Terra-Nova Photon 1

I have just realised that I have not posted about my awesome new tent (or if i have i cant find it so here is a new one) about 3 or 4 months ago I bought the Terra Nova Photon 1 from the most unlikely of places (Sprots Direct) because it was the cheapest place on the web. It was still not cheap for a 1 man tent, but it was the one I wanted. The Terra Nova Photon 1 is a sub 700g tent that is ideal for adventure racing and light weight bivvi rides getting away from an actual bivvi bag (that I didn't fancy at all). The first thing I notices was the weight, and the quality. My initial worries was can i fit in it at 6'4"? ok no worried there, I have more room than in my little 2 man tent (ok not for 2 people, but moving about room) it feels taller due to the raised end poles, an has enough room to store stuff inside.

I have used my new Terra Nova Photon 1 tent a couple of times so far and I've good experiences every time. The tent fits nicely in my frame bag leaving loads of room to pack around it (if needed) and weighing in at just under 670g including repair kit, pegs, and bag to hold it all in, I guess i could shave a bit off with out taking the extra bits but a perfect weight for my tour divide.

You may have seen in my blog that I have been on 2 bivvi rides testing the tent and to use it was fantastic, easy to put up and take down. on first impression the pegs seem very flimsy, but they seem to work well. I think I will get some more heavy duty Ti ones for resilience.

The tent is very well made does everything an adventure racer would want while not using a bivvi bag, for me a tent adds a great deal for comfort for very little weight. 

Keep your eye out for more reports soon :)