Best 2 person ultralight tent

[Gseith]

The best 2 person tent is a 3 or 4 person tent. I couldn’t imagine spending a week in a 2 person tent with my buddy.
I have a SG 2 person tent and it has plenty of room for me and my wife. It’s a little heavier than some other tents but I like the little extra durability.

 

[mtg]

Not a trekking pole tent, but I saw a screaming deal on a Marmot Superalloy 2P, so I snatched it up. It’s a little tight 2P, but doable. 1P it’s great, roomy and light.

 

[grfox92]

Seek Guardian is an awesome trekking pole pitched tent. 15 days this September and half that last year. Could ask for a better setup.

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[ndbuck09]

Big fan of the Tarptent stratospire 2 that my wife and i use and has plenty of room for two good sized sleeping pads. They have it in a couple of versions of materials like 20d sil or cuben fiber. The cuben tent is 30oz with all in, stakes, etc.

Also, on the note of dyneema in bad weather, I've had it in 12 hr snow storms and it performs amazing. The biggest thing about dyneema is that it does not stretch a fraction of what traditional sil nylon does when it's wet, so you don't wake up with it sagging near like sil nylon. I really really like it for this.

 

[Bughalli]

Can anybody offer their experience with these ultralight dyneema offerings in bad weather? At 17oz the xmid 2 pro whatever seems pretty crazy but I really wonder how well they would stand up to significant wind.

The fabric itself will hold up to heavy winds no problem. It's very durable. I believe it's stronger than the standard silnylon fabric used. I think it's a little more prone when it comes to punctures because is has zero flex. It won't "give" when a sharp object hits it, where silnylon will flex a little before puncturing.

The tent design (mostly shape), poles used, etc. will be a bigger factor in how well it handles the wind.