Ultralight Waterproof Backpacking Tent for 1 Person Hiking Gear

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1. T-rexhighfive Verified Buyer – 23 May 2024

   This is a great tent. Really good for ultra light hiking. There was only two points. First is this tent needs a lot of ventilation to avoid condensation. I pegged it too low to the ground made the inside of the tent wet with condensation so when you pitch it, it needs good 6 inches clearance. Second thing is it’s not that warm, but it does state its a 3 season and I took it in winter so I’m not marking it down for that. I would say you’d be fine with a 4 season sleeping bag or a sleeping bag liner. It keep the rain off really well and when the wind picked up it wasn’t too bad. All in all it is great if your priority is low carry weight.
   

2. Eric Verified Buyer – 20 July 2024

   This tent is impressive in its light weight and its build quality so it’s apparent why so many people like it, but it’s not perfect. I decided to review one to see why it’s so great. In terms of weight, it’s getting close to weight of dyneema tents for about 1/10 the price. It is also easy and quick to set up and requires just 6 stakes, although more might be required if it’s really windy. I should mention that you can’t set up just the inner mesh tent unless you rig a guyline at the front to hold up the hiking pole (which is not provided, as in almost all ultralight tents). When you set up the outer tent, it holds up the hiking pole so everything stays up. Being roughly cone shaped, it sheds both wind and water very well, although it didnt rain on the 2 nights where I tried it out. About the only problem I see is ventilation. If you zip it up fully, which is necessary when it’s raining, it feels stuffy inside and tends to have a lot of condensation on the outer wall. None of it lands on you, as it easily slides down to the outer edge, but stil LOTS of condensation, even with the small “exhaust” opening on top duly guyed out. You can reduce this a bit by staking out the outer tent a little further so it gets better airflow, but that requires about 5 additional stakes. So like I said, not quite perfect but pretty close and amazingly well built for the price. None of the zippers snag, the outer zipper is waterproof, all the guy lines are attached so you don’t lose them and it’s very quick to set up. You can even set up the outer tent first really quickly if it’s raining and then tkae your time to set up the inner tent from inside to stay dry. It’s a little tricky but doable. Fantastic tent for just one person, and ONLY one person. Your gear has to go outside in the vestibule.

   

3. jack Verified Buyer – 12 January 2025

   Just had it out for the first time of a 3 days backpacking trip, and it rained the second night for a few hours, the tent kept me dray and held up well in the wind with the guylines tightened up.

   The material is high quality nylon, seams are taped and stakes are sturdy. I look forward to many more adventures with this one.
   

4. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 3 February 2025

   It’s lightweight but needs lots and lots of stakes to get to stay tight. It’s a pain to setup. I had to tie it to trees and hand made stakes because there are about 40 tie points and only 5 stakes. You have to install the rainfly when the tents down. Then lift them up at the same time with your trek stick… then move all your tie points and stakes around accordingly. It’s very hard to keep it tight in high winds and rain. I noticed the first few nights it was 20 degrees or less the rain fly got alot of condensation on it and froze to my backpack. Its decent if your headed to the summit and need a quick emergency tent but this isn’t fast or effective for backpacking in the mtns in my experience if you had to use it for an emergency youd havw to find lots of rocks or limsa to tie everything too and get it stabile. Other tents are way more effective and easy to set up and offer more room. This this is a casket and I’m only 5foot 9. I sent it back just not what I need for trekking mountains. It’s just too time consuming to set up I need instant or under 2 minutes not 45…
   

5. Matthew Bowe Verified Buyer – 20 March 2025

   1P tents tend to be pretty claustrophobic and this tent is no exception. It is the lightest 2-walled tent you can buy for the money. We had a little backyard campout and deliberately left the sprinklers going in the middle of the night to test the rain-worthiness. It passed that test with flying colors. The ONLY gripe I have with the tent is the back wall opposite of the door. I couldn’t get the rainfly to sit far enough away from the inner mesh, so when I sat up to cook or change my clothes, my back causes the mesh to push into the rainfly and get soaked from the condensation. The 2P version would probably solve this issue but cost the additional ounces.

   

6. Poedunk Verified Buyer – 23 April 2025

   Came in on time and and packaging was good