Black Diamond Mesa 2-Person 3-Season Tent

After research and frustration with my MSR Hubba Hubba's lack of ventilation I found this tent. While slightly heavier that some of the other 'super-lights', the awesome design is well worth it. Great ventilation (one on each vestibule). Packs down well, I usually split up the tent between two people, into two of the smallest OR compression sacks (no problems getting the fly compress like one other user). Vestibules are an appropriate size to store our gear and keep it from the rain. This tent has been around the world and is great in inclement weather as well as in hotter more arid climates. Get a few extra stakes and a gear loft to supplement.

I use it in the summer time and in havy rain and hail in 80kph (50mph)wind useing 4 guylines and it held up! great size for two people with two big bugs! easy to set up. take 5 minutes in hard wind. good weigh for the size of it. and I have to say that "backcountry.com" great store to buy from!

So far I've only used it twice. I've unpacked and repacked it two or three times and I have to say over all its easy to do so even under less than perfect conditions. The outer shell is a bit difficult to repack because of stiff areas above the foyer openings. The Foyer is extremely small and for a person my size (6' 2") getting in and out of the tent can be a cramped endeavor. It kept me warm and dry through some pretty good thunderstorms and sleeping conditions were comfortable.

I love this tent. It is ridiculously easy to set up (impress your buddies with the way the poles snap into place), weighs next to nothing and packs down smaller than a lot of sleeping pads. Inclement weather doesn't stand a chance against this thing. It's pretty cozy, so you might want to think twice before inviting your sweaty hiking companion to share it.

This tent is really amazing. With the one-pole hub design, takes less than a minute to set this tent up! Packs pretty light and is the most user friendly tent I have owned. Took this tent on a 5-day trip to Zion NP and it was excellent through several days of thunder storms and heavy rain and wind gusts of 40-50 mph. The only thing I would have liked were a couple extra stakes. The tent comes with just enough to stake it down, but the featherlight aluminum breaks fairly easily. No major concerns with this tent. Awesome!!!