 Hello and welcome to another video. In this video we're going to be talking about tents, and in particular my top 5 tents that I've owned and used. Have I already done this video before and forgot to turn the microphone on? Yes. Am I going to be able to get through it again with the same charm and fluidity? Probably not, but we're going to do it anyway. It's top 5. My top 5 tents, I've owned quite a few tents in my time and I currently own a few tents. I've got about 10. It's too many. I own too many tents. So I thought it would be fun because a lot of people reach out to me and ask me which tent I prefer out of X and Y and Y. So I thought I would just do a little video to run down for you. I've run down the tents and I've made a little list. Little listy for Columbus. You'll be surprised. There's some shockers in there. There's some shockers that I don't think you'll expect. So without further ado, let's get straight into it at number 5. And hopefully, if I've done it properly, I've put some graphics in there as well. So number 5 for me. It's a newcomer. Just in is the Big Agnes Copper Spur in even that. Don't go. Come back. Come back. Come back. Like, look, let's start again. Let's start again. Let's start again. Number 5. Right? Number 5 is the Vanga Banshee 200. Of course it is. I could not have that in my list. A wonderful tent that holds some wonderful memories for me. It's the tent that I always say to people who ask me, what tent shall I get from starting Wild Camping? Can you sell a Vanga Banshee, mate? Because as I sit here this very day, they retail at £139. I think I picked mine up for about £85, but this was about 10 years ago or something. I'm only going to say the weight and the cost of these tents. I might put the stats on the screen for you so you can pause it and have a little look at your leisure. The weight, 2.4 kilograms. Which, for me, I think that's the standard, is about 2 kilograms for a tent that you're not going to be doing multi-day hikes. One or two days in the mountains or just out in your tent. Then I think around the 2 kilogram mark is about what you want or what you're going to get. It's a great tent. It's got two doors. It sets up really quickly, really easy. I give mine to people who I take camping with me sometimes to say, look, newbies who've never used them, I say just use that. Really easy to use. And I get good feedback from it, from everyone who uses it. It's a little bit like Marmite, this tent though. So, you know, on certain forums and Reddit posts and stuff, some people don't like it. Maybe because it's the underdog. You know, it's only a cheap and whatever tent, but I like it. I've got a lot of time for it. And so it's number five on my list. Coming in at four. I put three fingers up there, but four. It's not going well, is it? Number four is actually the Big Agnes Copper Spur H-V-U-L2. A-B-C-D-F-G, hashtag, smiley face emoji, Big Agnes Copper Spur. Just in, just in. I mean, I've only recently purchased this tent. It comes in at £384.99. And it weighs 1,268 grams. So 1.2 kilograms. That's quite good actually. That's very good. It's very light for what it is. And I've just been out in it again. I've just got back the other day. And I've just finished editing a video. It's pretty long. It's nearly an hour long. But I've been out in it again and I was just loving it. I've got myself the footprint for it as well so you can put it up outer first in case it rains, which I did while I was out. It was a bit of a chew, but that'll get easier in time, I think. But the feeling, the overall feeling of quality that I get when I get in this tent with its high doors and its, the zips and everything about it just screeches quality. Wakes you up at midnight and just screams quality into your face while you're having sleep paralysis. It's good. It's very good. And I'm enjoying it so much so that it's made number four on my list. A new kid on the block. So I wouldn't say it was a first-time attempt because it's a lot of money for something if you're not going to be getting into it. It's maybe more your second or third tent and it's not particularly built for high winds unless you've got your hiking poles and extra guidelines to strengthen the sides. I wouldn't say it would be brilliant in high winds. I've had it out in high winds and it was kind of folding in on me. But there's just something about it that I really, really love and that's why double check, it's number four. Number three on the list. I have to look at the list. Right, this one is a shocker. This one is a surprise. It's going to be a surprise for some of this. Number three on the list is the Hillyburg Allac II which I'm sure a lot of people thought would be number one but it's not. Why not? I'll tell you why. Because, let me tell you the cost of it without a footprint as I sit here now, is £1,164.99 English hard-earned pence. It's too much for a tent. It is too much for a tent. It's too expensive. The weight of it, let's have a quick goose. The weight of it is also, as well, is 3,076 grams. So it's a tank. My friends and family all chipped in for my birthday and bought me the Hillyburg Allac II. So it means a lot to me and it is a quality tent. I've had some amazing adventures in it and it will be in my tent collection for life. I'll still use it. I think it's an amazing tent. And anybody who owns a Hillyburg or has used a Hillyburg you know that their quality, the materials, the zips, everything about it, the stitching, the customer service, you know, they are considered the best for a reason. They're amazing, amazing tents. But why is it third then? It's because it's too expensive and it's a bit cliquey as well. The Hillyburg group. People have got