Venture 2 Wechsel wechsel-231059 Tents 2P / Laurel Oak

Hard-wearing trekking tent

If you’re sick of flimsy ultralight shelters that flap and buckle in typical British weather, you’ll appreciate the Wechsel Venture 2’s robust, no-nonsense approach. It’s a freestanding two-person tent, with a porch/vestibule on each side, built from tough polyester. The 68D ripstop fly is rated to 5,000mm HH, the 75D PU-coated floor to 7,000mm, and the seams are factory-taped for good measure. A hubbed aluminium pole set with an additional transverse centre pole gives high wind stability, generous internal length gives taller campers room to stretch out, and Power Triangle fly sheet reinforcements spread the load at every guy point. All of this comes for a total weight of 2.84kg (2.54kg trail weight), with a packed size of 48 × 18cm.

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- Hybrid design with two entrances and two integrated porches/vestibules. Two aluminium hubs at the poles provide high wind stability, with an additional pole that forms the vestibules 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 doors and at the foot and head ends keeps bugs out whilst providing airflow and ventilation.
- Three inner pockets keep small bits and bobs organised.
- 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 has less stretch and flex than 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 2

Entrances 2

Weight 2.84kg

Trail Weight 2,544g

Packed Dimensions 48 × 18cm

Rod Diameter 8.5mm

Outer Tent	68D ripstop polyester, PU coated, 5,000mm water column, 2.5kg 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 2 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 2

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Brand: Wechsel
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- Hybrid design with two entrances and two integrated porches/vestibules. Two aluminium hubs at the poles provide high wind stability, with an additional pole that forms the vestibules 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 doors and at the foot and head ends keeps bugs out whilst providing airflow and ventilation.
- Three inner pockets keep small bits and bobs organised.
- 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 has less stretch and flex than 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 2

Entrances 2

Weight 2.84kg

Trail Weight 2,544g

Packed Dimensions 48 × 18cm

Rod Diameter 8.5mm

Outer Tent	68D ripstop polyester, PU coated, 5,000mm water column, 2.5kg 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 2 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.