NEMO Equipment - Dragonfly OSMO 1P

I own two Nemo tents, the Dragonfly 1p and the Dagger 2p. They’re great.

I have the Nemo Dragonfly 1p Osmo and love it. I thought a 1p would feel tight (I’m a side sleeper, roll around a lot), but that hasn’t been the case.

Hello friends: I am planning some trips for this winter here in the Pacific northwest. Last year I relied on a Durston X-Mid Solid which was fine, but after that experience I'd prefer to get a freestanding tent to give me more pitching location options. As I am based in the pacific northwest, and we get all four seasons plus serious rain and strong winds, I have narrowed my tent search down to two tents that seem like they will do the best in continuous rain: the Durston X-Dome (Solid) and the NEMO Dragonfly OSMO. My thinking on these two is the fabrics used for their respective rainflys do not stretch when wet. Owning a Durston X-Mid, which also uses a polyester fabric on the rainfly, is kept pretty taut during rainstorms and doesn't require me to cinch down the corners. I've also used a NEMO Dagger OSMO, which has a rainfly that uses a mixed nylon-polyester fabric, that works pretty similar in my experience, and doesn't sag when wet. I've experienced tent failures and pole snaps in years past during overnight rainstorms with wind due to flapping saggy rainflys. Has anyone here yet used both a Durston X-Dome and a NEMO Dragonfly OSMO that can compare or recommend one over the other? (I've also previously used both the Sea to Summit Alto and Telos, which are fantastic tents which I highly recommend! They're just not great for serious rainstorms here, in my experience.)

Heh, hello me! When sliding down the rabbit hole and continuing to read about both of these tents last night, I came across this Justin Outdoors video where he tests a number of tents in extreme wind conditions, and two of them are the X-Dome and Dragonfly: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o5LWoaeHcM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o5LWoaeHcM) Frankly, after watching that, and seeing some other comments about rain wetting out, or soaking through, the head-end of the Dragonfly inner tent where there is a large cutout in the rainfly, makes me think the Dragonfly is not suitable for storm conditions. Justin also makes a suggestion on the X-Dome for additional fly clips and/or guy out points along at the bottom four corners, which Dan Durston says is added on the X-Dome Solid releasing in April. [https://www.reddit.com/r/DurstonGearheads/comments/1htfz1h/comment/m5emopt/](https://www.reddit.com/r/DurstonGearheads/comments/1htfz1h/comment/m5emopt/) I'm going with the X-Dome Solid.

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…

At 5’7” I can very much recommend a Nemo 1P. My choice was the Hornet Osmo (Elite if you can afford) - Super light, very durable and roomy for my height. Depending on pack size, can usually slide inside the vestibule (fly) or at a pinch inside the bottom end of the tent.

I really like my Nemo osmo (idk which one it is rn) it’s super light, super tiny and held up fine in a light 20 minutes hailstorm. The rain fly is so thin you can see your hand through it but it definitely works.

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.