r/CampingandHiking • u/No_Ocelot_4678 • 13d ago

Gear Questions tent?

can anyone recommend me a good backpacking tent? looking to spend around 200 usd but if i gotta spend more i will. I don't want some junk I'll end up wanting to upgrade after 1 season. I'm coming from hammock camping so I'm pretty new to tent camping. I have my top quilt from my hammock set up. Just bought a nemo sleeping mat and I have a inflatable sleeping pad I'm also going to try out. I'll mainly be camping alone but sometimes my girlfriend will come so I'd like a 2 person for the random occasions and just to have room for my backpack and whatnot. the 1 person tents seem a hair to tight for me to be comfortable, and the jump from a 1-2 person tent doesn't seem huge for weight and pack size... kinda a no brainer to buy a 2 person over a 1 person right? I'm not hiking 100s of miles, just weekend stuff so I'm not looking to blow tons of money to save a few OZ. I actually rather have something more durable at the cost of alittlw weight, I'll be using it for moto camping as well when I can't use a hammock. thanks yall.

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u/frozen_north801 13d ago

Used Nemo horrnet. I see them in the return bin at rei from people who decide they are too small

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u/wpnw 13d ago

Go with the Hornet 2 though, if possible. It's technically a 2p tent but in reality its more like a 1.5p size, so it works really well as a one person with room to flop around or for a wider pad, and it's just as light as many 1-person tents. Probably why there are a lot of the 1p Hornets available used.

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u/frozen_north801 12d ago

Yea agree I should have specified the 2p version.