Hilarious. I have watched endless reviews of this tent, but I thought I would look for a couple more before committing. Yours is literally the best. You meander around the tent filming every little detail and talking about it, so by the end it feels like I've actually crawled inside it myself. Excellent work mate. You picked out every little detail missed in other videos, and pointed the camera in every nook and cranny. I was particularly curious about how its like to sit in because I like to do my personal admin in the tent. Its amazing how many reviews didnt show that. Really great review mate, and Olly was hilarious. Please extend my kindest concerns to your lady wife, and I wish her the very best.
Thankyou so much for such a Amazing comment, wife is all good now 👍👍 glad it helped you, I did do another vid where I look at the tent again with the helvellyn footprint to see if it fits, there's a few things I point out on that vid that I missed on this one, might be of help to you also 😀 Atb Mick 👍
@@Mickoutdoors Legend mate. I bought one now, and my mate bought me the footprint for Christmas. Im really looking forward to taking it out in the wilds! All the best mate.
loved the fact Ollie is more excited about it that you are, oh Daddy lets go camping ! ! good summary of the tent, tks. I'm torn between the Helvellyn and the Starav, both strong tents, love the porch of the Helvellyn
He loves the tent going up and down, just won't stat out in it 🙈🙈🤣🤣 yeh tough choice, what about the helm 2 ?? Just to throw a spanner in the works lol
@DaveSnoddy73 awww right, I think I would wait for the hydra to come back in stock, it's or was cheaper than the helvellyn, has a higher HHead all round and is imho a better colour green 👍 not sure if you've seen my video on whether the helvellyn footprint fits the hydra (it does) but I also look a bit closer at the tent too 😉
The hydra seems to have a few extras like straps and velcro for the flaps but weights 2.8 kg where as the Helvellyn is 2.45 and the vents have no Velcro, made to meet a price point. Again thanks for reviewing
Evening mate, I hope your lass goes well mate 👍. The tent is a bloody good one. Seen it high winds like ya say an snow lol. Thanks for sharing buddy. New sub 👍🔥🇬🇧
Brilliant appreciate it and thanks for taking the time to drop a comment 😀 👍 I'm itching to get out in it but bloody works ruining my life at the moment 🤣🤣
Hi mate , I have the same tent , got it from amazon, I've not set mine up yet , will probably do a little vid when I do with first thoughts , looks roomy there but wish they didn't have an orange inner , 2.8kg isn't bad really like you say. These are supposed to be great in high winds. All the best with it and best wishes to your wife too hope it all goes well 👍🏕
Cheers Gaz appreciate that mate, yeh the orange is bright but I can live with it lol, the quality is excellent and some nice little touches like the door zips having over sized finger loops on them so you can easily do them up with gloves on, I seen you wrote a review on amazon about something I was looking at, and I was gonna ask you about it as I didn't see a vid review, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was now 😂😂😂 oh hang on I think it might have been a down quilt ??
@Mick Outdoors I have a couple of them both from amazon, they are quite thin , but lightweight, they are good as an extra layer or maybe in the really warm months you could use it on its own , but mainly use them just to add a later in the winter , but they are OK, I got them for free but I've noticed they fluctuate in price , so if you can get them cheap they are OK to add a layer in colder months
@Gaziano Outdoors cheers mate, yeh it wasn't a brand I'd heard of but think the price was something like 50 quid, so was umming and arrring about it as ya do lol 😆
Ah I love new tent day!!! The Hydra's a better tent than the Helvellyn. Great prices they've been selling for recently so you've got a good deal there Mick. It's really stable in high winds and the options on the door are a great selling point. Happy camping Mick, Ollie looks excited about your new tent as well! :) Sorry to hear about your wife's health problems, I hope her operation goes well and recovery is fast. ATB Donna x
Awww thankyou Donna ♥️♥️ yeh I watched and rewatched your 2 vids where your using it, and that's what clinched it for me really, so vango owe you some commission 😀 I really need to venture up to Northumberland and find somewhere to test it out, I'm not to savvy on the area and I hate sitting in the traffic on the A1 around and past the metro centre so will have to look at a route that cuts all that out ? 👍👍
@@Mickoutdoors Loads of places in Northumberland to pitch up Mick, just depends on your fitness levels and how high you like to camp, or if you prefer woodlands / moors etc If I can point you in any directions please feel free to ask. If you're on Facebook add me as a friend & I could msg you. I'm not a big fan of sharing locations on TH-cam lol. The A1 past the Metrocentre is only daft busy as peak times, it's not so bad mid morning or early afternoon ;)
@@donnavansenior yeh I'm same really with locations, I'm not unfit but I'm not fit either 😅 I need to train a little before climbing to high but I'm capable of most at my own pace, I love woods and hills tbh, I'll add you on fb, it'll be from Mick Frank 👍 are you same name as youtube ?
