Tents for backpacking have seen amazing innovation and variety – whether you prioritize weight, living space, performance in inclement weather, or unique features. Blogger Michael Lanza has put many tents to the test, the below list being his five top-performing backpacking tents. All tents on the list are lightweight, two-person tents. Marmot Tungsten UL 2P [...]

There are two ends of the perspective when it comes to tent camping: the first involves a great time, listening to nature, and getting a great night’s sleep. The other is less enjoyable with an uncomfortable sleep, no interior storage, and waking up damp from rain or dew. Having a high-quality tent really is a [...]

Overview: The Sierra Designs Tensegrity 2 Elite Tent is a new addition to the Sierra Designs product line for 2015. Kind of a really cool feature of the Sierra Designs Tensegrity 2 Elite is the footprint of the tent actually smaller than the top of the tent, so it has a huge amount of liveable [...]

Easy set up and no rain fly. We had a chance to try out the Lightspeed Outdoors Stratton 2 backpacking tent last week, and for the most part thought it was a great piece of equipment. The tent is solidly built, and like everything else from Lightspeed, was very easy to operate. Their top-pull hub system [...]