Lanshan 2

Lanshan 2 is viable for 2 people, but it depends how much you value space. It's possible to both sleep in there, and store your gear in the vestibules (you get 1 each!). Unfortunately there aren't as many 3 person UL options out there, and they are often on the more expensive side as they usually come from larger companies like Big Sky, MSR etc. I would check out Naturehike tents. They won't be the lightest (arguably not UL), but they have a few 3 person options if I remember correctly. Sensibly priced and some are lightweight enough to be comfortable.

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.

I have the lanshan 2, regular version, and I live on the west coast of BC in Canada and am regularly tenting where it is raining all night every night. I've been through a typhoon in that tent and it did great. I've used it maybe 400 nights total and it has no issues and has never leaked. I would definitely follow the advice others gave you and not get a single wall for a super wet environment. Especially a tent as small as the Lanshan 1. I think you and your stuff will get damp every morning. The double wall has done right by me, though.

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).

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 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 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 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.

Spend slightly more on an AliExpress tarp and get [this one](https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005004201135005.html?spm=a2g0n.detail.platformRecommendH5.4.12c26681b3oo8L&gps-id=platformRecommendH5&scm=1007.18499.315613.0&scm_id=1007.18499.315613.0&scm-url=1007.18499.315613.0&pvid=5602b8b1-c948-485b-86a5-b7e954c57cca&_t=gps-id:platformRecommendH5,scm-url:1007.18499.315613.0,pvid:5602b8b1-c948-485b-86a5-b7e954c57cca,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238116%232002&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%2279%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22sceneId%22%3A%228499%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22recommend%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21EUR%2143.98%2135.99%21%21%2149.90%2140.84%21%402103849717731487786918643ebcf1%2112000028359869340%21rec%21DE%21%21ABX%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29910%3Bd%3A37c94c5c%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895%3BpisId%3A5000000200523417&utparam-url=scene%3AplatformRecommendH5%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005004201135005%7C_p_origin_prod%3A) and save 150g. Good review of it by /u/DeputySean https://imgur.com/a/deputy-seans-oversize-borah-bug-bivy-aricxi-tarp-jpxX5NR I have used it in Europe without a bug bivy, just a polycryo groundheet to good effect, especially in areas where I know there are also shelters or other options to sleep in and the modular nature of having a groundsheet for these, and a tarp if there is no other shelter is quite nice - the amount of bugs is low enough here that I never had issues not bringing a bug net. I also own a full lanshan 2 which I bring for more exposed hiking, e.g. Scotland, the Alps etc. where I want 360° coverage. It's a palace alone so I am thinking about adding a lanshan 1 pro in silPoly to my options. Weighs 690g, single wall and in SilPoly you don't have the issue of fabric stretch in wet weather. The NightCat is just a rebranded regular lanshan 1 as far as I know, for the same price I see on their site you could get the new 1 pro directly from AliExpress.