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The engine's answer

Best windproof tent for one person in winter nights near −12 °C, under €1000

Exped

Venus II Extreme

A proper expedition dome, priced below the usual suspects.

  • Genuine four-season strength
  • Freestanding and stable under snow load
  • High waterproof ratings throughout
  • Over three kilos
  • Far too much tent for three-season use

Find it at Bergfreunde · Trekkinn · Decathlon · Alpinetrek · eBay (used)

Why it wins, in numbers

Exped Venus II Extreme is the tent the engine picked for this trip: €700 and 3.30 kg, Season rating 4, a 100% match on the questions asked. The kit around it comes to €925 of the €1,000 ceiling, leaving €75.

What the engine asked for: a sleeping bag rated to −14 °C or lower, a mat with an R-value of at least 5.5, a pack of at least 47 L, and €1,000 for all four; anything that falls short of these is flagged beside the item.

The kit it belongs to

Four items chosen together, not four separate winners. Swapping one moves the others.

6.33 kg on your back · €925 of a budget of €1,000

Tent
Exped Venus II Extreme: €700, 3.30 kg, Season rating 4, 100% match. Strongest on: Weather.
Sleeping bag
Forclaz MT100 15 °C: €35, 800 g, Comfort rating 15 °C, 28% match. Flagged: Not warm enough for these nights.
Sleeping mat
Alpkit Cloud Base: €130, 730 g, R-value 5.5, 50% match.
Backpack
Forclaz MT100 Easyfit 50: €60, 1.50 kg, Capacity 50 L, 50% match.

What the runners-up gave up

Each of these still leaves a kit that closes — the budget holds and the pack shuts. This is where each one lost.

  • Terra Nova Southern Cross 2A geodesic built to be left standing when the wind gets up.Terra Nova Southern Cross 2 — €600, 2.90 kg — gives up Waterproof rating: 4000 mm against the winner's 5000 mm. It scores 93% to the winner's 100%.
  • Nordisk Svalbard 1 SIA solo four-season tunnel built for wind rather than for grams.Nordisk Svalbard 1 SI — €450, 2.00 kg — gives up Sleeps: 1 against the winner's 2. It scores 72% to the winner's 100%.
  • Alpkit SoloistA cheap, tough, freestanding one-person tent for grim weather.Alpkit Soloist — €200, 1.62 kg — gives up Sleeps: 1 against the winner's 2. It scores 66% to the winner's 100%.

Questions this trip raises

How much does the whole kit cost?
€925 for all four items, €75 under the €1,000 ceiling. Prices are indicative euro list prices; the shops set their own.
How much does it weigh?
6.33 kg base weight — tent, sleeping bag, mat and pack together, before food, water and clothes. The pack is rated to carry 16 kg comfortably.
Does Exped Venus II Extreme have room for one person?
It sleeps 2 and carries a season rating of 4; the trip was set for one person, which it meets.

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This page answers one trip. Yours is not that trip — adjust the nights, the budget or the company and watch all four re-rank.

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Specifications are manufacturers’ own published figures and prices are indicative, not live. Comfort ratings and R-values are comparable across brands but describe a standardised sleeper on standardised ground — neither is a promise about you on a particular night. Check the current spec and price with the retailer before buying.