Tiny Tent Camping Is The Worst...

The Rad Ridge Raider is my most hated tent but something about it stops me from selling it. I take it on a final camp to the summit of Slieve Binnian to try and decide once and for all...

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[peterb]

As a 20 yo soldier this would have been my dream piece of kit
As a 60 yo my back and knees are screaming rude words at you.

[Joedabamf]

you squeezed out of that tent the same way ace ventura squeezed his way out of that rhino

[Grassmonster]

As someone riding hard on the heels of 70 with considerably less flexibility than I used to have, crawling backwards into a coffin and crawling out again in the morning before my back has had time to unstiffen is just a big fat NO. All my tents are side entry so I can fall/roll out in the morning.

[Theorangeman.]

Having to get out of it twice just for camera shots. Priceless

[kathrynhilder]

Hi Stephen. 😊
In the morning when you crawled out of the tiny tent all I could think was "Look! Now he's a beautiful butterfly!" 😂
Cheers from South Australia.

[ultimilkman]

“I would have appreciated some artificial flavoring because it seems, you weren’t able to find any natural flavoring”. Pure gold 9:10

[dstaron]

Beans, cabbage and shoes... oh the fresh air.

[Redskies]

Accidentally hotboxing yourself with gassy veg in Italian is priceless.

[gregwhates]

As ex-military, I’ve always found a bivi bag and a small tarp can get you through any conditions in the UK hiking. I’ve still got a Survival Aids GoreTex bivi from the 90s that is still perfectly functioning and big enough for a bag and all my gear

[mirrorizen]

I love the professional production alongside the hilariously real character

[philmagowan]

On the contrary this video has actually hooked me on your channel again. Really enjoyed the concept of putting more novelty camping products to the test. More please!

[emmasmith]

The most camping ive ever done has involved hot showers and electricity but theres a real draw to this. Also your exit from the tent was cinematic masterwork😂

[gubsak]

I was backpacking and camping in Ireland for 3 weeks back in 1978. Except for two days it was raining every day. Although I did not have any cooking gear with my, I was so pleased that I could sit in my tent, change my clothes and keep everything inside the tent without getting everything wet.

Next year I hooked up with my new girlfriend, bought a tiny 3 person tent (Trio Tupek) and cycled around southern Scotland for 3 week. We were cooking (Trangia) just outside the tent and having an excellent time.
Although we had bought the best gear we ended up soaking wet on several occasions (cycling for 4 hours in pouring rain etc.), but our tent was always dry.

We used that tent for ten years camping in Denmark, Austria and France with our daughter, and we only dumped it when it was ripped by a drunk man tripping over the wires in the dark at a jazz festival.😢 I still miss it because it was so tough in winds, but we have moved on to bigger tents and now, that we have retired, a tiny caravan.
Tents can be too small.😊

[JoelKalich]

If this was a "subpar" video I can't wait to watch the rest of your stuff! This was the first one recommended to me (as well as a lot of others, considering it's your second most viewed).

[Obi-Wan_Pierogi]

I had a tiny tent and upgraded to a Nemo Dragonfly 1p and will never go back to that tiny tent.

On my second trip, the weather changed and I was stuck in heavy rain for nearly 11 hours. I was able to sit comfortably and even cook under the vestibule (not safe, not recommended -- I know)

I couldn't imagine getting stuck in my tent for over my 11 hours.

I bought the tiny tent THINKING I was going to do some stealth camping -- nope. Not once.

[Cipher]

Beans and Cabbage, a flatulence Nightmare.
I’d be lucky to survive the night!!
Absolutely howling!! 😂😂😂

[hultagertrude]

It’s a great video! They can’t all be winners anyway, that would be boring. You still went out there and did it, providing valuable intel for us couch warriors back here for gear etc! As long as you enjoy it, I say keep going buddy!

[jaimewright]

I am from Moira, living in Vancouver, Canada. I do appreciate seeing you pop up on you YT feed. It's a breathe of fresh air.

Top marks. I wish you the best ❤

[TrippinBusa]

Its the one man bearrito. some of the best sleep ive gotten have been in these during my time in service. always amazing to be able to look out and see the stars on a clear night.

[neologian]

So glad to see such an honest review and I could not agree more. I've tried "bivvy" camping (or micro tent....or tiny tent...whatever you care to call it) and POSTIVELY HATE IT. No functional vestibule, can't sit up, no room for some of the gear that's nice to have in a tent with you, no room for keeping your pack out of the rain, door arrangement lets in rain in heavy weather....and speaking of heavy weather you have to get out of any wet outerwear outside (and fast) because there's no way to remove it inside without crawling all over your sleep system in your wet gear....and even in good weather it takes a contortionist to get in our out of clothing inside the bivvy anyway so all that needs to happen outside regardless. Waiting out bad weather? You better like laying prone staring at the ceiling because they're pretty much only good for just laying there. Not worth the weight savings in my personal value system.