3F UL GEAR - Lanshan 2

I live in a similar climate and use the regular Lanshan 2. It works well, especially for the price. I recommend against the 4 season - it'll be too hot for most situations. The choice between the regular and the pro just depends on how much you value weight savings. In a humid climate you're going to be dealing with more condensation. The double wall of the regular lanshan helps manage that. The pro will handle it less well, but you save some weight as a tradeoff.

Wife and I used a 3FUL Lanshan2 for a 2019 PCT SOBO. Worked fantastic and enough space for us and all our gear. I carried the main part of the tent and she carried the fly and groundsheet. We both used 72" x 23" Klymit Insulated Static V Lite sleeping pads and Nunatak quilts that just about fit side by side.

I would get the regular 3 season Lanshan2. The regular comes with the seams already sealed with tape while you have to do that yourself with seam sealer on the Pro. We also like how we can each carry half of the weight of the regular model. One of us carries the fly and DIY polycro groundsheet while the other carries the inner and pegs. I also think that the separate inner and fly handles condensation better. Wife and I have one. We used it on the PCT and it was awesome no matter how windy, wet or cold it was. Here are [some pics](https://photos.app.goo.gl/Pdqj4G2SRYgBHrfh6). Only thing you need to do is silicone a couple of the pull outs that have stitching through the material. You can see one of the sealed pull outs in the second album photo (link above).

I got the Lanshan 2 and just recently got the 2.6 lbs version of the Cloud Up 2, both for about the high end of your price range. I think these tents are consumables and not BIFL. Edit: some tarp or bivvy advice is probably better than mine.

I did a pretty serious hike with just Walmart gear, but I have since upgraded to mostly budget online / Chinese brands. Here's approximately what I have: Tent: Paria Outdoors Arches 2P Trekking Pole Tent / 3FULGEAR Lanshan 2 / Naturehike Cloud Up UL 2P / Naturehike Cloud Up EXT 2P. I have a Lanshan 2 with solid inner as well as the Cloud Up EXT. I think the Arches is a better trekking pole tent if you don't care about having a solid inner. Pad: Walmart CCF + OneTigris NobleJade sleeping pad. Bag: Paria Outdoors Thermodown 30 Down Quilt + I like having a sleeping bag liner for ease of washing. I actually have the 15 degree version. Backpack: Naturehike 60+5L backpack / 3FULGEAR Yue 55 / 3FULGEAR Tianshan. Cooking: Paria and Fire Maple have some good stuff. Trekking poles: I have some CMT ones and some BD ones.

I have a Lanshan UL 2 - which is a very affordable brand of lightweight tents. You use your hiking poles to pitch it. I am not an ultralighter but I really like this tent.

I would recommend a 3F UL Gear Lanshan 2. I used one for two years then gave it to my son. The pro version is single wall and a little lighter. But I opted for the regular double wall version and have both the three and four season inners for it. So we can also use it for both 3 season and winter camping. It is as bullet proof as any silnylon tent is going to be.

I would go with a BRS 3000T stove which is less than 1/3rd the weight and really all you need. I have 3 of them. One for my Jeep, one for my son and one for backpacking. Plus its tiny and will nest inside a Toaks 750ML pot. If you use trekking poles. Consider the Lanshan 2 Pro tent (2.21 lbs). Or the Lanshan 2 regular double-wall (2.5 lbs). And similar price range. Bullet proof. Personally I still carry a Frogg Toggs UL rain jacket. I've tried many others and sold/returned them all. I also have a 3F UL Gear silnylon rain skirt/kilt for a little more coverage. If you are doing shoulder season trips, get some extra mid-layer insulation like an alpha hoodie or some kind of light fleece. That 32 degree down puffy probably won't cut it alone when sitting around camp at night and temps drop down to the 20s or lower.

I'll also second the 3F UL Lanshan 2 tent in the double wall version (not the pro version). I had one before I got my zpacks. My son now uses it and it is a solid tent for sure.

I'd opt either for the Xmid or a Lanshan2 (a cheaper version of the GG but actually better built IMHO).

A friend had one in Albania. He was.with his dog. We just crossed a pass and a storm came in, really strong. Tent was up in no time (he rightly pitched it lower to block wind better) and held until the storm passed, something like 4 hours. Dog was really scared of thunder and lightning but was quite happy in the vestibule. My splitwing leaked (so much for not needing to seam seal it!), the Lanshan2 didn't. I changed my splitwing with a cirriform, he kept his Lanshan2 and continues to use it with the dog.

I have the two Lanshans for a longer hikes - they hate brambles though - had to patch the Lanshan 2 three times so far! If four season tents are that pricey, then I'll just stick to what I have and live with being cold and windy! And avoid summit camping.

What makes it four season/storm worthy? Solid mesh inner, snow skirts/ lower to the ground, ventilation being closeable, strong crossed poles that can be doubled up and guys run from. DAC poles would be beyond my budget, but 7100 ones, or carbon. HH is a misnomer, most tents will survive a rainstorm, it's a false metric. I've taken the Lanshan 2 down to -3C on a cliff top, and in 30mph winds, the Naturehike on top of a tor at 40mph gusts. So yeah, I do know a bit about this! I also know that the Lanshan has issues because it sits high up, so wind can whistle through and it's best pitched in sheltered places. The Lanshan is definitely 4 season, just not the top of a mountain! BTW most of the 'European and American' tents are made in China, bar smaller cottage companies like Durston. Which I mostly can't afford. So it's a moot point to say 'hey look at these tents' when £400-1000 is not in my budget. At all. I am aware of the issues and that I might be looking for an impossible thing, but thought it good to ask. But I think it is possible with Chinese makes - btw Alpkit's stuff is made in China, and is often rebadged (their stove is Firemaple exclusive for instance) and fails badly - had about 3 things I bought there fail or be not very good (Solar Panel, Chair, Battery bank)! So no, UK/European 'brands' are not more reliable...so I doubt their tents would be better.

I've used the Lanshan 2 (not pro) off and on for many years and like it a lot. Only modest wind though. For hundreds of solo trips I've use (the Cuben fiber equivalent of the silnylon Lanshan 1) the old discontinued zpacks solo bug net with the separate tarp, including many nights with high winds with no problem. I like the flexibility of the separate bugnet inner with the fitted tarp rather than the single wall versions of the zpacks and the Lanshan. Most nights I just set up the bugnet and I've gotten so I can rig the tarp in a minute or so if unexpected rain starts up.

I second the Lanshan 2P (or 1P) good value, can be bit finicky to set up, and needs a couple of mods, but lightweight for the size and durable for the price. Have been using mine for 3 years now

Take a look at the trekking pole tent Lanshan 2. The non pro model is double-walled. The ultralight community praises this tent for it's price/weight/quality combo. You will need to seam seal it yourself. I have the Lanshan 1 pro and really like it. Most people buy it from Aliexpress.