Should you buy a Decathlon tent? Forclaz MT900 backpacking tent review!

Here is my review of of the award winning Decathlon tent. This is the Forclaz MT900 tent. This is the top of the range Decathlon backpacking tent. The Decathlon MT900 tent strikes the perfect balance of cost, weight and size. This is a 2 person tent tapered to fit two sleeping mats.

The Forclaz MT 900 tent costs £199 and weighs 1.95kg. In it's packed form the size is 39cm x 12cm x 12cm which means it will fit into any backpacking bag.

Officially this tent is called the Forclaz Trekking Dome Tent 2P MT900 found here https://tidd.ly/3QwUXVT

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The Decathlon MT 900 tent is 106cm high meaning if you are 6ft you will be able to sit up in it. The two person tent is 205cm long, again suitable for tall people.

This is a 3 season tent with some solid mesh at the bottom and lots of thin mesh at the top. This is perfect for warmer weather but should be avoided in winter.

This is what they say:

Designed and developed in the French Alps, this self-standing 3-season 2-person tent offers comfort and space and is ultra lightweight and compact.

With its dome structure (double Y), the tent offers optimal and functional space: With 4 pockets, 2 doors and 2 porches protected by 2 backpacks up to 50-70 L. Separate flysheet and bedroom.

Weight
Total weight 1.95 kg
Separable parts to help transportation.
Flysheet 550 g
Bedroom 660 g
Pole kit 500 g
Pegs (12 pieces) 120 g
Bags 60 g + 13 g
Guy ropes (6 pieces) 30 g
Repair kit (ferrule) 20 g

Size and living space
Bedroom length 210 cm
Bedroom width 125 cm to the head and 105 cm to the feet.
Bedroom height 100 cm
Total height 110 cm

2 side porches around 70 cm wide and protected by a built-in sheet which shelters your equipment from the sun and bad weather. There is storage space for 2 backpacks up to around 70 litres.
4 pockets (2 side and 2 top) to keep and organise your belongings. Rope loops.

Architecture, tent poles and tent pegs
Lightweight, shock and frost resistant aluminium pole: 7001 T6 Yunan SD70PF Ø 9 mm aluminium.
Optimised square tent pegs: “anvil” head, oversized main part, extremely resistant and lightweight (7075 T6 aluminium). Non-anodised for a lower environmental impact.

Dome double Y shape: the main pole splits into 4 feet on each corner for a self-standing structure. Top pole provides volume and therefore capacity.

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Thanks, Andy.

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00:00 Introduction & Specification
02:32 What's Included
03:18 Pitching
07:34 Outside
09:23 Inside
11:52 Final Summary