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  • Plan to buy my ever first solo tent for some bikepacking adventures during autumn and winter here in the UK. I had only experience of bivvy+sleeping bag+matress in dry/hot weather till now (Italy).
    Shall I go for an alpkit soloist? any experience here?
    The budget available is roughly 100£.
    TA

  • Would have said Zephyros 1, but the price has really jumped on Terra Nova stuff. @platypus usually has good recommendations for this. Most Alpkit stuff I get tends to break at the worst time, apart from their sleeping bag.

  • I think platypus normally recommends the 3F UL or naturehke stuff for cheap tents over alpkit.

    You'll have to do some googling but they're normally available on aliexpress/amazon/ebay

  • The budget available is roughly 100£.

    I'd say that you would be hard pushed to get a reliable 4-season solo tent for that price new. Perhaps, keep an eye out for a lightly used deal on the big auction site. A lot of lightweight solo gear seams to be 3-season though it would probably be okay for sheltered conditions without snow. Another option is an MLD trailstar tarp, if you can find one used, which is well regarded for UK mountain use, maybe with your bivy bag for cold conditions.

  • Alpkit rhymes with shit for a reason,
    £100 will get you this nice tent or you could stretch a little bit to this lovely one.

    Alternatively one of these two on ebay

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