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TENTS
A well designed, high-quality tent is not only more enjoyable to camp in over extended periods of time but it may also save your life if you are a hardcore backcountry camper. Below we have put together several reviews from brands who know how to manufacture quality tents. Sierra Designs, Mountain Hardwear, The North Face, Marmot, MSR and Mountain Smith to name a few. Have a read and backcountry camper. Below we have put together several reviews from brands who know how to manufacture quality tents. Sierra Designs, Mountain Hardwear, The North Face, Nemo, Big Agnes, Therm-A-Rest, Marmot, MSR and Mountain Smith to name a few. Have a read and backcountry camper. Have a read and tell us what you think.
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TENTS Price SLEEPS WEIGHT DOORS VESTIBULES FLOOR AREA RATING NEMO DAGGER OSMO 3 $799 3 2002g 2 2 43sq ft 9/10 MSR FREELIGHT 2 $559 2 1140g 1 1 29sq ft 8.5/10 SIERRA DESIGNS METEOR LITE 3 $459 3 1790g 2 2 41sq ft 9.5/10 MARMOT BOLT UL 3P $669 3 1400g 1 1 38sq ft 8.5/10 NEMO HORNET ULTRALIGHT 2P $499 2 1080g 2 2 28sq ft 9/10 MSR MUTHA HUBB NX 3 $549 3 2380g 2 1 39sq ft 9/10 BIG AGNES TIGER WALL 2 PLATINUM $599 2 1002g 2 2 28sq ft 9.5/10 THERMAREST TRANQUILITY 6 $780 6 7850g 2 1 66sq ft 8.5/10 SIERRA DESIGNS SWEET SUITE 3 $670 3 1680g 2 2 40sq ft 9/10 MSR HUBBA TOUR 2 TENT $750 2 2380g 2 1 31sq ft 9/10 MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR PATHFINDER 2 $520 2 1989g 2 2 29sq ft 8.5/10 SIERRA DESIGNS SWEET SUITE 2 $467 2 1450g 2 2 29sq ft 9.5/10 SIERRA DESIGNS CONVERT 2 $642 2 2350g 1 1 30sq ft 9/10 MSR ACCESS 2 $665 2 1640g 2 2 29sq ft 8.5/10 MSR REMOTE 2 $905 2 2950g 2 1 33sq ft 9/10 SIERRA DESIGNS FLASH 3FL $490 3 1870g 2 2 41sq ft 9/10 SIERRA DESIGNS CLIP FLASHLIGHT 2 $320 2 1530g 1 1 30sq ft 8.5/10 MSR MUTHA HUBBA $515 3 2260g 2 2 39sq ft 9/10 BIG AGNES FLY CREEK 2 PLATINUM $780 2 907g 1 1 28sq ft 9/10 THE NORTH FACE 02 $380 2 1020g 1 1 25sq ft 8/10 MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR GHOST UL 2 $600 2 1160g 1 1 27sq ft 8/10 MSR ELIXIR 3 $285 3 3100g 2 2 39sq ft 8.5/10 BIG AGNES SLATER UL 2 $389 2 1162g 1 1 37sq ft 8/10 THE NORTH FACE TRIARCH 1 $329 1 1280g 1 1 17sq ft 8.5/10 MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR OPTIC 2.5 $240 2 2800g 2 2 37sq ft 9/10 THE NORTH FACE TALUS 3 $249 3 2750g 2 2 39 sq ft 8.5/10 MARMOT EOS 1P $249 1 1114g 1 1 21 sq ft 7/10 MOUNTAIN HADWEAR SUPERMEGA UL 2 $475 2 980g 1 1 27 sq ft 7.5/10 SIERRA DESIGNS LIGHTNING 2 UL $359 2 1560g 1 2 30 sq ft 9.5/10 MSR NOOK $399 2 1590g 1 1 28sq ft 8.5/10 SIERRA DESIGNS MOJO 3 $499 3 1580g 1 1 40sq ft 7.5/10 MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR SKYLEDGE 3 $580 3 1940g 2 2 36sq ft 9/10 MARMOT PULSAR 2P $349 2 1800g 1 2 28sq ft 8/10 THE NORTH FACE PHOENIX 3 $389 3 1970g 2 2 41sq ft 7.5/10 MSR CARBON REFLEX 3 $635 3 1904g 2 2 41sq ft 9/10 SIERRA DESIGNS LIGHTENING HT 4 $459 4 3150g 2 2 57sq ft 8.5/10 Mountain SMITH MORRISON 2 $179 2 2126g 2 2 35sq ft 8/10 The North Face ROCK 32 $229 3 2900g 2 2 43sq ft 8.5/10
NEMO DAGGER OSMO 3 PERSON TENT
Date: April 30th 2025
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Nemo
Read the full review here.
