Went on a 12-day through hike in Norway a few years ago with 2 friends. All of us bought a different tent for about the same price. One bought this Quechua one, I bought the Jack Wolfskin Gossamer, and one bought the Alps Mountaineering Mystique. The Quechua was the worst quality overall, the Mystique was the best footprint/pack size, and the Gossamer was the best bug netting/materials at the expense of packed down shape (very long, which actually helped with outside backpack attachment) and you can’t sit up in it really. I don’t remember weight differences but we all managed just fine carrying our own tents up mountains with our 65L packs, and ultimately all did the job well enough.
There are certainly lighter, more portable, and far better quality alternatives out there, but they're significantly more expensive.
From my experience, Quechua products aren't bad value at all for money and make good entry-level gear for occasional trips.
For a single night in a tent, I doubt you'll find anything better at this price. For more intensive use and more "extreme" situations, or for longer, multi-day treks, I'd probably recommend something else.
I got the 2 person Quechua blackout for myself for festivals last year, absolute game changer. Blackout is amazing, regulates temperature well, I never had to use my fan inside, it was nice and cool. The porch area isn’t the greatest so I kept extra stuff in my trolley.
I had a couple of the 2P MH100 done tents that I would loan out to friends. They're a bit bulky and heavy but are pretty decent value for the price (€30). They hold out well in poor weather and are pretty simple to set up and pack down. I would recommend these over other budget tents as Decathlon readily sell spare parts.
I do not recommend the pop up tents. They are bulky and a right pain to pack. These are also only single layer.
The MH100 has good space for 1 person and gear, but is definitely cramped for 2 people. Don’t know why it doesn’t show on the Argentinian version but the weight is about 2.2 kg, and in Canada it only costs about 35 USD. It’s good quality (for the price) but if you use it a lot then you will start to get wear, so over years you will probably need to replace or fix it. As for weight it mostly depends on the weight of everything else you’re carrying plus the tent, so if the rest of your gear is pretty lightweight it shouldn’t really make a difference. Though a 40L pack does seem a kinda small so volume would probably be important to you.
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