Cheap Reliable Lightweight Hiking Tent

The OEX Bobcat 1 Is a great choice for the hiker on a budget, could this be the perfect 1 man tent for you?
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Cheapest i can find:

Go Outdoors (price match):

[trooperwolfie]

Go outdoors were bought by JD sports group, which also owns blacks and several other outdoor brands which is why you see them elsewhere. I've done a video on modifications I've done to improve it on my channel. I had a hand in re designing the bobcats predecessor....the col. After my modifications to the col lite was born, then it was altered again (and made heavier again) and re branded as the OEX bobcat. It only comes in one colour....green, the misconception comes from lighting effects while photographing the tent for promo purposes.

[Janetnva]

I love your videos ❣️It’s a way I can live vicariously now that I’m old and disabled. They bring back memories of great camping experiences in Virginia, minus bears.🐻 😮😊😅

[rufusduck]

Peg out the rear of the tent first but not the centre guy line .then peg out the front including the front guys . Pulling the tent forward and tight .then last the rear centre guyline but dont over tighten .this will get rid of the saggy rear section of the tent .

[nibrasge]

If you are not doing Audiobooks, there is a part of the world missing out on your gentle and informative tone of voice.

[redwestonbushcraft]

Love your thumbnail. You blurrd out the tent but not the stuffsack haha.

Fantastic video. Very well done

[austieoutdoors]

yes i recieved mine yesterday and im loving it the only thing im going to do to it is put carrabeenas on the corners of the inner to stop them popping out great video mr bushcraft

[jerkyd]

Stoped watching these kind of videos for reasons, a few weeks ago I watched a few of yours, fun to watch, great guy you are! Proper 👍 respect from northern Ontario Canada friend 👊

[MINKIN]

Great tent. Had mine for a year now.

Some thought has been put in to this tent. If You take out the pole from the stuff sack, it really does compress down to the size of a childs football, AND there is even enough room in the sack to stuff the expedition tarp in too. Also, if you take trekking poles with you, you can use them to prop open the door as an awning..

[possessionfriend]

Agree, it should have much bigger rain cover, - less need for the expedition tarp

[michaelwoods]

Looks like a nice little tent! I got a "Used REI" Similar to yours from a friend for $20 US. It Didn't leak and he threw in a ground cover for it "Free" 😁

[andyfreeman]

We had to get my son a replacement tent whilst camping in August, we chose the eurohike Ribble 3 from go outdoors. Cost around 60 quid and did the job perfectly.

[TACTICAL_REAVER]

bobcat is a cracking tent, bough mine for motorcycle camping on the trans euro trail, i can get the bobcat, sleeping matt, sleeping bag and folding chair in one pannier. its a good size when packed and pretty light

[pedalpirate-km]

Bought mine for 64 quid from millets. Recently tried it out with a DD 3x3m tarp, they work really well together

[richardlawrence]

Had this for a while. Used when hiking the south down way and round the isle of wight. Been through all sorts of weather. Handy if you need to cram into a small pitch site.

[PorridgeTheDeaf]

Mine should be arriving tomorrow, wanted one since I saw Andy and Mark do the e-bike ride, not sure if ill get out in it in the next few weeks, depends on the weather, but hoping too! was £67 from Blacks but the day after I ordered it went up to £115 so was quite lucky!

[xaraxania]

i got a similar one off amazon, but it had the folding army style cot that the tent sits on top of, it's pretty good, ive slept in it one time in the garden, its pretty narrow though so be aware that if you have much equipment with you, it wont fit unless you stash it underneath. This was a good one Andy thanks

[OfWodensFolk]

Great little tent but I find it too small with my UL140 sleeping mat. Switched to a OEX Jackal II which of course is heavier but the extra room is a god send and doesn't feel like I'm in a coffin.

[daleoutinthestix]

Cracking little tent, I've got that and the Rakoon 2, can't fault them.

[nickollerenshaw]

I have the north ridge col which I think is brilliant I use a ground sheet with it though also the stick on triangles on the back for extra guy lines to pull it out more.

[johnashcroft-jones]

Hi Andy. thanks for this review. I regularly follow your antics with Simon and folks. I liked the looks of the Bobcat and as my current ride is a Coyote EMTB so the wild animal theme triggered my interest. I am looking for a roomy 1 man tent to supplement my DD tarp. I have the superb Gonex 2 which i got for about sixty quid two years ago on Am, I haven't seen it offered since but it is a double skin dome with the extra rigidity from two poles crossed. Footprint is 2.1x1.5 by 1m high. 2.5 kg, 8mm ally poles, Poly fabric, well stitched and sealed which I spray all outer faces and bathtub with Fabsil Gold. Love it.