Wild Country Helm Compact 1

How 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.

The maker's trail weight (tent, fly and poles) is 1.8 kg, in the 1.5–1.99 kg band; 2.01 kg with pegs, lines and bags.

How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 8: Clearly better than most.

Flysheet is 4,000 mm HH, in the 3,000 mm+ band, and the 5,000 mm groundsheet is over 2,000 mm so there is no deduction. The printed figure alone gives 8 at most: a 9 or 10 needs 3 reviews that say it stays dry in real storms.

How steady it stays in strong wind on open ground. 8: Clearly better than most.

Not enough evidence: only 2 independent sources (Live for the Outdoors, Great British Adventure Club) say anything specific about wind, and both are positive. Advnture only says it performs well in a range of conditions.

Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 9: Among the best you can buy for this.

Terra Nova gives only the outside size, so we use Fresh Air Junkie's spec table (also quoted by Advnture): inner 220 cm long by 77 cm wide, 220 x 77 = 16,940 cm², or 1.69 m², in the 1.6 m²+ band. This is one width figure for a sloping inner, so the real floor is probably smaller: Advnture's 177 cm tester touched both ends lying straight.

How much room it takes in your rucksack. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.

Maker's packed size 35 x 19 x 19 cm, rolled as a cylinder: 3.1416 x 9.5 x 9.5 x 35 = 9,923 cm³, so 9.9 L, in the 7–9.9 L band (the older 35 x 17 cm figure some shops still list would be 7.9 L, also band 3).