Bella Wechsel wechsel-231055 Tents 1.5P / Green

Room for one, plus a half for company

The Bella began as a conversation between Wechsel and the Club der AbenteurerINNEN, a German club for female adventurers, who wanted a tent that was light, packable and quick to pitch, with generous dimensions to allow more space for getting changed (or getting comfortable). The result is a clever ‘1.5-person’ configuration that won gold at the first ever #sheisoutdoors Women’s Outdoor gear awards, and it suits anyone who wants the same things: a freestanding hybrid solo plus tent with a vestibule, a fly-first pitch that keeps the inner dry in the rain, and a total weight of 1.54kg. There’s room for you, your kit and even a dog.

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- Lightweight hybrid tent for 1.5 people, including a porch/vestibule. Although designed for one-and-a-half, it can also accommodate two people in a pinch.
- External poles allow quick pitching, with the inner tent already attached to the fly. If you pitch in the rain, the inner stays dry.
- Freestanding construction for easy pitching on hard ground.
- Hubbed pole set ensures high wind stability, and the additional ridge pole provides extra headroom.
- Bikepacking optimised: shortened pole segments and 25cm packed size when poles and tent body are separated, so it fits easily on handlebars. Poles can be stowed separately, for example in a frame bag.
- Mosquito mesh in the door and at the foot and head ends for ventilation.
- Flexible space arrangement works for a solo trip with a large trekking pack, or with a dog.
- 15D silicone/PU-coated ripstop nylon fly with taped seams (3,000mm water column, 7kg tear strength), 15D ripstop nylon inner and 30D PU-coated floor with taped seams (5,000mm water column).

Construction Type	Hybrid
Entrances	1
Persons	1 (up to 1.5)
Setup	Fly First
Packing Size	40 × 15cm
Trail Weight	1326g
Total Weight	1540g
Pole Diameter	8.7mm
PFC Free	Yes
PVC Free	Yes
Special Feature	Bike Packing Optimized Bag

- Flysheet: Ripstop Nylon 15D, SIL/PU, 3,000mm water column, 7kg tearing strength, taped seams
- Inner Tent: Ripstop Nylon 15D, water-resistant, breathable
- Floor: Ripstop Nylon 30D, PU coated, 5,000mm water column, taped seams
- Poles: Aluminium DAC Featherlite NFL
Pitch your tent at home before your first trip to check that everything's there and to get to know the set-up. On site, choose level ground clear of stones and branches, avoid dips that could collect rainwater, and peg the tent down before adding the poles in strong wind. Push poles through their channels rather than pulling them, as pulling can separate the segments. Keep the tent ventilated to reduce condensation, and never cook or use an open flame inside. Nylon flysheets stretch when wet, so tighten the guy lines in rain and loosen them in sunshine. For long spells in strong sun, pitch in the shade where you can or use a UV-protection spray. Always dry your tent before packing it away. If you have to pack it wet, hang it up or re-pitch it within 3–4 days to prevent mildew. Clean by hand with a damp cloth only, with no washing machine, detergents or bleach. Treat sticky zips with silicone spray rather than oil. Between trips, store the tent out of its pack sack in a dry place away from sunlight.
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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Name: Bella
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SKU: wechsel-231055
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- Lightweight hybrid tent for 1.5 people, including a porch/vestibule. Although designed for one-and-a-half, it can also accommodate two people in a pinch.
- External poles allow quick pitching, with the inner tent already attached to the fly. If you pitch in the rain, the inner stays dry.
- Freestanding construction for easy pitching on hard ground.
- Hubbed pole set ensures high wind stability, and the additional ridge pole provides extra headroom.
- Bikepacking optimised: shortened pole segments and 25cm packed size when poles and tent body are separated, so it fits easily on handlebars. Poles can be stowed separately, for example in a frame bag.
- Mosquito mesh in the door and at the foot and head ends for ventilation.
- Flexible space arrangement works for a solo trip with a large trekking pack, or with a dog.
- 15D silicone/PU-coated ripstop nylon fly with taped seams (3,000mm water column, 7kg tear strength), 15D ripstop nylon inner and 30D PU-coated floor with taped seams (5,000mm water column).

Construction Type	Hybrid
Entrances	1
Persons	1 (up to 1.5)
Setup	Fly First
Packing Size	40 × 15cm
Trail Weight	1326g
Total Weight	1540g
Pole Diameter	8.7mm
PFC Free	Yes
PVC Free	Yes
Special Feature	Bike Packing Optimized Bag

- Flysheet: Ripstop Nylon 15D, SIL/PU, 3,000mm water column, 7kg tearing strength, taped seams
- Inner Tent: Ripstop Nylon 15D, water-resistant, breathable
- Floor: Ripstop Nylon 30D, PU coated, 5,000mm water column, taped seams
- Poles: Aluminium DAC Featherlite NFL
Pitch your tent at home before your first trip to check that everything's there and to get to know the set-up. On site, choose level ground clear of stones and branches, avoid dips that could collect rainwater, and peg the tent down before adding the poles in strong wind. Push poles through their channels rather than pulling them, as pulling can separate the segments. Keep the tent ventilated to reduce condensation, and never cook or use an open flame inside. Nylon flysheets stretch when wet, so tighten the guy lines in rain and loosen them in sunshine. For long spells in strong sun, pitch in the shade where you can or use a UV-protection spray. Always dry your tent before packing it away. If you have to pack it wet, hang it up or re-pitch it within 3–4 days to prevent mildew. Clean by hand with a damp cloth only, with no washing machine, detergents or bleach. Treat sticky zips with silicone spray rather than oil. Between trips, store the tent out of its pack sack in a dry place away from sunlight.
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.