200kmh wind tested tent! First review of the Robens Sprinter 2!  

Thanks for the review. I have a Robens Goshawk 2, 😮the quality is fantastic. The sprinter seems to be great value for the money, the wind test info on them seems a bit suspect but they do look bombproof. The HH on mine is 5/10,000mm fly/floor with a solid inner.

I just picked up another Decathlon MT900 (based off the MSR Elixir 2) for a multi-month bikepack, but am suddenly starting to think this Sprinter could be the tent of all our affordable dreams? Great to see people still pushing design ideas and coming up with the gold.

I've had the Robens Starlight 1 for a number of years, had it out in winds varying from 85 to 90mph on the side of a hill, my friends tent collapsed in the wind and after the inner had been removed from the starlight, it literally became a life saver that night. You can't go wrong with any of the Robens kit, in many respects it can and does outshine the more expensive tents ... The only area that really does need more attention is the pegs.

Looks great, but like all of these recent Robens, the full mesh inner is just summer only IMO. I was ready to buy one until then. Shame, solid inner with a double door and it would be magic. Great video!

Great review, it's intresting how tents have evolved and keep evolving. One if the strongest tents I've ever owned was the Vango Hurricane, I wish they would revive it coz it was amazing and stood up to the very worst weather.

I had the Chaser 2 tent from Robens. I bought it entirely due to their 200kph wind test claims and the third night using it it failed on me in moderate wind (50kph perhaps). Retailer eventually gave me a replacement. I asked Robens for advice on making a strong pitch should I get caught out in strong wind again, using longer pegs, adding more guy lines etc... They're answer was "using the tent in high wind voids the warranty" and refused to comment on my queries or give any advice beyond that. Given I bought it because of their boastful wind test claims, I've now sent it back for a refund. Seems to me they're making a claim they won't stand by which feels like they're misrepresenting what the product is capable of. Since managed to get a new Fjallraven abisko lite 1 (32% off due to a colour defect) and having seen what they can endure from Bushman & Blue's videos I'm much more confident Fjallraven tents won't fail in mild gusts like the Robens Chaser 2 did...

I used those head torches for yrs hold the button gives u different levels of light to 👍 love them

Ah, was hoping someone would review this! I’m a Robens owner and love mine. Lot of tent for not much money. The only thing with the Sprinter that concerns me for a 4 season tent is the full mesh interior, but other than that it looks great!

I really like the look and adaptability of this tent. I don't like the amount of mesh inner however and would worry it wouldn't be great on colder nights. I'm also concerned with some of the comments on here claiming theirs failed and the poor service they received from the company.

I Just bought a Robens Nordic Lynx 4. Looks a great tent for a winter base camp. Tested to 155kph. Incidentally, the highest re order windspeeds in the UK was 173mph in 1986 in the Cairngorms

Great video Mike. Looks very interesting. Those cheeseburgers look amazing!

I have owned lots of Robens gear over the years and it’s been very good, none has failed.

I’ve never slept with my head to the door..I feel too vulnerable ..silly because the tent is made of fabric not wood..lol It looks like a nice tent and the dark fabric lets you sleep in The pegs are more like crochet hooks Nice bright head torches Take care 🇨🇦❤️

Excellent review... After much research this tent meets my requirements though i do agree with other viewers regards the inner tent being fully mesh might be problematic....I will probably only know if i used it... For the price it is very good and is within my budget... Thanks for the review...

Yes, the two-page instruction 'manual' is rather brief! 'Summer mode' is that applicable to the UK? Shame they don't do a four-season inner.

Great review mate. Might be a Christmas present lol

Looks like a cheaper copy of the abisko lite 2 and 3. I’m guessing who ever did the wind test write up was high on drugs at the time or they did it for a joke. Looks like a nice cheaper option summer tent though. Maybe test out the tent in 40-50mph wind like I’ve seen the abisko in on a video👍

Im looking for a tunnel tent and came across this and its perfect apart from the inner, hopefully they do a solid version for all season use.

Looks excellent ,but for the mesh inner ,like the Chaser ...probably cold for a Scottish winter .

Nice but all that mesh won’t keep you warm in the winter 🤔 so for me a 3 season tent at best

I do like the look of that. And if it is built as well as out old family tent, the Robens Cabin 6, it will last and last. But i have only just got an MSR so i know my missus would kill me if i bought another.

Im going to assume those guy lines in the inner are to guy it out at the front when you have the whole of the door/front rolled up :)

Good review Amigo. I just don't like tunnel tents. Reminds me of my car camping days

Great video! Do you have plans to do anymore videos with the thermal at night?

I want this tent

Hi very nice video, im thinking about Roben buck creek but it's hard to find, this tent in a cold weather will not be good right? thank

Thanks a lot for the nice review! Maybe I missed it, but how tall are you? I am considering to buy this tent, but am worried if it's too small for me.

Awesome review! Do you think two pads with a wide but mummy cut would fit inside?

The inner guys are for pitching the inner without the fly sheet i guess .

I think you can use it without the flysheet, and still guy it out?

They are on offer £300

Meh, comments like "you were paid, you got free stuff!" Do these people think Jeremy Clarkson was given a free Ferrari every time he drove one? I believe a young popstrel called Taylor released a song including the lyrics "Haters gonns hate, hate ,hate". Sums youtube up in my opinion. However, as a bloke the wrong side of fifty I tend to sense who seems trustworthy when watching, the fact that you don't start your vids with "WASSUP RU-vid?" has always been in your favour! Great review but too pricy for me and every time I check the X-Mid price it seems to be a little cheaper. I have absolutely no intention of being on Dartmoor in 120mph winds, but Royal Navy PLX 38 years ago taught me that Dartmoor can be your friend, but sometimes it hates you!

200kph wind test 😂😂😂, give over for gods sake.. only some of the 5season extreme exhibition tents will withstand 200kph. I had a Robens tent that were apparently rated to 120kph yet its poles failed at about 60kph whilst pitched perfectly....

How can you class this as a review? Used once on Shartmoor and you give it an honest review, dont make me laugh. Try using the tent for many months in many different weather conditions especially winter. There is no way this tent is surviving over 100mph. This tent isnt even in the same league as a Hilleberg Nammatj.