TGO Rating: 4
I’ve spent hundreds of nights in the Akto and it has long been a favourite tent. I used it on my continuous round of the Munros and Tops and it performed superbly.
The Mythos Solo has the pole running the length of the tent rather than across it, which means it doesn’t need end poles or hoops to raise the fabric as the angle of the pole ensures the inner isn’t too low.
Unusually, GoLite’s Eden 1 has hoops of differing height at each end rather than upright poles. These make for good stability and ensure reasonable inner height at each end.
TGO Rating: 3
The Ringstind Light I is the only true single hoop tent tested in that it has no end poles or crossover poles.
TGO Rating: 2
Some tents are just not quite right and this is one of those. It’s nearly a good tent, especially given the low price.
The Tokee is a smaller version of the Lizard with exactly the same design. Like that tent, it’s easy to pitch.
The Laser Competition 1 is a proven ultralight tent. The design is the same as the Laser Ultra 1, with the same advantages and disadvantages other than the size.
With the Power Lizard, Vaude became the first mainstream tent maker to challenge Terra Nova in the lightweight doubleskin tent market. Indeed, for the equivalent space the Lizard is slightly lighter than any Terra Nova tent.
TGO Rating: 3.5
Officially the “world’s lightest tent” according to the Guinness Book of Records, the Laser Ultra 1 is also possibly the most expensive for its size.
TGO Rating: 4.5
The Scarp 1 is the equal best designed of the tested tents (the other being the Akto). Henry Shires, the man behind Tarptent, came up with three excellent innovations for the Scarp 1: triangular end supports, crossover poles and double porches.
