Portal 2

You should check out SlingFin tents, small company that make great tents. I used the Portal 2 this past summer on the Colorado Trail and loved it

Maybe I’m just a fanboy but I love our Slingfin Portal 2. I think it’s a different category than most or all of these tents in terms of bombproof worthiness. Comparing the weight is a little misleading because of that. A little difficult to quantify but anecdotally we have some friends that have a Tiger Wall 2 and that thing is a flappy kite in the same conditions compared to the Portal 2. Just feels way more stable and less noisy. I sleep better as a result. And you can always add your trekking poles if you use them to make it even more sturdy.

I have both the Portal 2 and the X-dome 2. My experiences: - The Portal 2 is not a 2 person tent as it is too narrow to fit two pads where one or both are wider than 20”. - The X-dome 2 feels even roomier than its dimensions suggest. - The X-dome 2 sets up fly first and is more flexible in its set up. - Both handle rain and condensation as well as any double walled tent. - The Portal 2 is more resilient in high winds due to its lower profile but if you are beyond the capabilities of an X-dome 2 you are in some truly apocalyptic weather, and you need to be a pro at site selection/guy lines - Neither have a place in an ultralight kit unless you are constantly camping in places where the hassle of setting up a freestanding tent outweighs the extra couple of pounds For my solo Patagonia and Iceland trips I brought the Portal 2; for camping in the Canadian Rockies with my wife I bring the X-dome 2. For camping in any other situation I bring a Xmid pro.

\~6.2, fits well but sometimes if you either fill the head pockets, or if you add the internal guys on the head end they can get in your face. Isn't really an issue unless you are sleeping fully rigid like a plank.

Slingfin portal. I have a 2p and a 3p. I mostly use it in the winter in west Texas. Winds are 50+ mph and its bomber. The hiking pole reinforcement keeps the dome from collapsing. The x cords connect the poles to the stakes and give a lot of stability. I’ve frequently ridden out 50+ mph winds in it. One time my big Agnes completely full of gear blew out into the desert. The slingfin had no problems.

Have a slingfin portal and have used it in some wild wind storms. Love it. Most recently had it in a 60+mph gusts with rain and sleet. Tent had no issues.