NEMO Equipment - Dragonfly OSMO 2P

I have a nemo osmo dragonfly 2. I am in the UK so I know about the weather issues! It meets all your requirements except it pitches fly first. However, it pitches so quickly that even in the rain (which I have obviously had to pitch in several times!) this isn’t a problem and inside the tent has never got wet. The good point are: - This is a huge tent for its weight (1.5kg) it will work for your height, you will be able to sit up in it too. It’ll be spatius for just you, cosy for 2. - The osmo material is amazing in the rain and stays taught, which is onto the next point…. - I’ve camped in 40mph wind and lashing rain in Dartmoor and it didn’t miss a beat, no leaks and I felt secure all night. - it pitches in less than 5 minutes alone, once you’ve got the hang of it. - it’s around £500 but you can find it on sale for less than this. There’s lots of clever features, that make it just so nice to pitch and carry, and use- - it’s rotationally symmetrical so pitching and aligning the fly and outer is so easy - there’s a stuff sack for splitting the tent and poles and compressing the tent part - there’s two entrances and landing zones which is great when camping with a friend - the sides open up nice and wide for those morning sunrise views - there’s strategically placed pockets for keeping things like your phone and torch to hand in the night The only things I don’t like about it are the colour- I wish it was a darker more stealthy shade of green, and it doesn’t come with enough pegs for the guy lines (necessary with our winds) so I had to buy more.

I got the osmo nemo dragonfly on sale for £350. It might be worth seeing if you can get this one on offer as it’s a great tent and fits the requirements

I backpack with the Nemo Dragonfly Osmo 2p and love it. It weighs in at 3.3lbs including the stuff sacks and stakes. I've had it up in a downpour and it stayed totally dry inside. With some practice you can even pitch it "dry" (quotes because it's not truly a dry pitch with just the fly first, you have to pre-attach the inner and fly, but it works). Also pitched it on bare rock using rocks to hold the stakes on a decently breezy night and it was pretty bombproof. And it has great interior space and ventilation. Just my $0.02!

I wish it was even lighter 🤣 It's fairly easy to do the door with one hand if you get the pitch right. Sometimes it'll get kinda wavy when the corners aren't quite even, and then you might need two hands. The storage in the ceiling is fantastic! I throw all kinds of stuff up there. And yeah, I was worried about the partial fly, but I haven't had any issues with it. It can get a little breezy, but that's ventilation so 🤷‍♀️ I do stake everything out with a guyline, yeah. I had to add the head and foot ones myself but it was super easy since there are already loops, just no lines.

I got a Nemo dragonfly osmo 2 for $75 at REI resupply, fixed the huge rip in the fly (why it was $75) and it’s been absolutely awesome for a couple years now

Slingfin Portal 2. I’ve been using it for the past two years and it’s lightweight, roomy, freestanding and bombproof in bad weather. I made a ridiculous spreadsheet comparing almost 20 tents and it was the winner. I rented a Nemo Dragonfly 2P last week. It was fine but a little smaller on the inside. Good luck with your search, there’s so many options

If it’s legit dude that’s insane. Nemo will be awesome for lighter packing, I’m not sure where you are but where I am (British Columbia, Canada) it’s like the gold standard, that or durston.

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 like the Fjallraven Abisko tunnel tents. My 4p is decidedly higher quality than the Nemo Dragonfly 2p I use for bicycle trekking with my son. Horses for courses of course. If camping in summer in no wind, you’d not want too much tent anyway.

Big Agnes, Nemo, and MSR are some really good tents. Well, some of them are so do your research and ask around. I went with the Nemo Dragonfly 2P last year. I really like it. Hornet is smaller and lighter while the Dagger is larger than the Dragonfly. There are UlraLight versions of Nemo tents more expensive but when they go that light I've read they don't last as long. It's mere ounces lighter so not that worth it to me. I'd only go with a Dagger 2P if I was bunking with someone I didn't to be THAT close to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coaG_S7a0fE If you aren't planning to backpacker many miles before camping you don't have to worry too much about weight but if you want that option for future trips it's best to stay on the lighter side. Best Lightweight Backpacking Tents of 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coaG_S7a0fE Durston Mid 1 & Mid 2 if you want late Spring, Summer, early Fall. "Solid" versions if you want to early Spring through late Fall. These are popular tents for backpackers since they utilize hiking poles and the design quite clever and stable in windows and rain. "Pro" versions are made of incredibly light but hyper expensive material for Ultralight. /r/GearTrade is a place to buy and sell used camping gear. You may want to try out some excellent tents from a few years ago before you buy a new tent once you have experience.

Second on the Alps, and I also own a Nemo dragonfly osmo. Some people will say they aren't necessary, but I disagree 100 percent, especially in your use case. Get. a. ground cloth/footprint. Even if it's a $4 dollar general blue tarp. If somebody in the troop has access to tyvek housewrap, even better. You can run that through a wash and dry cycle and make it a lot less crinkly if you want. Unless you plan on camping on carpeting, there will inevitably be a stick, rock, piece of broken glass or debris that will scratch or puncture your floor. As far as purchasing, also keep an eye on the REI Garage Sale. I've seen some really good deals on things that were returned after a couple uses or missing an item that could be easily replaced.

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.