Hillyburgs. It seems a bit cliquey and like, I think about it sometimes of like, people think saying that, you know, are you really a wildcumper? Have you got a Hillyburg? You're considered to be serious if you've got a Hillyburg. Which used to be the case. I remember like, back in the day, it was very rare that people would have Hillyburgs. It would be like, ooh, they're serious. Now, I mean, the fells in the Lake District are just littered with them, littered with them. And so, I don't know. They're just a feeling I get when I think about it. I do love the tent and I, you know, one day maybe I'll get another Hillyburg to test it out. I do think they're a great tent, but the cost and the weight of this one, for me, puts it at number three. Number two on the top five list. Coming in at number two is the Terra Nova Wild Country Helm 2. There, I've said it. The Helm 2. Which, let me just quickly tell you how much it costs. It's £163.95. So what's that against the Hillyburg? You can get seven. You can get seven Helm 2s for the cost of an Allac 2, which is nuts, mate. That's a lot of tents. That's a tent. You can use one a day for a week. Every week different, every day a different tent. Let that sink in. The weight of it, it's not shy. It's around, yeah, it's 2.2 kilograms. So it's a lot lighter as well than the Allac 2. The reason it's so high on my list is a few reasons. It's cheap. It's one of the easiest tents to set up and take down that I've ever known. It's just two poles slid in. Take it out, done. Very easy to set up, take down two doors. It doesn't feel as good a quality when you're in it as the Allac 2 or the Copper Spur or anything like that, but it feels robust and it just feels... Okay, let's just say that the Allac 2 is a Hollywood blockbuster. The Helm 2 is more of a cult classic. That's how I'm looking at it anyway. It's my cult classic. And I've had some amazing, amazing adventures in it. That's what's put it up there as well. It's just... Yeah, I've had some absolutely great campouts in it and it reminds me of some amazing times. And that is why the Helm 2 is at number 2. Right? I was going to do that, no. Right, what's number one on my list of tents? I think you all know because it hasn't appeared on the list so far, so you'll probably know. Number one, numero uno for me as I sit here now, it could change tomorrow, it could change in an hour, but for now it is the Lanshan Pro 2. In fact, I'll just put some clapping noise over that instead of just more clapping. Yeah, it has to be made... For me at the moment it has to be... Let's get some vital statistics up. So you can pick one up for about 150 quid. So it's cheap as chips. The weight of it is 915 grams. Super lightweight. Yes, you will need hiking poles to set it up or sticks if you're in the woods. But if you're going to be hiking long distance, I assume you're going to have them poles on you anyway. And as long as you've got light poles, I wouldn't mind hiking with the poles even if I'm not using them just to set the tents up. It's super spacious. It's difficult to set up at first. It can be very tricky to get a decent pitch. But once you know the heights of your poles and how it all works out, I can chuck this thing up in a couple of minutes. Take it down in a couple of minutes as well. No bother. It does need seam sealing yourself which could be a negative of it, but that doesn't take much time and that sort of stuff I do enjoy doing anyway. So I've seam sealed it, put some metal clips on, like they look like ramhead clips where the plastic ones were that are notoriously weak or can be weak. Tents, for me, it's about the memories that they give you and the things that you're doing them. So your favourite tent might be a six man two bedroom tent that you only ever use in paid campsites, but the memories it holds far outweigh the cost of it and the weight of it and all that sort of stuff. So it's individual to you. And the reason, the sole reason my Lanshan Pro 2 is at the top of my list is because of the Cape Wrath Trail. It performed unbelievably for me on that trip and to, you know, some days, like one of the days I did 26 miles and this was late on in the thing. That was like day 13. No, I don't know. Day 11 or 12, I think it was. I did 26 miles and to then after all that get into a tent and lay down in it, it is a vibe. It's a feeling. And every night after walking and trekking you get to the end of the day and you're just knackered and to put that tent up and get in it was just a dream and I associate that feeling with that tent so it'll forever be scorched in my brain as one of the best tents I've ever had. And at the moment probably the best tent that I own for that reason. It's not, you know, I wouldn't take it up in the mountains in winter necessarily or, you know, there's certain things you wouldn't use it for but it's just the memories for me are amazing with it. It's cheap, easy to set up, it's lightweight and for me, easily my number one tent. There we go. There we go, top five. See it just boils down to, I think a lot of it just boils down to memories in it and things that you've done in your tents. So there's your take away from it. I have been out in the big Agnes recently. I've got a video ready to go. This is just sort of like a filler video of me top five tents. I've got a big camping video. Almost an hour long, which is a bit too much in it to be fair but that's how it is. So if you're not already, consider hitting the subscribe button down there. Click the bell notification to be notified when that video drops. And that's it. Love to you all, I'll see you all soon. Au revoir for now. I'm not going to walk off because I don't have any pants on. See you later.