Alpkit
Alpkit Jaran 2
Best use
- Made for
- Backpacking and wild camping
- Not for
- Winter mountain
Why these labels
- Backpacking and wild camping: The maker states this use, and the published specs do not rule it out.
- Winter mountain: 3-season rating, not built for winter storms
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 6/10 UK, roughly May to September, nights above about 8 °C, sheltered pitches.
- Three-season hills: 6/10 UK hills in spring and autumn. Wind, rain, and nights near freezing.
- Winter camp: 4/10 UK winter or high ground. Below freezing, strong wind, possibly snow. Capped at 4: needs the maker's 4-season rating and wind 7+.
- Weight: 5/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Two people who want two doors and two porches in a tent under 2 kg
- Freestanding
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 2
- Seasons
- 3-season
- Min. weight
- 1.95 kg
- Flysheet
- 2,000 mm
Packed size 7.42 L, 42 cm long and 15 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
About one and a half 2-litre bottles long and about one and a half times as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Alpkit £219.99 In stock. Free delivery. Alpkit's page shows Pre-order with despatch from 28 October. Free UK delivery over £60. Footprint £36.99 extra.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 5/10How much it adds to your pack. This is the whole tent: two people sharing can split it. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Alpkit lists fly 750 g + inner 670 g + poles 530 g = 1,950 g, in the 1.5–1.99 kg band. Its headline weight is 2,040 g with the 10 pegs, without the optional 250 g footprint.
Rain protection
From maker's figures 7/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 7: Better than most.
Fly 2,000 mm is in the 2,000–2,999 band, band 4 (7 out of 10); floor 3,000 mm so no deduction.
Wind
Estimate: only 1 review about wind (fewer than the 3 we need, so never above 8) 6/10How steady it stays in strong wind on open ground. 6: A bit better than average.
ADVNTR stayed dry in howling wind, although the tent was noisy. The earlier lighter Jaran reviews are excluded.
Space
Estimate from maker's specs: berths and tent shape (no floor area published) 5/10Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Estimate from maker's specs
Packed size
From maker's figures 6/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 6: A bit better than average.
Packs to 42 cm long x 15 cm across: 3.1416 x 7.5 x 7.5 x 42 = 7,422 cm³, so 7.4 L, in the 7–9.9 L band.
What reviewers say (out of 10)
Ratings marked * are from reviews and are not part of the trip score. They are reviewers' scores, not our own measurements. How we score
Pitching*
Reviewers' average 7/10How quickly and easily one person can pitch it, including in wind and rain.
4 reviews on pitching, e.g. "fairly straightforward to put up if you pay attention to the colour coded tabs, but it is still more fiddly than some designs".
In short
Good for
- Two people who want two doors and two porches in a tent under 2 kg
- Summer and mild spring or autumn backpacking and bikepacking in sheltered spots
- Sharing a tent with someone who isn't your partner: each person has a door and a porch
Strengths
- Two doors and two porches (126 x 67 cm each): a pack and boots fit in each
- Roomy for the weight, with a floor wide enough for two mats side by side
- Freestanding on one hubbed pole; can be pitched fly and footprint only for a lighter setup
- Mesh panels and fly vents give plenty of airflow in warm weather
- 40D fly and floor, with a 3,000 mm bathtub floor
- Comes with 10 pegs; 3-year Alpine Bond
Weaknesses
- ADVNTR found it pretty noisy in howling wind; no reviewer has tested it in a storm on exposed ground
- Pitches inner first, so awkward in rain; James Sturt-Schmidt gets round it by pitching the outer first and clipping the inner in afterwards, or by using the footprint
- Thin floor: ADVNTR, James Sturt-Schmidt and Rick's Bike Flips all use or recommend the footprint (sold separately, 250 g)
- Pitched height is 99 cm (Alpkit), so there is little room to sit up
- Fly rating is 2,000 mm, lower than the 3,000 mm of the Ordos 2
- On pre-order at Alpkit when we checked, with despatch from 28 October
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (6)
- Alpkit: Jaran 2 specifications
- ADVNTR: Alpkit Jaran 2 person tent review
- James Sturt-Schmidt (YouTube): Field review of Alpkit Jaran 2 after 30 nights
- Rick's Bike Flips (YouTube): Alpkit Jaran 2 and Tarpstar 1 review
- UKC/UKH: 2-Person 3-Season Tents group test (Alpkit Jaran 2)
- Active Traveller: Alpkit Jaran 2 tent review