The Snugpak scorpion 2 -person tent is marketed as being four-season ready, and for the most part this is accurate. Its design is similar to the Terra Nova Voyager, with a semi-geodesic structure and single front-facing porch. However, it is heavier than the Voyager.
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Despite minor downsides, the price is superb – and it’s capable of standing up to moderate winter Scottish conditions.- Fantastic value
- Decent winter performance
- Living space
- No double zips on doors
- Hard to repack
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| Price: £375 Weight: 2.8kg Pitching: fly first Flysheet: 26D polyester ripstop PU 5,000mm HH Inner: 50D nylon Groundsheet: 50D nylon PU 5,000mm HH Poles: 9mm 7001 aluminium poles Pegs: 16x alloy Y pegs Porches: 1 Inner Dimensions: 110x205x95cm snugpak.com |
The Snugpak scorpion tent comes in a stuffsack that could do with being bigger, as it’s hard to get the tent back in when wet. It pitches flysheet first and then the inner is suspended from the poles. This works fine, even in bad weather, but is slower to pitch than some of the other tents tested.
It has enough pegging points for winter use, although the two porch pegging points can’t be used with snow stakes. I found it more resistant to high winds than the Terra Nova Voyager, and less likely to let spindrift into the inner (which is mostly solid). The inner has a very dark colour and doesn’t let much light in, which could be good for midsummer!
2.8kg is reasonable for the level of performance – but the main downside is the cramped interior space. I (5’7”) found it too short for comfort, even when camping in the tent alone – and it tapers towards the feet, which would make it even more cramped when sharing. Another downside is that the porch door has no double zip. You can’t open it at the top for ventilation.
Despite minor downsides, the price is superb – and it’s capable of standing up to moderate winter Scottish conditions.
