The North Face - Stormbreak 1

I have a North Face Stormbreak 1p, which I've lugged from the South Rim of Grand Canyon down to Havasupai Gardens twice. (A modest 9 mile, 3,000 foot elevation change). Tent is just the right weight for me, though a little cramped if lugging the 55L Deuter Aircontact Core pack in for the night with me.

I own Kelty, North Face and Marmot backpacking tents, and can attest to their durability, ease of use and agreeable weight. I've used them both in the backcountry as well as when going car camping.

Northface storm break 1

I hear you on that. I’m 6ft and I could probably use another inch or two of length. Haha, I affectionately call it my “coffin,” but I agree, I appreciate the small footprint. Kind of a requirement for some of the camping I do, where pad space is scarce.

The Northface storm break 1p has been an awesome tent for me! Water tight, lightweight and very capable of withstanding high winds. It’s also very cheap, which is the opposite of many backpacking tents. I wouldn’t call it ultralight, but it’s not far from it. I’ll actually be using it for a trout fishing trip today, time to get packing!

Yeah, I really like it, you get a lot for your money! I usually use it for weeklong canoe trips. Never had any issues with rain either, plus it take like 1 minute to set up.

I love my stormbreak 1. It's probably too small if you're 6 ft or taller but it's perfect for me. A lot of people say they prefer a 2 person tent for just themselves but I love the coziness of a 1 person

Tarptent makes some good freestanding tents and trekking poles tents inside your budget, or the Durston XMid would be good as well if you're good with a trekking poles tents. Durston XMid 2 would be about 4 pounds less than that stormbreak 2. I've use the stormbreak 1 and it's fine, it's just heavy for a tent of that size.

I have a Durston X-Mid 1p (solid), two North Face Storm Breaks (1 and 2 person), and an inexpensive Underwood Aggregator 1 person trekking pole tent I got for $50 on Amazon. It's even less now - $40\~. A friend and I did a 50\~ mile section hike last year, and he had a 6# Eureka tent. I lent him my Aggregator, which requires 1 trekking pole and 5 stakes, and he \*loved\* it! It's a single-wall, but thicker sil-poly, 2.5#, and I seam sealed every possible seam on that tent, AND sprayed it with Kiwi Camp-Dry. There's a guy who did a great comprehensive YouTube video on the Aggregator, noting that it is an inexpensive tent, but still a good value and tents like this have a valid place in the backpacking world.

I had the Stormbreak 1 before I got my x-mid and it was an ok tent but on the heavy side. I liked that it was free standing but the zipper broke after one season. It was a lot less spacious than the x-mid and the vestibules are small. I’m waiting for the full DCF version of the X-dome. I’d buy that in a second :)

Stormbreak is a great tent at a good price! The one person will be lighter but they make me claustrophobic:)

Completely disagreeing with this. This is a well known influencer site and list. So, it is merely a sales pitch. Lets check out the list: North Face Stormbreak. 200$ for a polyester tent in 2025! Half of the amazon junk would be more resistant to weather, and weighs half. It is an amazing tent, but only if we are in 2000s. Kelty, is it half covered in mesh, it is horrible in summer and it cannot stand winter. Then there is Hilleberg. Top of the top winter tent. If the list contains a Hilleberg I dont think there would even be a place for MSR in the list. The list then should be dominated by other Hillebergs. Also, where is the Zpacks, or Xmids? Where is mongar, or lanshan? Those are amazing <1 kilo tents .. some of which are on amazon. I agree, Amazon has a lot of junk. But also a lot of very high quality products not paying influencers. There are many better tent makers outside of this list and for many of the items in the list, they are indeed amazing products. However, for many I dont think their brand name justifies their price in 2025 anymore.

North face stormbreak was my only tent for years. I’ve got a snow peak now that I adore, but I was always impressed by the waterproofing.

I was thinking the tent is 82 inch long. I could sleep in it, but I would be more comfortably laying in a larger tent. I have a North Face tent that I thought was a great find, just to find out it's so tiny inside it annoys me (I think it is only around 80"). I would rather pitch a tarp and sleep in my bivy sack underneath.