Blacktail Hotel 2 Superlight Tent

Interface looks like Facebook Messenger to me. I was pretty happy to pick up a Hotel 2 bikepacking for $210 (new) this year $130 for the 3 is a good deal.

Can you show some more detail of the tent packed down / in the case? I'm currently running a big agnes blacktail hotel 2 for similar reasons, as it'd fit in the side panniers of my GS / topcase on the 1200r.

Big Agnes Blacktail hotel 2. Two versions, standard and bike packing. I used the standard last year on a Yukon trip and it was ideal.

I live on Vancouver Island and finally replaced my little Big Agnes seedhouse 2 backpacking tent with a Big Agnes Blacktail Hotel 2. I should say I BIKEpack nw so a little more weight is OK. I got so tired of being stuck in a tiny tent during day after day of rain. 'Tent Fever' is not good, especially with two other people! Go large or go home.

I picked that one up with my rebates and it’s a pretty decent tent honestly. Aluminum poles that even came with a patch kit for them! Packs down small enough for what it is as well. The Big Agnes Blacktail Hotel is a really nice tent as well that is made for bikepacking so the poles are shorter, I’ve also seen that one on sale pretty frequently.

I used to believe posts like this until I actually got on AT. You won’t believe this if all you look at is social media but hardly anyone is actually using the shelters. Everyone is using their tents. If I was OP and that was all my budget could afford, I’d go for the half dome. If I had more money, I’d go for a BA two person if free standing was preferred or a zpacks two person if trekking pole tents were okay with OP.

My post literally says “if I had more money” but I guess you decided to ignore that and then criticize me for my “more money” option. Stay toxic social media. There’s always someone who chooses to make a jab to make the conversation nasty and toxic and unpleasant rather than what my comment was - a fellow hiker just genuinely trying to help out another hiker on ideas. 🫤🙄🙄 You have reliably made this interaction unnecessarily unpleasant. Congrats!!!

Big Agnes are exceptional. Buy one secondhand, get the two person, and never look back. My buddy and I both use one, they are light, small, and truly worth every cent.