Outdoor Research NightHaven Light Shelter 2-Person

This tent will suite solo "ultralighters", but not sufficient for 2 as stated. I had mucho condensation on my first few nights, which is a bummer when you have little head room. Ventilation... not so good either. No vestibule, which with rain results in a wet floor or even worse, wet dirt. Also keep in mind that you're probably gonna pitch this tent with trekking poles, so just hope that one of them doesn't break, it's not fun (true story). I returned mine after the first trip. I would recommend going with the MSR "TWING" instead.

The good: +Light! +Inexpensive +Very sturdy in the wind The bad: -Must be very well-vented to prevent condensation (which does not go over well with those who aren't warm sleepers) -No headroom, which means that if there is any condensation (likely), you're getting it on your head & shoulders & back when you sit up. It has even dripped off the front pole and onto my head, waking me up. -No vestibule, and only room for 1 big pack + 2 people inside. Bottom Line: My girlfriend won't sleep in this tent. Hoping to take it ski touring, though :)

This is a very light shelter with lots of floor space but no headroom. With any condensation (and there is lots of it with this shelter) the walls sag and rub on your feet and shoulders getting you bag wet. Trying to raise the shelter higher in the air deminishes the protection from rain. I gave this shelter about ten or twelve nights in the backcountry of Colorado and decided to trade it in for a Golite Shangri La 3 floorless shelter - its super lightweight and has already plowed through a fierce night of wet snow.

This tent is awesome. The weight-to-area ratio is killer- 2.3 lbs without the floor, 56.4 sq.ft. of floor space. The walls do slope in a bit, but the higher you pitch it, the greater the shoulder room. Condensation can be an issue, depending on where you put it and how`you vent it. The 2008 version has the mesh-backed door, in addition to the mesh at the eaves and a mesh panel at the back wall that can be adjusted via tensioning a guyline. There is an adjustable vent at the front with a stiff wire brim to keep out rain, but here is one of the drawbacks to the Nighthaven- the vent can only be unzipped from the outside, a hassle if it is raining. Another feature that is flawed is the conglomeration of zipper pulls at the door. The mesh door and the fabric door open in the same direction, and both have dual zips, to facilitate further high/low venting. But when both doors sre closed, you end up with a confusing tangle of 4 zippers, with identical pulls, all in the same area. I somewhat fixed this by replacing the cord for the outside zipper pulls with a cord of a different color, so I know which zipper is for the mesh door, and which is for the exterior door. My next step is to put some of those plastic or rubber glow-in-the-dark pulls on the interior zips, so I can exit the tent in the dark more easily. I have not had the opportunity to use this tent in some less favorable conditions yet, but with the available loops for guylines, and extra staking, I think this tent would be bomber in windy circumstances. And in the snow, you can leave the floor at home, dig a pit, form some benches, and have an awesome snow house. The poles in the middle of the tent can be a bummer if you want to get closer to your tentmate, but this tent is light enough to carry solo, as I have done the majority of the time, and then I just sleep angled between the poles, with my gear on the side away from the door, and the tent becomes a virtual palace for one. With the floor, the tent weighs in at 3.29 lbs, still light for a tent of this size with total weather- and insect-proofing. I highly recommend this tent, even with the issues it has, for lightweight shelter in all seasons.

9-20-08.I AM ON LI, NY. CANNOT FULLY RATE THIS TENT YET BUT HEARS WHAT I HAVE SO FAR. I SET IT UP IN MY MANICURED BACK YARD LAWN. IT HAS NOT RAINED IN DAYS. NO FLOOR. LEFT OUT OVER NIGHT. NEXT M9-20-08.i am on LI, NY. Cannot fully rate this tent yet but hears what i have so far. I set it up in my manicured back yard lawn. It has not rained in days. No floor. Left out over night. Next morning, and not having slept in it, the inside of the tent walls were dripping wet. Not a good sign but not sure if the polycryo sheets i intend to use as a full ground cover inside will keep ground moisture from collecting. Was windy out. I feel that for a less noisy environment more guying out is necessary. I will be using this tent in the slide mountain area of the catskills next weekend. Will report back. Get out and do it!ORNING, AND NOT HAVING SLEPT IN IT, THE INSIDE OF THE TENT WALLS WERE DRIPPING WET. NOT A GOOD SIGN BUT NOT SURE IF THE POLYCRYO SHEETS I INTEND TO USE AS A FULL GROUND COVER INSIDE WILL KEEP GROUND MOISTURE FROM COLLECTING. WAS WINDY OUT. I FEEL THAT FOR A LESS NOISY ENVIRONMENT MORE GUYING OUT IS NECESSARY. I WILL BE USING THIS TENT IN THE SLIDE MOUNTAIN AREA OF THE CATSKILLS NEXT WEEKEND. WILL REPORT BACK. GET OUT AND DO IT!

The name says it all, its super light, extremely packable and after a few set ups easy to pitch on the trail or in the bush. Outdoor Research doesn't offer a full line of tents but what they do offer is pure gold. This tent has all the amenities of a floored tent with the weight of a pocket shelter. No-see-um mesh zip door, roof vent and mesh on all four sides keep the air well circulated. Pitching this tent for one used to poles and guide sleeves might find this tent a bit complicated but for ultra lighters or someone looking for a more packable option should look no further. Condensation levels stay pretty low during the summer with the door unzipped. I highly suggest purchasing the footprint, which works more as a floor than a footprint. Another attribute few floorless designs have is the floor extension that the footprint overlaps for full protection from cold or wet ground. Two person is an adequate rating the length is good but for anyone over 6' 2"� it would be a bit tight. The height also for taller people might be a bit tight with the restrictions from the trekking poles. This tent for the price is a steal, no one offers a tent with these options for the price. A few suggestion for erecting this tent with trekking poles is to have a pole that has a latching mechanism like Black Diamonds Flicklock instead of a twist lock like the MSR Denali III poles makes set up much quicker and easier. Also this tent needs to be erected on almost completely flat ground to allow for good air circulation.