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    Whats up everyone.

    I am finally giving in to my urge to sleep outdoors, and I'm starting my hunt for gear to do so. Starting off with looking for the right tent. My budget is kind of tight and I know when tent shopping cheap and effective normally are not used in the same sentence so I'll try to avoid that. During my searching I did come across this tent http://www.wayfair.com/Hooligan-2-Te...8-CLM1210.html. Some of the reviews for it have been decent save for the weak support poles which many recommend replacing. I have been looking at this tent and the 3 person variant. I am just hoping to get some feed back from people that have a bit of experience in this field. Also I saw a video where a guy that got the 3 or 4 person variant of the tent had "waterproofed it" I was wondering what products may be good for that, or if there were any green products I can imagine that waterproofing agents are some sort of nasty chemical blend.

  • #2
    Re: Tent browsing for something to backpack with

    Over 7 pounds - that is extremely heavy. Do you need a 2-person tent?
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    • #3
      Re: Tent browsing for something to backpack with

      I would take a pass on the Hooligan 2. Too many compromises in design and materials in order to keep it's price point low in my opinion:
      • Heavy for backpacking (large 2p footprint size, fiberglass pole/tarp-material floor are culprits).
      • Uses weaker fiberglass pole instead of aluminum (as your research discovered).
      • Water column rating of fly is very low at only 450mm (I like to see at least 1200mm).
      • Uses pole sleeve instead of clips.
      • Vestibule zipper design on 2p allows water to drip into inner tent (and contents) upon exit/entrance during rain or when fly is wet.
      • Requires staking to set up and stay up-not freestanding.
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      • #4
        Re: Tent browsing for something to backpack with

        I agree with A65 hooser on many points... Consider that had the tent come from one of the quality manufacturers, fiberglas (spelled here in honor of Owens-Corning's trademark) poles would not be a weak point...Have you heard of helicopter blades? Some poles have used that technology with great success. The Hooligan model you mention is definitely not one of them, but let's give it points for a full-coverage rain fly. With appropriate covers and velcro closures, the fly zipper need not be a leaker, but again, this appears to be an inexpensive tent with minimal features, dated design, thin waterproof coatings (and maybe no polyester fabric at all) and thus its pitfalls in challenging conditions. Lol, there are worse choices out there.
        Last edited by tplife; 05-26-2015, 04:16 PM.
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        ―Augustine of Hippo, Fifth Century A.D.

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