Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Topeka 2
Best use
- Made for
- Backpacking and wild camping
- Not for
- Bikepacking, Winter mountain
Why these labels
- Backpacking and wild camping: The maker states this use, and the published specs do not rule it out.
- Bikepacking: Heavy for bikepacking: 3.6 kg
- Winter mountain: 3-season rating, not built for winter storms
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 4/10 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: 4/10 UK winter or high ground. Below freezing, strong wind, possibly snow. Capped at 4: needs the maker's 4-season rating and wind 7+.
- Weight: 1/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Two people on a tight budget who want room for two and kit: 210 x 160 cm sleeping area plus a porch
- Sleeps
- 2
- Seasons
- 3-season
- Min. weight
- 3.56 kg
- Flysheet
- 3,000 mm
- Inner length
- 210 cm
Packed size 18.54 L, 59 cm long and 20 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
About two 2-litre bottles long and about twice as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Alpinetrek £75.16 In stock. Delivery £4.49. Delivery £4.49 under £85, free from £85.
View at shop: AlpinetrekDeporvillage £82.48 In stock. Spanish shop with a UK site. Delivery cost shown at checkout (delivery quoted 5-7 Nov 2026).
View at shop: DeporvillagePrices checked 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
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.
Grand Canyon's own site gives a total weight of 3.56 kg; Alpinetrek and Deporvillage give 3.34 kg (Alpinetrek says this is the packed weight with bag, pegs and guylines). No minimum weight is published. Either figure is far into the 2.7 kg+ band, and we band the maker's 3.56 kg.
Rain protection
From maker's figures 8/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 8: Clearly better than most.
Fly 3,000 mm HH is in the 3,000 mm+ band, and the 4,000 mm floor is over 2,000 mm so nothing is taken off. Seams are taped. 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) 5/10How steady it stays in strong wind on open ground. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
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 9/10Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 9: Among the best you can buy for this.
Both shops give the sleeping area as 210 x 160 cm: 33,600 cm², or 3.36 m², so 1.68 m² each, in the 1.6 m²+ band. The overall 280 x 165 cm includes the porch.
Packed size
From maker's figures 1/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 1: A real weak point.
Grand Canyon's site gives 59 cm long x 20 cm across: 3.1416 x 10 x 10 x 59 = 18,535 cm3, so 18.54 L, in the 15 L+ band. Alpinetrek and Deporvillage give 52 x 16 cm (10.46 L, a 2 point band); the maker's current figure is used.
In short
Good for
- Two people on a tight budget who want room for two and kit: 210 x 160 cm sleeping area plus a porch
- Car-camping and festival weekends in dry to showery weather
Strengths
- Fly 3,000 mm and floor 4,000 mm HH, with sealed seams
- Porch at the head end gives space for rucksacks and boots
- Inner tent with mosquito mesh, and the double roof can be taken off in dry weather
Weaknesses
- Heavy at 3.56 kg by Grand Canyon's site (3.34 kg in the UK shops), for a tent that is not meant for carrying
- Fibreglass poles and steel pegs: heavy and less strong than aluminium
- Packs to 59 x 20 cm, about 18.5 L by Grand Canyon's own site (the UK shops say 52 x 16 cm), too big for most rucksacks
- No independent test or review of it found: wind, pitching and durability scores are blank
- A single door and a single porch
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.