Mantis UL II Hiking Tent

G'day Alex,

Once you get yourself and a mattress inside, you'll probably take up much of inside of the Black Wolf Mantis UL II Hiking Tent but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be a great tent for you. 

G'day Mitch,

It would depend a fair bit on torso length, to be honest. I'm also 180cm tall and with a clearance of 90cm, my hair would brush the roof. The best bet might be to sit on the floor with a tape measure held next to you to see how you measure up. 

G'day Rachel,

The Black Wolf Mantis UL II Hiking Tent should stand up fine for your trip on the Overland. I'd only be concerned if you ended up with cyclonic type rain which I don't think the good folk of Tassie see all that often. 

G'day Rebekah,

Having the right weight is super important! I've just grabbed one of the Black Wolf Mantis UL II Hiking Tent and taken it down to our dispatch warehouse to weigh. It looks like none of us are right! The scales showed it almost bang on 2kg on the dot. The bag on the tent does say 1.8kg though. I'll get our website adjusted to show the 2kg weight I measured today. 

G'day James, 

I can see where the confusion would be, however, the Grasshopper 2 has a full mesh inner (which you can see in the 2^nd image linked on the product description here) so it has much more ventilation - which is why it’s suited to 2-3 season use. The Mantis UL II has a mixture of solid and mesh so it insulates better in colder conditions.

G'day Sam, 

We unfortunately don't have a display Mantis UL II to test this out for you, but from looking at the specs and considering the slope of the tent walls - if we had to guess it looks like it will. But it's likely the mat will be right up against the sides of the tent which might not be ideal for you. 

G'day Aneeta,

Whilst I haven't spoken to anyone here who has done it with this particular tent, generally when platforms are provided, they are designed with different tent styles in mind so often have attachment points, chains or loops to thread your tent ropes through.

It is a good idea to take a few metres of lightweight cord (3mm is good) if you need to extend any pitching points or find an alternative way to attach to guy points plus its a handy accessory for many other uses too.

Howdy Tony. Yes that is correct. The one man tent is 230cm x 110cm and the two man is 210cm x 140cm. At the foot end is a raised section that will allow your feet to pretty much go to the end of the tent so as a gentleman of 186cm you should be ok on either of these two tents, even with a self inflating mattress beneath you.

G'day Joshua. There are 14 pegs included with this tent which should be ample for safely erecting your tent. In saying that, we do advise that it is always a great idea to carry a few extra pegs, just for those occasions when you may lose one when out on your camping adventure. 

G'day Joshua, 

Black Wolf haven't come out with a compatible Mantis II footprint at this time, but you could definitely use a tarp if you've got the room for it in your pack. We currently don't have any lightweight generic footprints available, but something like the

We currently don't have any lightweight generic footprints available, but something like the Oztrail Hiker Fly can be used to protect the underside of your tent. It's not a perfect fit, but that's something you may want to check out as a lightweight option.