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Awards Top Pick Award
Best for Extreme Weather
Editors' Choice Award
Best Two-Person Backpacking Tent
 Editors' Choice Award
Best Three-Person Backpacking Tent
Top Pick Award
Best Weight to Performance Ratio
Price $995 List$560 List$274.98 at Amazon$396.95 at Amazon
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Pros Extended vestibule, highly weather resistantLightweight, high peak height, excellent storage pockets, detachable kickstand ventsLots of space at peak height, versatile fly configuration, two doorsLightweight, impressive lateral headroom, large doors, massive overhead pocketTwo large double doors, good headroom, excellent balance of interior space and weight
Cons Heavy for backpacking, difficult to pitch, very expensiveExpensive, shorter length, thin rainflyDoors are small, challenging to set up rainflySmaller vestibules, tapered footprint reduces interior spaceExpensive, delicate materials
Bottom Line A great backpacking tent with a large vestibule that withstands extreme weather conditionsWith two large side doors and plenty of headroom, this lightweight tent is a great balance between comfort and weightA comfortable tent for when you need a combination of light weight and weather resistance, with a few design challengesA comfortable, lightweight tent for up to three people, great for a weekend or a weekThis tent balances the key aspects of a backpacking tent and performs admirably in all of our metrics
Rating Categories Hilleberg Anjan 2 GT SlingFin Portal 2 MSR Hubba Hubba Big Agnes Copper Sp... Big Agnes Copper Sp...
Comfort (25%)
6.0
8.0
6.0
9.0
7.5
Weather Resistance (25%) Sort Icon
10.0
9.0
8.0
7.5
7.5
Space to Weight Ratio (25%)
5.0
7.0
6.0
9.5
7.5
Ease of Use (15%)
3.0
7.0
4.0
9.0
9.0
Construction Quality (10%)
9.0
8.0
5.0
7.0
7.0
Specs Hilleberg Anjan 2 GT SlingFin Portal 2 MSR Hubba Hubba Big Agnes Copper Sp... Big Agnes Copper Sp...
Measured Total Packaged Weight 4.75 3.34 3.25 3.81 2.99
Measured Floor Area., sq ft 30.10 27.74 29.00 39.20 26.21
Interior Floor Area to Weight Ratio, sq ft per pound 6.34 8.31 8.92 10.29 8.77
Measured Headroom Area, sq ft Not measured 13.24 Not measured 25.04 12.72
Interior Headroom Area to Weight Ratio, sq ft per pound Not measured 3.96 Not measured 6.57 4.25
Packed Size (length x diameter) 19 x 6 in 14.5 x 6 in 19 x 4.5 in 20.5 x 6 in 20 x 6 in
Dimensions (length x width x peak height) 86 x 51/43 x 39 in 85.6 x 51/42 x 44 in 84 x 50 x 40 in 89 x 68/59 x 43 in 85 x 50/39 x 40 in
Vestibule Area 27 sq ft 8.4 + 8.4 sq ft 15 sq ft 18 sq ft 18 sq ft
Peak Height 39 in 44 in 40 in 43 in 40 in
Number of Doors 1 2 2 2 2
Number of Poles 3 3 2 1 1
Pole Diameter 9 mm 8.7/9.3mm Not provided 8.7 mm 8.7 mm
Pole Material DAC aluminum DAC Featherlite NFL Easton Syclone DAC Featherlite NFL DAC Featherlite NFL
Number of Pockets 2 7 4 8 4
Guy Points 6 12 8 4 4
Gear Loft No No No No No
Rain Fly Material Kerlon 1000 10D nylon 66 ripstop Sil 20D ripstop nylon Proprietary patterned random rip-stop nylon with 1200mm waterproof polyurethane coating 15D 1200mm silicone nylon ripStop
Inner Tent Material Fine-gauge mesh 15D nylon mesh 20D ripstop nylon Proprietary patterned random rip-stop nylon with 1200mm waterproof polyurethane coating Body: 10D polyester mesh, Floor: 20D nylon ripStop
Type One door tunnel construction Two door freestanding Two door freestanding Two door freestanding Two door freestanding