Hornet Elite OSMO 2P

Nemo Hornet Osmo Elite 2. Traditional tent/fly design. Great tent. Handles condensation very well. A little heavy at about 2lbs. Zpacks Free Zip 2P for a single wall design. I love this tent for its ease of use, but it does have condensation issues on occasion. 31 ounces. Both are pretty spendy though.

I like my Nemo Hornet Elite OSMOs. I have a 1p for solo longer trips and a 2p for shorter luxury trips.

Having used so many tents over the years (for work), 37" is probably the lowest ceiling of all the tents I've ever tried out. Part of what's great about having access to all these tents is being able to compare between them all. Most any trekking pole tent will have a higher peak ceiling. Since I hike with 120cm poles that's going to be what I'm have for a ceiling, but many trekking pole shelters are spec'd to be at 130cm (time to get some flat rocks!). 120cm comes out to 47", and 10 inches more compared to the Osmo is not small. Having two peaks for tents that use two trekking poles (or even a ridge of approx the same height between), and that most of these tents are made for one person and not two, you can see where I'm feeling the Elite 2P feels constrictive. I just measured myself sitting straight against my door: 35" tall. Next time you set up your Osmo Elite, measure floor to ceiling, it could be a few inches lower than spec'd. The non-Elite Hornet 2P is spec'd at 39", but I've only measured it at 36" tall. I can only guess they're referring to the peak of the apex of the tent pole, and not the ceiling of the inner mesh. And you're right, when I'm moving fast all day and once I've finally stopped, I'm sleeping. But I'm also bringing a shelter that weighs much less than the Elite's 2lbs. I'm OK with the compromise of claustrophobia for that feeling of, "did I even pack this thing up back at camp"?

That 37in ceiling height on the Nemo is kind of a bummer. This new BA tent is just a roomier tent (and heavier for the area), but it's 40in peak height is also kind of a deal breaker for me to want to bring for long trips. I'm not even all that tall.

Technically, the Copper Spur is not freestanding. For the UL approach, I would look into the Big Agnes Tiger Wall 2 Platinum (please note the word 'Platinum'! The version without it is slightly heavier, but still lighter than the Copper Spur), which is lighter than the Copper Spur. In that case, also consider the Nemo Hornet Elite OSMO (again, please note the word 'Elite', the version without it is heavier). All similar, semi-freestanding tents.

I see. Had to make the choice between the monger and river myself. To me at the time river seemed like the superior option. Also ended up selling it switching to a nemo hornet elite osmo. Served me well but for it's purpose I now us a dacthlon 3p pop up.