Tungsten Ultralight 3P

Marmot makes some excellent tents in that price range. I have the tungsten UL 3P, it’s a little outside your range, but the non UL versions are within your range and still around that 5lb mark. Personally, I’d avoid naturehike. Materials, testing, and quality control are really important with tents, and these are the main things that get skipped by Chinese brands seeking to undercut the market. Nothing worse than a tent that just WONT pitch taut because the pattern it’s sewn with is a little off, or the material is a little too stretchy. Nothing worse than rain running down the inner wall of your tent because the rain fly is sagging and touching it.

I absolutely love my marmot tungsten ul 3P. Perfect size for two people and a dog or two. Price has gone up since I got mine, but if you can find it on sale it’s a fantastic tent for the price. [link](https://www.bushwhacker.com/tungsten-ul.html)

I got mine in 2020 for like $240, I was so stoked. It’s been absolutely bulletproof over the 75 or so nights I’ve spent in it, including one time when we woke up to water actively running under and around the tent (tons of rain and poor site selection on my part) but were still perfectly dry inside. And while it obviously can’t compete with single walled non-freestanding tents in terms of lightness, the liveabiliy trade off is so worth it for most of the types of hikes I like to go on (pretty low miles).

2 adults and 2 medium/large dogs is how I regularly backpack. A 3p tent is perfect. I absolutely love my marmot tungsten ul 3p. It’s always more weight efficient to get a larger shelter than to get an additional shelter, so whatever you do don’t get two 2p tents. That’s two sets of poles, two sets of pole clips, two sets of stakes, two sets of door zippers, basically double of all the heaviest parts, rather than just a bit more nylon and slightly longer poles.

My marmot tungsten UL 3P is my favorite shelter I own. I believe it’s around 92” long. It’s luxurious with just me and my dog, and still more than adequate when my partner and her dog come along too.

I have a Tungsten UL 3p and it is like a mansion... Love that tent. We take it when we take a dog or just want spacious luxury... Even if it is a couple lbs heavier than our Durston. I'm not a fan of 1p tents in general. Just not enough room. Our first Marmot was a 3p Limelite.... Like a Cadillac, but just as heavy, LOL. Carried that sucker for 10 years before it started to wear out. I'm a fan of the brand.

I have the Tungsten UL 3p and we love it. Not sure how different the UL is other than materials? Easy setup, very roomy, great in rain. One vestibule is smaller than the other, stakes out closer to the tent so my wife who is 5'3" can reach the zipper easily. It is very similar to the Limelite that we used to have, but half the weight. Our other tent is a Durston X Mid, which we use most of the time. But we take the Marmot when we want a little bigger space or if we are taking the dog.

I don't know what you consider light weight... And I don't know what they are going for now... But a couple years ago we bought a Marmot Tungsten UL 3p and it is a fantastic tent. Might be tight for 3 adults, weight is about 4 and a half pounds. Not terrible for a freestanding 3p tent. I think it was around $400 when we got it. (Replaced our Limelite 3p that weighed more than double)

My wife and I were in the same boat as you. I had been rocking my cheap Kelty grand mesa 2 one door/one vestibule tent for years and we kept using it while we built up her gear. Sure it’s snug but it added to the experience. Plenty of great memories stargazing together with the fly off, riding out crazy thunderstorms, or nudging each other awake when we heard wildlife at night. We’ve recently upgraded to a lighter three person tent (marmot tungsten UL 3) but I wouldn’t trade those first handful of years getting sharing that smaller tent while getting her into backpacking. And our sleep setup is basic. Two sleeping pads and two sleeping bags. She steals the covers at home as it is, so I don’t think we could share a quilt or zip our bags together. Also, if you’re strapped for space with the vestibule, put your rain cover on your pack and lean it up against a tree. Been doing that for years and never have gotten it wet even in the worst rain storm.

I’ve got the NF Wawona 6 thinking I needed the extra space but while its spacious and nice, it is a bigger pain in the a$$ to set up than my now go-to tent which is the Marmot Tungsten 3p. Although it’s a tighter space, I much prefer it over the Wawona as it’s a fast set up and still pretty comfortable. Not to mention it’s actually surprisingly very durable for the price.

The tungstens are awesome. A little heavy and bulky for backpacking but you can totally make it work too. I have a 1p and 3p and they are my go to for car camping. I used to use them for backpacking until I got lighter stuff.