The trekking tent includes durability and wind resistance – especially if you’re pitching up mountainside – waterproofing for rainy days, blackout panels to aid a good night’s sleep, good ventilation, and maybe even sun and heat protection. You should also bear in mind how many people you need to cater for, how far you’ll need to carry your tent..

Extremely quick pitching/striking. The flysheet and bedroom are pre-assembled. You then need to insert the tent pole in the sleeves of the flysheet (color code). It is also quick to strike. To store the tent in its bag, just fold up the tent until it is as wide as the bag, fold up the tent poles into a bundle and place them on the bedroom or the flysheet, and roll everything up into a small bundle to fit it all in the bag.

We test all our tents in a wind tunnel on a turntable where we can expose each side of the tent to the wind. To test its wind resistance, the tent must be properly pitched, taut but not stretched, with all the guy ropes in position around the tent. It should remain habitable at wind speeds of 70km/h, measured near ground level.

3-season tent: your tent will protect you from the harsh weather conditions you can encounter in the spring, summer or autumn. It will withstand light snowfall but is not designed to withstand heavy loads that would weigh on the structure. In case of snow, remember to shake your tent regularly in order to bring down any snow that has accumulated to avoid putting too much weight on the structure of your tent.

Forclaz tents are laboratory-tested with waterproofing capacity from upto 2000mm and our recommendation is to pack the tent into the pouch when the fabric is dry for longer durability.