Portal 3

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.

I did the Edziza and Rainbow traverse at the end of Aug/beginning of September in 2024. I took a MEC Spark 3 person tent for 2 of us. Pole ended up breaking on night 1 of 8, luckily we were able to repair it to functional. It is very windy up in that part of the world with little to no shelter. I was glad to have the extra space as the fly and walls were often collapsing in the wind gusts. I replaced my mec tent with the Slingfin Portal 3. I mainly hike in the shoulder season, and coastal hiking in the rain. It's on the spendier side but I plan to hike in Scotland in the fall and its windy and rainy there too. The Portal has the ability to add hiking poles as structure stability in the vestibules or even upgrade to burlier poles. I considered the Dagger but the fly does not come down to the ground and that could be problematic in rain accompanied with strong wind imo. If Durston x-Dome came in a 3 person I probably would have bought that. I don't have any experience with Durston tents but i like that its a Canadian brand, innovative, and a wind sturdy freestanding design. I do use my 3 person tent for 3 people so a spacious two person tent wasn't in the cards. However your situation sounds different.

I absolutely love my slingfin portal 3. It’s a tank and it is light. There are heavy duty poles available for uses in high winds and snow. I had the BA copper spur before this and the slingfin is so much sturdier for about the same weight. I will say that BA did a better job with the pockets but that isnt a priority for me. The slingfin breathes very well. It also sheds water very well and I have stayed dry in downpours in Kentucky in the summer. Also slingfin is a small independent company and I love supporting that. I would say the indus would be too warm for summer months. If you want something super beefy, get the crossbow and add the mesh body for it, but I think that’s way overkill for most backpacking trips. Nemo has always made good products but I have no experience there. I have a tarptent stratospire 1 with the solid body and it’s tough to setup. The durston is supposed to be easier but idk. Im 5’10 and had trouble with my sleeping bag touching the end of the tent and collecting any moisture on the wall. And the durston is the same length so that is not for me, could be something youd like though. I believe the hyperlite is the same length.

Super great feature along with the inner guylines. Really well thought out tent

Low cost, low weight, high durability…. you only get to pick 2! I’ve been very happy with my Slingfin Portal. Not the lightest of the ultralights but it’s tough, well engineered, and still pretty darn light. Not cheap though.

I can vouch for the Slingfin Portal too. I’m 6’ 1” and no issues sleeping comfortably. It’s top tier quality, optimal balance of weight and durability.

I can vouch for Slingfin as well. Caught in a hella thunderstorm at 11,000’ in the Rockies last summer with my son. Thing is extremely well engineered

As a guy who owns two Tarptents and a Slingfin this is the right answer. Only reason I don’t own one is because the others are still great and it would be wasteful to buy another tent

How about a slingfin portal, those hold up really well in worse weather. If thats your priority.

I've been using slingfin portal and love it for harsh winter and wind! To get lighter you can go with just the fly. Or fly + they sell a bathtub. They even have an optional thicker set of poles. AND there are connectors to add your trekking poles for lateral mid support! Genius... Inside of primary inner there are guy line cross support (you need to remember to use the connectors from inner/pole/outer to actually transfer that load though) Tested the heavy poles for first time a few weekends ago in what was supposed to be insane wind. But then it was actually kind of nice out. Did pick up at night but still probably gusts under 40. Tent barely moved though shit was locked down. Made stick + rock dead man anchors it would be like idk maybe 12+ stakes for all the guy lines I've tried my dcf Hexamid. But snow just sticks on it doesnt slide down. And obviously it's a greenhouse for moisture and small enough that you WILL touch the side and get wet. But if it's really dry and not actively snowing.. My Hexamid has held up in what forecast said was 55 gusts. Took me 30 minutes to pitch. Blew out the door anchor/guy line in the middle of the night. And since it's open got totally covered in dirt and leaves and shit. But it didn't blow over ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and a falling tree didnt kill me. scary af. I'm contemplating the Durston x dome for winter... It would be like 20-30% lighter than slingfin tub + outer i think. BUT if you add on enough guy lines to be similar to slingfin it maybe wouldnt be worth it? IDK i have a consumerism problem for ul lol