Good choice Mick . Mirage and Hydra are both great value for money tents , both perform pretty well in the wind . About 18 month back there were loads of these on ebay as factory seconds (albeit the older version) , only thing was there were no groundsheet in the porch . Not a problem . Got mine for seventy quid . Does the job . Nice choice of dog too 😁 Love to the Mrs 💚👍
Hi, Thanks for taking the time to comment really appreciated 😊, yeh no footprint with this but apparently the helvellyn one fits and covers the porch area to, think its currently 25 quid on amazon so might get it if my efforts to make a homemade one fail, Ollys a nuisance at times he's obsessed with giving everyone loves and kisses and thinks he has to be involved in everything I do 😂😂 wouldn't change him for the world though ♥️👍
Hilarious.
I have watched endless reviews of this tent, but I thought I would look for a couple more before committing.
Yours is literally the best.
You meander around the tent filming every little detail and talking about it, so by the end it feels like I've actually crawled inside it myself. Excellent work mate.
You picked out every little detail missed in other videos, and pointed the camera in every nook and cranny. I was particularly curious about how its like to sit in because I like to do my personal admin in the tent. Its amazing how many reviews didnt show that. Really great review mate, and Olly was hilarious.
Please extend my kindest concerns to your lady wife, and I wish her the very best.
Thankyou so much for such a Amazing comment, wife is all good now 👍👍 glad it helped you, I did do another vid where I look at the tent again with the helvellyn footprint to see if it fits, there's a few things I point out on that vid that I missed on this one, might be of help to you also 😀 Atb Mick 👍
@@Mickoutdoors Legend mate.
I bought one now, and my mate bought me the footprint for Christmas. Im really looking forward to taking it out in the wilds!
All the best mate.
@@TheWtfnonamez fantastic 👏 👌 🙌
That looks like a great tent 👍 Best wishes for your wife’s complete recovery👍
Hey thankyou that's really appreciated ☺️ 👍
loved the fact Ollie is more excited about it that you are, oh Daddy lets go camping ! ! good summary of the tent, tks. I'm torn between the Helvellyn and the Starav, both strong tents, love the porch of the Helvellyn
He loves the tent going up and down, just won't stat out in it 🙈🙈🤣🤣 yeh tough choice, what about the helm 2 ?? Just to throw a spanner in the works lol
@@Mickoutdoors it's not my main tent only for rough camps and want to keep budget under 150, helm compacts are as you know ££££
@DaveSnoddy73 awww right, I think I would wait for the hydra to come back in stock, it's or was cheaper than the helvellyn, has a higher HHead all round and is imho a better colour green 👍 not sure if you've seen my video on whether the helvellyn footprint fits the hydra (it does) but I also look a bit closer at the tent too 😉
The hydra seems to have a few extras like straps and velcro for the flaps but weights 2.8 kg where as the Helvellyn is 2.45 and the vents have no Velcro, made to meet a price point. Again thanks for reviewing
Nice tent that Mick. I hope your Mrs op is a success and the prognosis is good. ALL THE BEST.
Thanks, and thanks for taking the time to comment really do appreciate it 😀 👍
Evening mate, I hope your lass goes well mate 👍. The tent is a bloody good one. Seen it high winds like ya say an snow lol. Thanks for sharing buddy. New sub 👍🔥🇬🇧
Brilliant appreciate it and thanks for taking the time to drop a comment 😀 👍 I'm itching to get out in it but bloody works ruining my life at the moment 🤣🤣
Hi mate , I have the same tent , got it from amazon, I've not set mine up yet , will probably do a little vid when I do with first thoughts , looks roomy there but wish they didn't have an orange inner , 2.8kg isn't bad really like you say. These are supposed to be great in high winds. All the best with it and best wishes to your wife too hope it all goes well 👍🏕
Cheers Gaz appreciate that mate, yeh the orange is bright but I can live with it lol, the quality is excellent and some nice little touches like the door zips having over sized finger loops on them so you can easily do them up with gloves on, I seen you wrote a review on amazon about something I was looking at, and I was gonna ask you about it as I didn't see a vid review, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was now 😂😂😂 oh hang on I think it might have been a down quilt ??