MSR FREELITE 2 ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING TENT
Date: June 10th 2019
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
SIERRA DESIGNS METEOR LITE 3 TENT
Date: May 8th 2020
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9.5/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review here.
MARMOT BOLT UL 3P TENT
Date: Sept 19th 2019
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Marmot
Read the full review here.
NEMO HORNET ULTRALIGHT 2P TENT
Date: Aug 17th 2019
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Nemo Equipment
Read the full review here.
MSR MUTHA HUBBA NX 3 TENT
Date: July 9th 2019
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
BIG AGNES TIGER WALL 2 PLATINUM TENT
Date: May 13th 2019
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9.5/10
Product Link: Big Agnes
Read the full review here.
SIERRA DESIGNS SWEET SUITE 3 TENT
Date: May 5th 2019
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review here.
THERM-A-REST TRANQUILITY 6 TENT
Date: Aug 27th 2018
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Therm-a-Rest
Read the full review here.
MSR HUBBA TOUR 2 TENT
Date: July 27th 2018
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR PATHFINDER 2 TENT
Date: May 23rd 2018
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Mountain Hardwear
Read the full review here.
SIERRA DESIGNS SWEET SUITE 2 TENT
Date: Mar 5th 2018
Reviewer: Marian
Overall Rating: 9.5/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review here.
SIERRA DESIGNS CONVERT 2 TENT
Date: Feb 5th 2018
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review here.
MSR ACCESS 2 4 SEASON TENT
Date: Nov 29th 2017
Reviewer: Tom
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
MSR REMOTE 2 4 SEASON TENT
Date: Oct 25th 2017
Reviewer: Tom
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
SIERRA DESIGNS FLASH 3FL TENT
Date: May 8th 2017
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review and watch the video here.
SIERRA DESIGNS CLIP FLASHLIGHT 2 TENT
Date: April 23rd 2017
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review here.
MSR MUTHA HUBBA NX 3-PERSON TENT
Date: Sept 29th 2016
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
BIG AGNES FLY CREEK PLATINUM TENT
Date: May 2nd 2016
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Big Agnes
Read the full review here.
THE NORTH FACE 02 TENT
Date: April 29th 2016
Reviewer: Erin
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: The North Face
Read the full review here.
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR GHOST UL 2 TENT
Date: April 27th 2016
Reviewer: Heather
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Mountain Hardwear
Read the full review here.
MSR ELIXIR 3 TENT
Date: Oct 21st 2015
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
BIG AGNES SLATER UL 2 TENT
Date: July 17th 2015
Reviewer: Bradley
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Big Agnes
Read the full review here.
THE NORTH FACE TRIARCH TENT
Date: June 29th 2015
Reviewer: Kyle
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: The North Face
Read the full review here.
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR OPTIC 2.5 TENT
Date: June 9th 2015
Reviewer: Emily
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Mountain Hardwear
Read the full review and watch the video here.
THE NORTH FACE TALUS 3 TENT
Date: May 14th 2015
Reviewer: Bradley
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: The North Face
Read the full review here.
MARMOT EOS 1P TENT
Date: July 3rd 2014
Reviewer: Emily
Overall Rating: 7/10
Product Link: Marmot
Read the full review here.
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR SUPERMEGA UL 2 TENT
Date: May 26th 2014
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Product Link: Mountain Hardwear
Read the full review here.
SIERRA DESIGNS LIGHTNING 2UL TENT
Date: May 24th 2014
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9.5/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review here.
MSR NOOK TENT
Date: Oct 1st 2013
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
SIERRA DESIGNS MOJO 3 TENT
Date: July 22nd 2013
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review here.
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR SKYLEDGE 3 DP TENT
Date: July 12th 2013
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Mountain Hardwear
Read the full review here.
THE NORTH FACE PHOENIX 3 TENT
Date: July 8th 2013
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Product Link: The North Face
Read the full review here.
MARMOT PULSAR 2P TENT
Date: July 4th 2013
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Marmot
Read the full review here.
MSR CARBON REFLEX 3 TENT
Date: Oct 12th 2012
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: MSR
Read the full review here.
SIERRA DESIGNS LIGHTENING HT 4 TENT
Date: Aug 20th 2012
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Sierra Designs
Read the full review here.
MOUNTAIN SMITH MORRISON 2 PERSON TENT
Date: Oct 6th 2011
Reviewer: Ryan
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Mountain Smith
Read the full review here.
THE NORTH FACE ROCK 32 TENT
Date: Aug 1st 2011
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: The North Face
Read the full review here.
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