Decathlon's ultralight Forclaz 900 hiking tents reviewed!

Decathlon sells two Forclaz-branded Trek 900 ultralight 2-person hiking tents at €200 each. But are they any good? How do they compare to the competition? Are they really ultralight? And which one should you choose?

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[RCNoOb]

2 years later : prices have gone up 40 EUR ! Great video, love your channel.

[mattendo-retrogaminguk]

Your voice is very appealing to me and I find your voice very relaxing to listen to and makes it far better for me to absorb what you were saying. I am interested in these tents and was useful to find out which tent would best suit me for my solo hikes here in the UK. It is very good to know Decathalon sell replacement parts for anything that may break on the tent, that is very refreshing to see and makes sure the tent can last a long while. It is clear from your measurements you live in Europe. I am in favour of all metric measurements.

[Tancrad]

Love the understated approach your videos have.

[Thebluedocful]

Brilliantly edited and presented video, and, I personally think, highly accurate 👍

[EdwardNortonPhotographer]

Fantastic review. I am very grateful that you take the time to produce such high quality content with your currently low subscriber numbers. I’m sure if you continue the algorithm will eventually give the views you deserve.

[evdl]

I have the old version of the tunnel tent and I am using it during my bike-packing tours. No extreme camping, just always kilometers away from supermarkets during normal mid-European weather. It saved me a lot of money for easy nights in cheap campgrounds.

I have been looking around for several years to upgrade my tent for more fun still - I have not found anything similar. Until I spotted this video and another one on the free standing tent. Indeed both the newer and the free standing tent would be very interesting for replacing my current setup. If it fails.

[andreadileo]

I used the trek 900 ( the igloo ones) for 2 years. I'm impressed for the quality of this tent based on price. Really happy with it

[borrisdzh]

Found the video from a search about these tents, thank you for a great and detailed review. I think I might get the freestanding with ground sheet (in case weather is expected to be bad) for backpacking and bikepacking.
As a poor East European it's not quite budget, but still more affordable than all imported brands.
I also have to agree with the rest - great editing, camera work and presentation, you deserve more subscribers.

[pauliusmielinis]

Agree with most of the comments. The video quality puts it to the top (if not the best) of hiking/backpacking-related channels. Love the way you present, superb job on the cameraman end and super nice illustrations. Not interested in buying these tents, but watched till the end! Keep it up!

[Mr_Sentoo]

Great video, structured review. An extra sub for you 🤙🏼

[TocTocTrax]

I really enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing.

[vince]

Wat een top video super bedankt voor de info !!!

[oguzhansuer]

Thanks for the review. I will buy the Mt900. Best regards from Turkey.

[fabiopalma]

Just came back from Belgium today and was searching for a new trekking tent. Kinda coincidence to find this channel, eheh. Hugs from Portugal

[ChaseMountains]

Love that you did this. Decathlon has a habit of outclassing the expensive stuff sometimes.

[Fellmandave]

I really like my Simond Makalu from decathlon, but is it too heavy for the space? yes! Is it beautiful? Yes! Do I use it? No! Excellent quality review. Inner tent shots would look have been good with living practically, pockets etc. Thanks!

[Bokooda]

I have 2 man version of this brilliant tent. Loads of space and easy set up. I got mine summer 2020 and have used on a few weekend bike tours. One vestibule to store (and hide) my Brompton, the other side for access and cooking etc. There aren’t many reviews about this tent on YouTube, so it’s good to see an informed and well put together overview. Thanks 👍

[IgnacioGlezCllo]

If you’re looking at numbers, groundsheet is a no.

However, if you’re looking at protection, longevity, and pitching options (and pitching ‘outer first’ in the rain) definitely get the groundsheet; I did, and so happy with it

[babazulu]

Very thorough review, nice! I've had the the tunnel tent for a while. The setup is easy and its very compact and light for the price you pay. For me a downside with this design is that every morning you wake up and you open the fly, al the morning dew moist drips right inside the tent. Not a big deal but somwthing to be aware of.

[tubedudedude]

I have the tunnel tent since 2018 and I’m very happy with it. Used it in South America in high wind backcountry camping, on somewhat rocky ground and regular dirt and it performed great. Never had any concern with the wind, nor had any problem with rain or humidity buildup.
Mostly used it alone and I wish it would be a bit lighter. But had also spend a couple of nights with another person, and yes, it gets cramped.
Setting it up, or down is very easy and fast.
TLDR: love it; but would love to have a similar but lighter tent.