Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Here is the ULTIMATE backpacking tent review. What is the BEST backpacking tent you can buy? I've picked the 3 solo tents I think are the best. The Hilleberg Akto tent vs Terra Nova Lazer Compact AS tent vs Tarptent Scarp 1 tent. All these wild camping tents are the current 2023 versions.
These 3 4 season tents go head to head to find the best. By best wild camping tent, I mean the best balance of cost, lightweight, size, durability and quality.
Visit terra-nova.co.uk/aff/backpackinguk and use the code BACKPACKINGUK to get 20% off RRP.
See the Terra Nova Lazer Compact AS in action with my Pen y Fan, Brecon Beacons wild camping video: youtu.be/QrPLnyTMUnY
See the Tarptent Scarp 1 in action with my 3 days solo wild camping in The Lake District video: youtu.be/Y3G1rF7bykA
See the Hilleberg Akto in action with my 3 days solo wild camping in Snowdonia video: youtu.be/h9wixbsnKPw
Terra Nova tent official specs:
Sleeps 1
Packed weight 1.73kg (3lbs 13oz)
Number of porches 1
Number of doors 1
Packed size 33cm x 19cm
Season 4
Flysheet Watershed 30D Nylon Ripstop Si2 (3000mm)
Inner 30D Ripstop Nylon C0
Groundsheet and HH Waterbloc 70D Nylon PU (10,000mm)
Main pole 9mm Terra Nova Reflex
Pegs Terra Firma 13g
Guylines Dyneema Reflective
Tarptent Scarp 1 official specs:
Sleeps: 1+
Seasons: 4
Weight: 48.55 oz / 1376 g (with arch pole, solid interior, bags, stakes, cording, and struts)
Scarp 1 fly, corded with struts : 26.05 oz / 739 g
Aluminum arch pole (9mm): 6.9 oz / 196 g
Scarp 1 solid interior : 12.1 oz / 343 g
Scarp 1 mesh interior : 12.8 oz / 363 g
Tent bag: 0.65 oz / 18 g
Stakes in stakebag: 2.85 oz / 81 g
Optional aluminum crossing pole set : 15.5 oz / 439 g
Dimensions:
Interior Height: 39 in / 99 cm
Floor Width: 35 – 52 in / 81 – 132 cm
Floor Length: 86 in /218 cm
Packed size: 18 in x 5 in / 46 cm x 13 cm
Hilleberg Akto official specs:
Weight
Flysheet & inner weighs: 1344g
Poles weigh: 164g
Total weight: 1508g (excluding pegs and bags)
Pegs x10 weigh: 114g
Construction + Materials
Inner tent area: 1.7 m2/18.3 ft2
Vestibule area: 0.8 m2/8.6 ft2
Fly fabric: Kerlon 1200, 30 D High Tenacity Ripstop Nylon 66
Fly treatment: Coated on both sides with a total of 3 layers of 100% silicone, and treated for UV resistance during dyeing and coating
Fly hydrostatic head: 5000 mm/49 kPa (ISO 811)
Fly tear strength: min. 12 kg (ISO 13937-4)
Inner tent fabric: 30 denier Ripstop Nylon
Inner tent treatment: Durable Water Repellent (DWR)
Floor fabric: 70 denier Nylon
Floor treatment: Triple-coated Polyurethane
Floor hydrostatic head: 15000 mm/147 kPa (ISO 811)
Floor miscellaneous: Highly puncture & abrasion resistant
Poles (9mm): 1 x 293 cm / 1 x 115.4 in
Pegs: 10 V-Peg
If you are into your hiking, backpacking and wild camping please SUBSCRIBE @BackpackingUK
Thanks, Andy.
#hilleberg #terranova #tarptent
Here is the ULTIMATE backpacking tent review. What is the BEST backpacking tent you can buy? I've picked the 3 solo tents I think are the best. The Hilleberg Akto tent vs Terra Nova Lazer Compact AS tent vs Tarptent Scarp 1 tent. All these wild camping tents are the current 2023 versions.
These 3 4 season tents go head to head to find the best. By best wild camping tent, I mean the best balance of cost, lightweight, size, durability and quality.
Visit terra-nova.co.uk/aff/backpackinguk and use the code BACKPACKINGUK to get 20% off RRP.
See the Terra Nova Lazer Compact AS in action with my Pen y Fan, Brecon Beacons wild camping video: youtu.be/QrPLnyTMUnY
See the Tarptent Scarp 1 in action with my 3 days solo wild camping in The Lake District video: youtu.be/Y3G1rF7bykA
See the Hilleberg Akto in action with my 3 days solo wild camping in Snowdonia video: youtu.be/h9wixbsnKPw
Terra Nova tent official specs:
Sleeps 1
Packed weight 1.73kg (3lbs 13oz)
Number of porches 1
Number of doors 1
Packed size 33cm x 19cm
Season 4
Flysheet Watershed 30D Nylon Ripstop Si2 (3000mm)
Inner 30D Ripstop Nylon C0
Groundsheet and HH Waterbloc 70D Nylon PU (10,000mm)
Main pole 9mm Terra Nova Reflex
Pegs Terra Firma 13g
Guylines Dyneema Reflective
Tarptent Scarp 1 official specs:
Sleeps: 1+
Seasons: 4
Weight: 48.55 oz / 1376 g (with arch pole, solid interior, bags, stakes, cording, and struts)
Scarp 1 fly, corded with struts : 26.05 oz / 739 g
Aluminum arch pole (9mm): 6.9 oz / 196 g
Scarp 1 solid interior : 12.1 oz / 343 g
Scarp 1 mesh interior : 12.8 oz / 363 g
Tent bag: 0.65 oz / 18 g
Stakes in stakebag: 2.85 oz / 81 g
Optional aluminum crossing pole set : 15.5 oz / 439 g
Dimensions:
Interior Height: 39 in / 99 cm
Floor Width: 35 – 52 in / 81 – 132 cm
Floor Length: 86 in /218 cm
Packed size: 18 in x 5 in / 46 cm x 13 cm
Hilleberg Akto official specs:
Weight
Flysheet & inner weighs: 1344g
Poles weigh: 164g
Total weight: 1508g (excluding pegs and bags)
Pegs x10 weigh: 114g
Construction + Materials
Inner tent area: 1.7 m2/18.3 ft2
Vestibule area: 0.8 m2/8.6 ft2
Fly fabric: Kerlon 1200, 30 D High Tenacity Ripstop Nylon 66
Fly treatment: Coated on both sides with a total of 3 layers of 100% silicone, and treated for UV resistance during dyeing and coating
Fly hydrostatic head: 5000 mm/49 kPa (ISO 811)
Fly tear strength: min. 12 kg (ISO 13937-4)
Inner tent fabric: 30 denier Ripstop Nylon
Inner tent treatment: Durable Water Repellent (DWR)
Floor fabric: 70 denier Nylon
Floor treatment: Triple-coated Polyurethane
Floor hydrostatic head: 15000 mm/147 kPa (ISO 811)
Floor miscellaneous: Highly puncture & abrasion resistant
Poles (9mm): 1 x 293 cm / 1 x 115.4 in
Pegs: 10 V-Peg
If you are into your hiking, backpacking and wild camping please SUBSCRIBE @BackpackingUK
Thanks, Andy.
#hilleberg #terranova #tarptent
