The North Face Solo 12, £175

This super-light one-man tent weighs little more than a bag of sugar but is surprisingly robust and can survive gales of up to 95mph. Aside from its compactness, another clever feature that will appeal to adventure racers is the ventilation system, oddly called the Nano-Knuckle. This allows you to open an overhead vent without letting any bad weather in, which will save you from overheating or suffocating from the sock-pong produced by running for seven hours solid.

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Constellation Series Aquila, £99.99

This is an excellent tent for trekkers and cycle tourists alike. It has a large porch area, so you won’t have to cram all your kit in the sleeping compartment, and it’s light and compact enough to fit in a backpack. It features HealthGuard and Grangers treatments, which ward off odours and degradation and, best of all, biting insects. It also has a built-in light system, which you attach to various points around the tent. This saves you lighting candles and risking your temporary home going up in smoke.

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Eurohike Kent, £49.99

The Eurohike Kent is a good choice for the first-time camper who wants to dip a toe into a world without creature comforts before fully immersing himself. Crucially it’s easy to set up, with a sturdy design, waterproof coating and a breathable inner lining that should stop you feeling like you’ve woken up in an oven. (A word of advice for novices: avoid pitching on hills of any kind. Oh, and near hedgerows, because they have an unfortunate tendency to double up as urinals after dark.)

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Mountain Hardwear Space Station, £3,500
The Space Station comes complete with a futuristic dome designed to minimise the effects of wind – that’s the weather kind, as opposed to your semi-digested beans – and a floor area of almost 30 square metres. It’s great for all kinds of mountain expeditions and can be used as a base-camp tent, dining hall, communications centre or even hospital, if you’re unlucky enough to need one. Alternatively you could just take it to Glastonbury and play loud trance music to anyone who cares to listen (and plenty of people who don’t).

Ted Baker Fish Print, £99.99

If you want a stylish tent that will stand out in a field – and be easy to find even if you’ve had too much Scrumpy Jack – the Ted Baker range is for you. Its customised tent designs will appeal to the more discerning camper who wants to avoid looking like a rambler or mountaineer. You can even get matching Ted Baker chairs should you happen to be a completist.

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