Venture 1 Wechsel wechsel-231058 Tents 1P / Laurel Oak

Tough, no-nonsense solo tent for trekking and bikepacking

Not every solo wild camper is a committed gram-counter. Wechsel’s Venture 1 will suit outdoor adventurers who can deal with carrying a couple of kilos in exchange for a sturdy, freestanding tent built from heavy-duty polyester fabrics, with a 68D ripstop fly rated to 5,000mm HH, a 75D PU-coated floor rated to a whopping 7,000mm, factory-taped seams and PFC-free construction. A hubbed aluminium pole set with an additional transverse centre pole delivers superb stability, including a fully supported porch/vestibule area that won’t buckle in the wind. Every attachment point on the fly is reinforced with stitched Power Triangles to spread the load, making this tent a good choice for exposed pitches. The total weight is 2.16kg (or 1.86kg minimum trail weight), and it packs to 45 × 15cm (or 30cm with the poles removed) which suits bikepacking setups nicely.

FEATURES
OVERVIEW
SPECS
MATERIALS
SETUP GUIDE
THE BRAND

- Hybrid design with integrated porch/vestibule. Hubbed aluminium pole set provides high wind stability, with an additional transverse pole that forms the vestibule once the fly sheet is stretched over it.
- Freestanding, inner-first pitch makes setup easier and allows flexible camping on different terrain. For very light weather protection, the fly can also be pitched over the optional groundsheet on its own.
- Mosquito mesh in the door and at the foot and head ends keeps bugs out whilst providing airflow and ventilation.
- Additional inner pockets keep small bits and bobs organised.
- Optimised for bikepacking: the 45cm pack sack fits a handlebar roll, and the rainproof sack can also be strapped directly to the handlebars. Remove the poles and stow them separately (in a frame bag, for example) to shorten the sack to 30cm.
- Power Triangles reinforce all of the attachment points on the fly, distributing force across a larger area. That’s particularly helpful with PU-coated polyester, which doesn’t have the stretch or flex of sil-nylon.
- Double loops allow two different tensioning options.
- Sewn-in apex ventilation flaps increase airflow between inner and fly to help regulate humidity and temperature, and close with Velcro so they don’t flap noisily in the wind.
- Colour-coded red buckles and pole end tips show you the correct position of the outer tent on the inner, speeding up pitching.
- Reflective guy lines with line locks and guy line flags are easy to see, and the flags wrap around the lines to hold them together when rolled up.
- PFC-free and PVC-free.
Persons 1

Entrances 1

Weight 2.16kg

Trail Weight 1,864g

Packed Dimensions 45 × 15cm

Rod Diameter 8.5mm

Outer Tent	68D ripstop polyester, PU coated, 5,000mm water column, 2.5 kg tear strength, taped seams
Floor	75D polyester, 210T, PU coated, 7,000mm WS, taped seams
Inner Tent	70D polyester, 185T, water-repellent, breathable
Rods	Aluminium 7001 T6

Venture 1 Setup Guide
Epic road trips have a way of inspiring big ideas. In 1987, Jörg Schulze set off from the North Cape for Cape Town in a VW Beetle, covering 37,000km in seven months. Famously, the Beetle’s air-cooled engine is in the back, which put luggage space at a premium – especially when it came to his tent and camping gear.

Frustrated by constantly playing packing Tetris, when he got back home Jörg decided it was time for change. His experience as an outdoor retailer and industry tent tester helped him come up with several prototypes for better, less bulky tents. An early success was the Pathfinder, a freestanding solo backpacking tent, followed by the innovative Outpost tunnel tent. Then came the Forum 42, developed with input from one of Germany’s biggest online outdoor communities. Most recently, Wechsel unveiled the Bella, the result of a co-creative design process with female adventurers. That tent won gold at the #sheisoutdoors awards, just one of several industry gongs the brand has claimed down the decades.

If there’s a secret to Wechsel’s success, it’s evolution: a focus on iterative, progressive design informed by constant input and feedback from genuine outdoor enthusiasts. The name Wechsel is German for ‘change’, which sums this ethos up perfectly: this is a brand with a restless thirst for innovation.

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Venture 1

Name: Venture 1
Brand: Wechsel
SKU: wechsel-231058
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Tough, no-nonsense solo tent for trekking and bikepacking

FEATURES
OVERVIEW
SPECS
MATERIALS
SETUP GUIDE
THE BRAND

- Hybrid design with integrated porch/vestibule. Hubbed aluminium pole set provides high wind stability, with an additional transverse pole that forms the vestibule once the fly sheet is stretched over it.
- Freestanding, inner-first pitch makes setup easier and allows flexible camping on different terrain. For very light weather protection, the fly can also be pitched over the optional groundsheet on its own.
- Mosquito mesh in the door and at the foot and head ends keeps bugs out whilst providing airflow and ventilation.
- Additional inner pockets keep small bits and bobs organised.
- Optimised for bikepacking: the 45cm pack sack fits a handlebar roll, and the rainproof sack can also be strapped directly to the handlebars. Remove the poles and stow them separately (in a frame bag, for example) to shorten the sack to 30cm.
- Power Triangles reinforce all of the attachment points on the fly, distributing force across a larger area. That’s particularly helpful with PU-coated polyester, which doesn’t have the stretch or flex of sil-nylon.
- Double loops allow two different tensioning options.
- Sewn-in apex ventilation flaps increase airflow between inner and fly to help regulate humidity and temperature, and close with Velcro so they don’t flap noisily in the wind.
- Colour-coded red buckles and pole end tips show you the correct position of the outer tent on the inner, speeding up pitching.
- Reflective guy lines with line locks and guy line flags are easy to see, and the flags wrap around the lines to hold them together when rolled up.
- PFC-free and PVC-free.
Persons 1

Entrances 1

Weight 2.16kg

Trail Weight 1,864g

Packed Dimensions 45 × 15cm

Rod Diameter 8.5mm

Outer Tent	68D ripstop polyester, PU coated, 5,000mm water column, 2.5 kg tear strength, taped seams
Floor	75D polyester, 210T, PU coated, 7,000mm WS, taped seams
Inner Tent	70D polyester, 185T, water-repellent, breathable
Rods	Aluminium 7001 T6

Venture 1 Setup Guide
Epic road trips have a way of inspiring big ideas. In 1987, Jörg Schulze set off from the North Cape for Cape Town in a VW Beetle, covering 37,000km in seven months. Famously, the Beetle’s air-cooled engine is in the back, which put luggage space at a premium – especially when it came to his tent and camping gear.

Frustrated by constantly playing packing Tetris, when he got back home Jörg decided it was time for change. His experience as an outdoor retailer and industry tent tester helped him come up with several prototypes for better, less bulky tents. An early success was the Pathfinder, a freestanding solo backpacking tent, followed by the innovative Outpost tunnel tent. Then came the Forum 42, developed with input from one of Germany’s biggest online outdoor communities. Most recently, Wechsel unveiled the Bella, the result of a co-creative design process with female adventurers. That tent won gold at the #sheisoutdoors awards, just one of several industry gongs the brand has claimed down the decades.

If there’s a secret to Wechsel’s success, it’s evolution: a focus on iterative, progressive design informed by constant input and feedback from genuine outdoor enthusiasts. The name Wechsel is German for ‘change’, which sums this ethos up perfectly: this is a brand with a restless thirst for innovation.