Hilleberg Akto Mesh Inner Tent and DD Superlight Tarp: A Test Setup

Recently I finally managed to get hold of a Hilleberg Akto Mesh Inner Tent. For some reason these are very difficult to obtain nowadays. Both Hilleberg and their partner stockists constantly show these mesh tents as being unavailable brand new. Guess I just got very lucky when I happened to come across an advert for a second-hand one for sale!

In this video I take a first look at using the Akto Mesh Inner Tent in standalone mode. Primarily I wish to use it simply as a bug net while camping during the warmer summer months when the Scottish midges are at their worst. However, another consideration is the high likelihood of wet and windy weather during a typical Scottish summer! So I wished to perform an initial test of setting up the Akto Mesh Inner Tent along with a DD Superlight Tarp just to see how this might offer additional protection. The video demonstrates all of the steps I took to try this out.

For those of you who take an avid interest in tarp and bug net setups, I would welcome any comments and suggestions you might have about other possible configurations.

Meantime, hope you enjoy!

Cheers folks!

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And remember:

"Stay SAFE out on those hills"

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GEAR
Hilleberg Akto standard tent
Hilleberg Akto Mesh Inner tent
DD Superlight Tarp
Rab Siltarp 1
Vargo Titanium Ascent Ultralight Tent Pegs
Tarp Guys - green 2mm Dyneema UL cord 2.5m length & mini line locks
Tarp Ridgeline - 10m of green Brotree nylon paracord 620 Type III 280 kg breaking load

VIDEO & AUDIO RECORDING
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 Camera (for all video)
Rode Wireless PRO Compact Wireless Microphone System (for voice recording)
Manfrotto Compact Camera Tripod MKC3-H01

POST PRODUCTION
Shuttle SH510R4 Radeon Pro Wx workstation
(Intel Core i7-11700 Processor, 32 Gb DDR4 RAM)
DaVinci Resolve 18.6 video editing application
Various Audio FX Plugins (to help clean up audio)
Sennheiser HD 650 Hi-Fi Headphones
Mackie Onyx Producer 2.2 USB Audio Interface
Drawmer MC 2.1, Monitor controller