Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Tent of the month- The Hiker Biker II!

     Hello fellow campers/hikers! My name is Evan Smith and today I am going to give you my tent review on the Hiker Biker II by Alpine Design!

The Tent

            

     I love this tent. it is fairly cheap, definitely will last you a long time, and gives you independent camping (I just prefer to do independent camping, if you don't like to do that, you probably will not like this tent).

Weight: ~1-2 lb

How many people it fits: 1 (2 Children)

Cost: $30-$40

For Camping Purposes

      I would definitely use this tent for regular camping. It is small enough to fit into a trunk without trying to shove it in, has enough room to out your stuff in, and is easy to set up. The downsides are that it only fits one person, requires stakes to set up, and it is hard to change in. 

Rating: 8/10

For Backpacking Purposes

     I used this tent in my intro to backpacking hike, and it was definitely a good tent (even with a second person). This is very lightweight by backpacking standards, small and compact, you don't have an oversized tent, and when dew hits, it gets on the rain fly, not the actual tent (also learned from my intro to backpacking hike). The only downside to this is that if you are group hiking and you want to share a tent, you won't be able to share it.

Rating: 9.8/10

Overall, I think this is a perfect tent for either camping or hiking. Thanks for reading, and until next time, camp/hike on!





4 comments:

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  2. Heading off camping for the first time on the motorbike and wondering which tent to buy? I'm sure there's lots of you out there in this predicament at this time of year so hope you find the information below useful.

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  3. Thanks so much for this post! EXACTLY what I was searching for! .your post really sums up all that I need! thanks!!!This post makes me miss camping We didn’t even go once this summer! We are already planning a few trips for next spring and summer though!

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  4. Do you know the pole dimensions for the tent? I lost mine and I'm trying to get them replaced but can't seem to find the dimensions anywhere!

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