it's a dual entrance so it doesn't really matter which way you're putting it around peg this out first using the footprint as a guide we just get all four of these in you don't want to put them in too tight because you'll find that when you put your hiking poles or allocated pole up it'll be too tight so you want to give yourself a little bit of room so I'll just do it nice and loosely the hiking pole I've got set at 125 centimetres but I will change it depending on on the weather and everything so if it's if it's really hot I'll have it a bit higher maybe 130-135 the walking pole goes through a little elasticated loop at the bottom into this reinforced piece up at the top here and then this bit can be quite confusing but I will show you it has this little clip on that it doesn't look very strong so I'm gonna swap that out for a metal one before I go on my long-distance hike but both of these shotcord loops that are on the bottom of the zipper will go through that clip clip it in there like that and then get around to the other side and do the same all your corners can then be used for one peg all three attachments on there this just gives you a bit more leg and head room when you're in the tent stops condensation getting on you that's it set up and as you can see you got your bungee cord at the bottom for your footprint then you've got your actual inner and then you've got your outer there and you want your tent peg on a 45 degree angle and then you can go around and just tighten everything up pulling on these on your air flies pulling your flies down it's not typically used as a fore seasoned tent and you can tell that because it doesn't run down to the ground although in an emergency you can drop your hiking poles and bring it to the ground you might get a bit more condensation but it might stop the snow getting pummeled underneath your tent which I have experienced before in a pole tent three season not good you can see here the clip it's like a ram's head clip and what you want to do you want to zip up you've got a velcro at the bottom and a velcro midway up the zips seem okay they don't catch obviously not the best zips in the world but what do you expect for the price they do the job just fine you want to be zipping that up and leaving this attached so once it's zipped up it's easy then just to unclip it this is one thing that I'm glad they sorted out because on the old Lanshan warm one of my grouts was this toggle to hold the door back the loop that you put the toggle through wasn't elasticated it was just well it wasn't elasticated so it often kept coming loose and it's nice to see they've sorted that with a nice elasticated loop for that toggle and they've also added bonus put another loop there separate for the bug net which is a joy I've put my near where sleeping mat it's the X-Term large just so you know just for a size comparison oh yeah it is exciting getting in a tent I don't care whether you're in your garden or on every base camp it doesn't matter does it it's exciting it's exciting right come on I'm 5 10 and there is a good foot maybe a foot above me so getting ready is no problem I can kneel up move about do the hooky-cookie whatever I'm gonna give you all the stats as they say on the website but let's get let's get it real up in here so you're looking at about 235 centimeters there to end so I'd say sleeping wise you're a good at seven foot mate you're good to be seven foot at that that's my feet there it's sunshine and you can see there's still another four five six inches from my feet granted the air mats gonna bring me up a little bit and then be sleeping bag on top as a rough one I'm just going off what I've got in here you could lower this and have it have more room I suppose but it's nice to have that bucket up so that you're not having water dripping from the flight and in into your into your little nest so I've got it here at 120 you've got a little pouch here which is I mean it's not much going on there is there you'd better get your phone in there your torch little hooks at each side to maybe hang a lantern or whatever they're for I've put some Dyneema cord running from one to the other I can hang me lantern on there or after a hard day's hiking in the rain I can just use it as a washing line get all the wet stuff up off the floor just let stuff dry out as much as it can it's double dodge which is amazing always a bonus for when you're sleeping with someone who's got a weak bladder you can do plenty of stuff in here you could do cooking and you can store your bags you can store your bags and wet boots in one side and you do your cooking in the other side should we put the Lanshan one next week to have a look I think we should come on let's do it the Lanshan one I don't have it in white anymore shout out Jack mate he won it in a patreon competition he's going to use the original igloo and he's going to hike the coast to coast in it and then he's going to pass it on to someone else to do their first coast to coast in it so hopefully the original igloo can continue doing the coast to coast until it just collapses and that's that's a nice thought welcome back welcome back so the Lanshan one the Lanshan two pro I got mine to do long-distance hiking and to save room in my bag they're a great lightweight alternative to more expensive Cuban fiber tents like the Z packs for example I have a few mods in mind for this Lanshan pro 2 but I'll keep you up to date with them once they're done I'm very fond of the Lanshan one but I thought I was buying the Lanshan two to do some longer distance hikes in in more formidable weathers I love it I feel like it is it's got so much more room the weight difference and difference in cost for me it's a no-brainer the Lanshan two why would you get the Lanshan one if you're keen to cut every single gram if you're a an ultra ultra light backpacker and it's the middle of summer and you want something that's ultra light that you're just gonna get at the end of your day you're gonna get in it and you're just gonna sleep and then repeat the next day then the Lanshan one might be a better option for you if you don't use hiking poles the Lanshan one might be a better option for you because you're not taking two hiking poles with you every time to set your tent up there is no chilling in this tent you could maybe lay down on your back read a book and just chill that way but it's not it's not a tent to be spending any amount of time in really unless you're just sleeping I wasn't expecting to set these tents up and love the Lanshan 2 pro as much as I did I've seen the Lanshan one in different eyes touching my face and as you could see I was lying on the on the deck with no mat underneath me so that's going to bring me up a good a good few inches if you're just doing a long distance hike where weight is a cent you know it's essential to get your weight down then maybe the Lanshan one but for that extra 100 grams you can't go wrong with this it seems ideal speaking of seams it's it's worth pointing out that these tents don't come seam sealed so get yourself some seam some sealant and just go along the seams maybe put a bit of knickwax on it as well just to give it some extra protection from the rain so in conclusion I think I've wrapped it up pretty well I mean this this has got to be for some for your for the ultra ultra light backpackers this is perfect I would use it as a summer tent where condensation isn't as bad if you're above five eight five nine it in for you you're gonna be claustrophobic you the your footbox if you sleeping bag is gonna be touching the outer tent so will be susceptible to getting damp so I would go and I never thought I'd say it good like I'd go with the Lanshan to pro not sponsored or not been given them or told to say anything I've bought these out my own money for my hobby so I'm just giving you my opinion on them the Lanshan to give it a go cheapest chips but don't take my word for it as I've said before what's good for me isn't necessarily good for you so you might you might rate the Lanshan one more because you like to keep your weight down and you don't have any problem with your height or anything like that and that's good for you you might not even want a Lanshan you might not even like camping but you just watching because you got lost on internet and you bored because it's locked down if so hello mate I hope you well so that's it in conclusion mate I think they're both excellent tents but I would choose the Lanshan to pro over the Lanshan one links below for both tents or just Google Lanshan one or Lanshan to I think AliExpress I think there's a few on Amazon and yeah just Google it and have a look for yourself so thanks for joining me I hope you're all well I know we are living in uncertain and crazy time at the moment so I'm sending you a lot of love take care of yourselves and your loved ones and I'll see you soon au revoir