Exped
Exped Orion II Extreme
Best use
- Made for
- Backpacking and wild camping, Winter mountain
- Not for
- Bikepacking
Why these labels
- Backpacking and wild camping: The maker states this use, and the published specs do not rule it out.
- Winter mountain: The maker states this use, and the published specs do not rule it out.
- Bikepacking: Heavy for bikepacking: 3.3 kg
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 5/10 UK, roughly May to September, nights above about 8 °C, sheltered pitches.
- Three-season hills: 5/10 UK hills in spring and autumn. Wind, rain, and nights near freezing.
- Winter camp: 7/10 UK winter or high ground. Below freezing, strong wind, possibly snow.
- Weight: 1/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Winter and storm camps on exposed hills, where wind and a 4-season rating matter more than weight
- Freestanding
- Yes
- Walls
- Double
- Sleeps
- 2
- Seasons
- 4-season
- Min. weight
- 3.25 kg
- Flysheet
- 3,000 mm
- Inner length
- 230 cm
Packed size 12.57 L, 40 cm long and 20 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
A bit longer than a 2-litre bottle and about twice as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Exped £840 In stock. Free delivery.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 1/10How much it adds to your pack. This is the whole tent: two people sharing can split it. 1: A real weak point.
Exped's minimum weight of 3.25 kg is in the 2.7 kg+ band (3.6 kg maximum, with everything in the box).
Rain protection
From maker's figures 8/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 8: Clearly better than most.
Fly 3,000 mm is in the 3,000 mm+ band; the 10,000 mm floor is over 2,000 mm, so no point comes off. The printed figure alone gives 8 at most: a 9 or 10 needs 3 reviews that say it stays dry in real storms.
Wind
Estimate from maker's specs: maker's season rating (fewer than 3 reviews about wind) 7/10How steady it stays in strong wind on open ground. 7: Better than most.
No published review says how it copes with wind, so this is an estimate from the maker's season rating.
Space
From maker's figures 8/10Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 8: Clearly better than most.
Exped's 3.0 m² canopy area ÷ 2 people = 1.5 m² each, in the 1.35–1.59 band; the canopy is 230 x 130 cm with 130 cm headroom.
Packed size
From maker's figures 3/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Packs to 40 x 20 cm: 3.1416 x 10 x 10 x 40 = 12,566 cm³, so 12.57 L, in the 10–14.9 L band.
In short
Good for
- Winter and storm camps on exposed hills, where wind and a 4-season rating matter more than weight
- Two tall people who want to sit up and wait out a long storm: 130 cm headroom and two doors
- Base-camp or expedition use where the tent is carried a short way
Strengths
- Freestanding ridge-tunnel design with a full-length pole that reaches the ground; Exped rates it all-season
- 3.0 m² canopy, 230 cm long and 130 cm high: room for two plus gear
- Two doors and two vestibules (2.6 m² in total), with a gear loft in the box
- Silicone-coated 40D fly (3,000 mm) and a 10,000 mm floor
- The canopy can be pitched on its own as a bug tent; Exped gives a 5-year warranty
Weaknesses
- Heavy: 3.25 kg minimum and 3.6 kg with everything in the box
- Bulky: 40 x 20 cm is about 12.6 L
- The fly stops short of the ground on one side by design, so in cold or snowy weather you may need to dig the pole ends in (a Trailspace owner's tip)
- Only one independent review of this model found, so wind, pitching and durability scores are missing
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.