NEMO Equipment - Hornet OSMO

I have the Nemo, but I got it brand new on Marketplace for a killer deal. I’m not sure I would have bought it otherwise. That being said, I love how light it is, the easy setup, and the 2P is pretty spacious (but I’m a smaller female, so take that for what it’s worth). Like a couple others have said, my next tent will probably be a Durston.

I’ve used the hornet for winter climbs, the O trek in Patagonia (extremely windy conditions), and several self supported hikes around North and South America. It’s been absolutely flawless, and I’ve never had condensation issues even when everyone around me did.

I'm 1.90 and have been in both of these. Pretty similar really: can fit but need to be careful. Which is better than most trekking tents to be fair. When my hubba hubba died (after many years!), I shelled out for a long version of the Big Agnes copper spur. Much more comfortable but not great in strong winds supposedly. 

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.

The OSMO Nemo Hornet is great but def not cheap especially if you get the footprint that goes with it.

Yeah, I got a good deal last year on the Copper Spur 3P, and while I like it because of how light it is, it feels super thin and I worry how many years it's going to last. I really like my Nemo Aurora 4p, but that's a pretty big tent to bring on a kayak, and love my Nemo Hornet Osmo, but that's a 2p tent, and realistically it's a 1 person plus some gear, but amazing for backpacking, and lowish to the ground, so I rarely worry about wind. Have taken it beach camping at Hammock State park a couple of times without any issues besides chasing sand out lol.

I just recently tried out the Nemo on your list on an overnight solo trip. I’m not impressed with a partial frame tent. It has to be staked out to be fully erect, and it’s difficult to get it pulled tight enough for there to be no sag. If you run into a rock or hard spot in the ground while staking, you have to start all over again and restake the whole tent. Also the rain fly doesn’t go all the way to the ground and creates a significant gap. It didn’t rain on my trip, but it was humid and the whole underside of the rainfly was dripping water onto me in the morning. Needless to say this thing is getting returned.

I have a Nemo Hornet OSMO 2p and it is by far my favorite motocamping tent. The poles fold down small and it takes up very little space.

The Nemo Hornet can set up is some very small spots compared to the Durston tents, but it feels a lot more cramped (with 2 people)

I have extended guylines to make pitching easier on unlevel ground and for Big Rock Little Rock. Visualizing the space is a lot more difficult (especially when tired or in bad weather) than just putting the Nemo in any little spot without much thought. I rarely had to wipe the Nemo down before packing and regularly spend 10-20 min daily getting the xmid clean enough to pack it (and I use the durston groundsheet) Also the Xmid gets way more debris on it due to hitting the ground exponentially more than the Nemo during setup and breakdown The Nemo fly fabric is not as good as the Xmid, the Nemo fly soaks in and takes a very long time to dry. Also the Nemo pitches inner first so definitely can be an issue if you have lots of rainy days I sold my Nemo after getting the Durston, but rebought the Nemo recently because of the issues I have with pitching the Xmid in small alpine spots. The footprint is literally massive on the Durston

I've had rain come in the fly cutouts on a Nemo Hornet Osmo 2p. I've also had strong wind blow dust inside of the tent and get all of my gear super dirty. They have the fly cut like that to shave weight, making the Nemo hornets less stormworthy than a full to the ground fly like an XMid. Fareweather camping with the Nemo is great, but I wouldn't trust it in all bad weather situations, mostly high winds. Never gotten wet in it without high winds

I had a hubba Hubba nx2 but wanted lighter so I got a hornet osmo 2P. Returned it because I couldn’t get in the tent during rain without the poorly designed fly dropping water on tent body mesh. Now I have a Durston xmid2 pro for most trips and a BA copper spur 1 if its platform tenting. I love the hubba. Old style was just too heavy. All the Durston products are fantastic!

That will be so easy to drop a ton of base weight when you get a good tent. I was at 6 lb 2 person eureka. Got a 3.75 lb MSR Hubba Hubba in 2020. Last 2-3 years I have had the extreme pleasure of carrying the just over 1 lb Durston xmid pro 2. It’s pricy but the regular xmid is much more affordable. And double wall vs single wall of the pro. Nemo Hornet and any of the BA tents are great too.