Skyscape Scout

Check out Six Moon Designs. I have their Skyscape Scout. I think it straddles lightweight and durable really good. It’s a one person tent but call them about their two person tents. They are great on the phone. Happy trails!

Six Moon Design's [Skyscape Scout Hiking Tent](https://www.sixmoondesigns.com/products/skyscape-scout-backpacking-tent) is $160 and their gear is solid. BUT!!! I echo what others have said; at the very least, please do a shorter shakedown hike before a 95-mile trip. My first backpacking trip was about 16 miles (8 miles in, one overnight, 8 miles out) and that was perfect to find out how all my gear worked together and what tweaks I wanted to make, without a lot of risk. It also gave me a chance to walk with my full pack on, and confirm that my shoe/sock situation worked for me. (Thankfully it did... even 8 miles with blisters would be terrible.)

I have the Scout (Same tent, but cheaper and heavier) and I really like it...I got it super cheap because there was a "blemish". If I hadn't gotten the deal, I would have gotten the Trekker, but I don't regret my purchase at all. As others have said, it's great for taller folk (I'm 6'4") If I ever start doing longer trips, I will probably invest in a 2-person tent, but it's plenty big enough for me for now.

I’ve got a Six Moons trekking pole tent I like. Not the lightest but won’t break the bank either.

IMO, many small manufacturers offer much better designed tents than anything at REI. Tarptent, Gossamer Gear, Six Moon Designs, Durston Gear. They generally have high end tents for $600+ which are super light, but also have $300 tents that are almost as light - certainly nothing like 5 lbs. I have two Tarptents and a Six Moon Designs and they are both top notch in design and manufacturing.