Budget backpacking tent

[il_cop]

+ another for dursten x-mid. I run the solid.

 

[allima]

Excellent, never heard of Durston and will check it out.

Great information!!!

 

[Ferrulewax]

Lashan Tents are one of the go-to budget tents in the lightweight backpacking community. I don’t have any experience with them, but they may be an option to look into.

 

[Chris in TN]

My willingness to rely on a budget tent is highly dependent upon the weather.

We took a 'Hyke and Byke, Yosemite 2-person 3-season' tent to CO last fall. Ended up not using it as I wasn't prepared to camp miles deep in tropical storm level rains. I've slept in it in the yard and it's nice enough but you *really* need to be aware of the weather forecast if you're gonna depend on a budget tent.

(What we bought was $63 last summer but appears to be about $95 now on Amazon)

 

[il_cop]

Excellent, never heard of Durston and will check it out.

Great information!!!

I've gone through several 1p tents (name it, I most likely owned it) until I purchased the x mid solid in 2023. I run it as a tarp tent, no inner tent, with the ground sheet (tyvec would work too) from September to early November. I've been in all types of weather- Pouring rain for 48 hours straight during archery elk to steady 30 mph winds with gusts in the 50s during a late October snow storm. Without the inner tent, the 1p is downright spacious. Enough room for gear and a cook area. This is the one. For me at least.


Weight to space, footprint, and storm worthiness can't be beat, in my opinion.