Tents
A brief blurb on tents. Unless you’re backpacking and trying to conserve weight, you ideally want a 2 man for 1 person, 3 man for 2 people, and so on.
I’m a firm believer in avoiding pop-up tents, they have no structure and are generally single skinned so you get loads of condensation inside and the waterproofing can be bad.
Brands
Eurohike is cheap and cheerful, and a great budget option. Vango is a family favourite but that view maybe slightly outdated as other brands have caught up. Berghaus make some good kit but it can be pricey.
Plenty of other options, but I’ve used all of the above.
Waterproofing
British weather is well british weather, so waterproofing is important.
Hydrostatic head “HH” is how waterproofing is measured, it’s a essentially a measurement of the pressure a fabric can withstand. 1000mm of HH will hold a 1m column of water before leaking, 2000mm will hold a 2m column and so on.
In the real world, 1000mm will keep you dry in light showers, 2000mm in proper rain. Any grounsheet needs to be 3000mm or more.
The high the number the better, but with the higher rating comes increased cost.
Some options for tents
DISCLAIMER: I’ve not owned any of these but they have decent specs for the cost.
Eurohike Ribble 2 & 3
There is a 2 man and 3 man version of this tent, one of my mates used the 3 man version back in March in Wales and to my amazement it withstood 65mpg winds.