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Better that Vango.

It's a kids backyard play tent with very light wind. The company should fix the issues and offer an exchange for this accident waiting to happen

Yeah this is my kind of fetish. I swear by the Trangia. Overall its the winner for me. Ability to store fuel and very short time to prime it is so good. And of course it goes well with the whole cooking kits which conveniently also all fits together as one package for easy packing and transportation. Great video. Thanks.

There are 2 burners/ stoves I keep going back to, no matter what others I buy or build. My Trangias and my Fancy Feast.

Cracking camp mate, and that little fox! 😍

On my last camp a few weeks back I was using the little Lixada Ti alcohol stove, more efficient than my Trangia, and so much lighter too!

Sold!! Ive been doing what everyone does, watching videos and then double guessing myself but this review has sold me this tent i'll be getting one asap! many thanks new sub!

Imo the F10 Nexus UL2 will withstand anything. The Radon UL1 has a major flaw with that single pole stake design. They do a Radon UL2 which I'm assuming it wouldn't have the single pole stake design. Haven't seen one though.

Great review, thanks for sharing 👍

Quality

Lovely work as always. That birdsong lifts the heart.

Have you had the tent out again since Martin?

I have found over the five decades that you should just keep it simple. This is not rocket science...just light the darn stove and put a pot on. Watching for a "bloom" is wasted effort and find that perhaps a better approach is to a faster boil is to adjust the burner to pot distance, experiment with different fuels or even a different diameter pot. The entire concept of a "bloom" or "prime" concerning a alcohol burner is a relative recent phenomena and is kept alive by all the experts on TH-cam. Your boil times will tell you all you need to know. You either get a quick boil...or not. Also, try not to jump on the Trangia bandwagon as there have ALWAY been better alcohol burners than a Trangia. No thanks. There are just too many better choices out there. Thanks for the video.

Chilling in the woods, sounds good.

buy a trailstar and sit it out :)

Lovely birds too in the background! :))

Thanks for the video. I absolutely get how you were feeling, well done for just saying "stuff it" and going out when you didnt feel like it. Interesting coffee machine, I love a quality coffee but the difference between a sachet and messing around with all that gear just doesnt feel worth it for me. Camera - it looks fantastic footage, but is it worth all the extra money, weight and bulk? Kepp them coming, I love your vids mate!

That was a great review. As I watched I put very cold water to boil for a mug of tea using the Trangia mini and my boil was just under 4 minutes from first lighting. With the build quality, the ability to store fuel and the speed, I’m staying with Trangia but the xboil is a definite contender for me…. Maybe 😅

Some further marinated chicken on a camp needed this autumn 😎

Nice one mate, and it's true, all you need is a coffee in the woods, the footage with the new camera looks good 👍

You should check out Ian's (Barnaby Nutt) coffee dripper. It's a lightweight foldable one. It's fab! Footage looks great even on auto, nice bokeh!

Coffee in the woods is a great plan for head time. 🤘🏼✌🏼

Nice Martin Can't beat a good coffee! Hope the camera is lucky for you. ATB George

Awh those shots! Lovely relaxing video Martin. The camera angles and the shots you got were superb. There's a new word for me now, superb 😁🍀

Lovely episode man, sounds and shots are so pleasing!

One thing no one ever covers, which we could do ourselves, but it would have made the test complete, is how much capacity does each one have, or more to the point, when they’re full, how long will each last. I have in the past tried to make a meal, and the darn things run out during the cooking. Knowing this, along with all your tests would have been really valuable, but no one ever does that! 😢 As for my personal experience, I had a few before I got a trangia. They took so long to bloom, and or blew out with the slightest breeze. So I was so impressed with how it just got angry when there was a breeze. I really like it. Especially since you can control the flame a bit with the simmer ring. I’m impressed with that xboil though. I’ll have to make one for when all I’m gonna do is boil some water to rehydrate, or a cup of tea or something.

Nice impressions from this tent.

All I would say when you feel over was ‘ah Jaysus!’ Great content.

Great review, I think I may get the Durston, does it come with a cover? No prob I’d get one, needed for the Irish climate! Looks the right job!

Good man, thinking of getting that tent, but what works elsewhere doesn’t work here in Ireland.

Brilliant photography with very informative and helpful commentary, as always . Thanks for sharing

I've been using mfs's for uh maybe twenty years from many brands like Primus, Optimus and Soto so I do consider my self as a semi experienced user. My initial thought was that you have too much fuel for priming. It overflows the cup and absorbing material (which is definetly not cotton but rather some mineral fibers or so) and then fuel is burning all over the burner. I might be wrong, there might also be something wrong with the unit but I would recommend to test with shorter periods opening the valve before priming. You could also try priming with alcohol, just carefully pour or inject it on top of the silencer and see if it is landing on the absorbing mat. Alcohol gives soot free priming process.

I’ve been French kissed by a few dogs in my time 😂

Just ordered a pair of Renegade Evo GTX. Excited to find out how well such a light weight boot will do versus my good old Lowa Tibets (1050 g each at US size 9.5)...

In the market for a new tent, like the look of these but keep thinking how do you pitch this when it's pishing down without the inside getting soaked?

Surely a military-themed tent, not a military tent?

Definitely aimed at the forest/woodland camper or bushcrafter. The military name and camo is all marketing. I seriously doubt this is used by any army? Seems good value and robust for that kind of use though, definitely stealthy 🥷

Thanks for this comparison. Really helpful . Best wishes

Great video. Thanks for taking the time!

The pole structure really reminds me of the Teton sports Mountain Ultra 1 person. I wonder how many of these similar designs could use the same rainfly?

Oh no I hope Vango isn't moving towards inner-pitch-first tents. The reason I tend to prefer northern European tents compared to US ones is that they are more often outer-pitch-first. Inner-first tents are an unholy pain to pitch and take down in the pouring/driving rain.

Sorry its an abomination and should never be spoken about again! 😂 I wouldn't use it in a sand pit! Good effort on the first impressions though 👍

Poor venting with high bathtub, you could have serious condensation. No guidelines limits where you can use the tent and the fact that you are already thinking of swopping out pegs to ensure it doesn't blow away gives it a few issues. Will be interesting the rain and wind test. You looked a bit perplexed by the design😂.

NTY

I really shouldn't watch tent reviews as I don't camp enough to warrant a new one, buuuut, I do want a new one. Lol.

What was the condensation like after a nights sleep.

Very good first impression video, as it's a military tent intended for civilians as a stealth shelter (camo colour )it's primarily targeting bushcrafters, the main area of use would be in the woods/ forest so no need for guy lines as the trees act like a windbreaker. Nice dancing in the tent when giving the measurements👍