@Mick Outdoors I have a couple of them both from amazon, they are quite thin , but lightweight, they are good as an extra layer or maybe in the really warm months you could use it on its own , but mainly use them just to add a later in the winter , but they are OK, I got them for free but I've noticed they fluctuate in price , so if you can get them cheap they are OK to add a layer in colder months
@Gaziano Outdoors cheers mate, yeh it wasn't a brand I'd heard of but think the price was something like 50 quid, so was umming and arrring about it as ya do lol 😆
Your dog seemed desperate to get in there same as mine 😆
I know mate 🤣🤣 everytime he thinks he has to be in or smothering me with kisses, wouldn't change him for the world though 😉
Just picked one up for £98 in Prime Day. Looking forward to using it!
Fantastic, you'll love it, if you need a footprint the helvellyn one fits it 👍 done a video on it if you've not seen it already 😀
@@Mickoutdoors Will check it out, thanks!
Ah I love new tent day!!! The Hydra's a better tent than the Helvellyn. Great prices they've been selling for recently so you've got a good deal there Mick. It's really stable in high winds and the options on the door are a great selling point. Happy camping Mick, Ollie looks excited about your new tent as well! :)
Sorry to hear about your wife's health problems, I hope her operation goes well and recovery is fast.
ATB Donna x
Awww thankyou Donna ♥️♥️ yeh I watched and rewatched your 2 vids where your using it, and that's what clinched it for me really, so vango owe you some commission 😀 I really need to venture up to Northumberland and find somewhere to test it out, I'm not to savvy on the area and I hate sitting in the traffic on the A1 around and past the metro centre so will have to look at a route that cuts all that out ? 👍👍
@@Mickoutdoors Loads of places in Northumberland to pitch up Mick, just depends on your fitness levels and how high you like to camp, or if you prefer woodlands / moors etc If I can point you in any directions please feel free to ask. If you're on Facebook add me as a friend & I could msg you. I'm not a big fan of sharing locations on TH-cam lol. The A1 past the Metrocentre is only daft busy as peak times, it's not so bad mid morning or early afternoon ;)
@@donnavansenior yeh I'm same really with locations, I'm not unfit but I'm not fit either 😅 I need to train a little before climbing to high but I'm capable of most at my own pace, I love woods and hills tbh, I'll add you on fb, it'll be from Mick Frank 👍 are you same name as youtube ?
@@donnavansenior request sent 👍
Congrats on the 200 subs Mick , looks a solid wee tent ! Hope all goes well for the missus mate 👍🏻🏕
Have I hit 200 !!! Wow cheers mate hadn't even noticed 🙈🙈 so congrats on being the one to let me know Ally 👍 lol
@@Mickoutdoors its a slow old slog , but your getting there mate 👍🏻🏕
Looks a lovely tent 👍
@DazzOutdoors-UK1 cheers Daz appreciate you taking the time to comment 👍 👌
@@Mickoutdoors I look forward to seeing ur first outing in this tent see what she looks like a with all ur gear inside 👍😎
@DazzOutdoors-UK1 hopefully be ok, I've used smaller tents and coped so fingers crossed Daz 🤞
@DazzOutdoors-UK1 oh hang on I've been out in it a few times, I'm getting my tents confused here's a link to it in use on a camp ...
@@DazzOutdoors-UK1
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Good choice Mick . Mirage and Hydra are both great value for money tents , both perform pretty well in the wind .
About 18 month back there were loads of these on ebay as factory seconds (albeit the older version) , only thing was there were no groundsheet in the porch . Not a problem . Got mine for seventy quid . Does the job .
Nice choice of dog too 😁 Love to the Mrs 💚👍
Hi, Thanks for taking the time to comment really appreciated 😊, yeh no footprint with this but apparently the helvellyn one fits and covers the porch area to, think its currently 25 quid on amazon so might get it if my efforts to make a homemade one fail, Ollys a nuisance at times he's obsessed with giving everyone loves and kisses and thinks he has to be involved in everything I do 😂😂 wouldn't change him for the world though ♥️👍
These are fantastic tents, bombproof and as stable in high winds as any £800 plus tents ...mentioning no names lol😂
Couldn't agree more Simon and thanks for the comment really appreciate it 👍 😀
I think this the tent I need
Its a cracking solid 4 season tent, and a great price too 👍
Looks like a copy of the old North Face westwind but about 200 notes cheaper
Oh really, not seen that tent I'll have to go look it up 👍 thanks for the comment mate really appreciated 👍