NEMO Equipment - Dragonfly 2 Tent

I’ve been using a 2p NEMO dragonfly for several years. Retails around $475 but I think I picked it up for $400 back in the day. It gives me peace of mind in storms or bad weather knowing the tent has good construction. I also have peace of mind knowing I can email the company for a replacement if I lose or break a part—I had to order a new ridgepole once. With how many times I have used this tent, the cost per wear probably comes to less than $10/night in costs. It has a trail weight less than 3 lbs. 

I’ve had the Hubba (1p) for about 15 years. It’s been pretty solid, but the vestibule is quite small so it can be tricky to keep all your gear dry (and you can’t bring much inside with you). Also like many 1p tents it can be somewhat claustrophobic. It tended to have condensation issues in high humidity environments. Just upgraded to the Nemo Dragonfly 2p, but have not used it in high winds yet.

I have the nemo and copper spur, the spur is by far my favorite and the one I bring with me 99% of the time. Use it primarily for backpacking, but have used it for a car trip or two.

The dagger is a nice tent but not one I’d be comfortable using with a dog. It’s still going to be well over $300 even on a Black Friday sale, and a dog’s nails can slice through the floor. There are plenty of Amazon tents that are kinda light, for around 100 bucks that will do. I recommend the Featherstone Granite 2P. I have a Nemo Dragonfly and it was more of a splurge purchase. I love the tent but it’s not 3-4x better then the Featherstone.

I took my Nemo Dragonfly on the JMT the year of atmospheric rivers and survived a nasty storm at guitar lake that caused mudslides and shut down access to all the roads on the east of Mt Whitney. That being said I’m renting a tent when I do the O trek next year…

Nemo makes fantastic products. I have their 2P tent which is perfect for me solo (6'4" 225lbs) and I can squeeze in a gal with me though there is usually some overlap with the sleeping pads. I've sent it in for repairs once and they did a great job and even found some things I hadn't noticed they needed fixed.

I have the marmot 6p tent and it's a fantastic tent. Here is my experience with it. - solid construction with metal poles and ykk zippers - with the full rain fly down, makes the tent highly wind resistant and let's the tent stay warm. My wife actually loves this as she runs cold. - no issues with condensation. It is a double wall tent with air vents at the top. - easy to set up and take down, remember you have to stake the tent first before hooking up the poles. - it's seam sealed so very good rain protection - marmot offers a life time warranty. - I'm 6'2 and I can stand in the tent and not touch the roof. I did a lot of research before getting this tent and I have no buyers remorse. That being said, I have a nemo backpacking tent and I can say that nemo is also a fantastic brand. They make good tents and also have lifetime warranty. Honestly I'd also buy the Aurora in a heart beat. For me it would be whichever one was cheaper.