The North Face - Stormbreak 2

I like my North Face Stormbreak 2 I would recommend it to anyone https://preview.redd.it/4oq2hrhxzotf1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ed4ffa3316458bd3f6b6e0fc59ac95e18dfa20b

I’ve had my stormbreak 2 for almost 10 years and it’s still going strong.

It’s not the lightest on the market by any means, but I’ve been carrying it for so long I’m used to it. I think it’s on the lighter side of 3lbs total weight but fact check me on that. It’s super easy to set up, no matter how tired you are. It has multiple points for guy lines so it’s stable in windy conditions. Oh and I’ve never used a footprint and the bottom is still in perfect shape.

I have The North Face Stormbreak 2. Not super light but it’s held up through a thunderstorm and very heavy wind and rain with no leaks.

I bought the stormbreaker2 for me and the GF last year and we love it! Put up with heavy wind and rain, we live in Alberta so all our trips were in the Rockies and the tent held up perfectly in all conditions. It's a little tight for 2 people (sleeping with our packs on my feet) but setup is super easy after a long hike and stable in high wind. The rain cover is great and has multiple ways to setup so you can have the door cracked in almost any weather to vent how you need which I found really handy camping in BC where it's super damp and raining most hours of the day. Would highly recommend, but I will admit I am new to backpacking and haven't had many other experiences.

Storm break 2 fits me as a 6”5 guy

I have the North Face Stormbreak 2. I love it!

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 have a storm break 2 and carried it for years in my early experiences backpacking. Wonderful tent; sturdy and easy to set up as well as being exceptionally roomy. It was on the heavier side but I've since upgraded to an Xmid 1 solid and couldn't be happier.

The best tent durability wise and that I trust my life with is the North Face Stormbreak 2 tent. They do sell it at Scheels though. It has kept me safe in some crazy weather over the years.

If you’re alone, the storm break 2 might be annoyingly heavy unless you’re hiking somewhere flat and not technically challenging (or canoe camping / car camping). 1 person tents are light but small, so I suppose it depends on your size and comfort in small spaces. I usually go with either a lighter 2p tent for myself or a hammock which is also light. I have a Big Agnes C Bar 2, which is marketed as a 2 p tent but feels more like a 1.5p tent and thus is perfect for me. I think it’s 4lbs, but you can buy a footprint that allows you to set the tent up with just poles, footprint, and fly, which cuts down weight a lot and works fine in fair weather. So, ask yourself where you’ll be hiking, how much weight matters, whether you’ll always be alone, etc. A 2p tent is nice because you can share if need be (even the c bar 2).

I’ve got the storm break 2. It’s a bit heavy at almost 6lbs but it’s plenty of room for me and my hunting bag and bow/rifle. Airflow on it sucks but bang for the buck, I’m not complaining.

I've done a lot of canoe camping and the last tent I used for that was the North Face storm break 2 but unfortunately one of the poles broke.

TNF Stormbreak 2P is a good tent. It's heavy at 5.5lbs /2.6kilos range. It's quick to set up. Utilizes clips instead of sleeves. Water-resistant bathtub floor with taped seams. It's a decent mesh-to-solid ratio, though I'm not sure why the top of the dome is solid. It's not the best design for stargazing / big open sky. You may want to expand your search and look into trekking pole tents. Trekking pole tents will offer you the most weight savings. There's a bit of a learning curve to trekking pole tents, so you will need to do practice pitches. The Lanshan Pro 2 (3 season) is affordable. You'll have to seam-seal-it yourself, but that's cheap and easy to do. Durston X-mid is a lot nicer than the Lanshan. But it's also more expensive. Alternatively, you could go straight up bushcraft with a tarp and bug net combo. Mountain Laurel Designs' Cricket Pyramid tarp is pretty neat. Though you'll definitely get rained out without a bathtub.

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.

Honestly you just need something with a fly. We’ve had a North Face, and Coleman and a McKinley all with fly’s and all have been perfectly fine riding out rainstorms. A ground sheet/tarp tucked under the tent is never a bad idea either as long as it’s not sticking out catching rain. Set the tent up properly with the guy lines out and you should be good. A vestibule has always been something we have too, one with the full fly not just mesh screens.

I’ve owned a lot of tents Eureka, Kelly, North Face, Big Agnes, REI and our last two have been Core (big and cheap) tents. Only one of my tents has ever leaked even with significant rain and thunderstorms.  Make sure things are not pushing on the wall of the tent and properly stake out your tent and fly.   Others have pointed out getting a better tent will help, and it will but if you have stuff pushing on the wall or you don’t stake it out, they will leak too.   Pay attention to how you are storing your tent too.  I had a wonderful North Face tent that got moldy and after that, the waterproofing was shot.  Water literally pouring in the tent as a thunderstorm roared over Lake Superior.  This was the only tent I ever had that leaked and it was an entirely my fault.  

Second what others have said. UL is always a bet that the worst won’t happen and you can ignore discomfort in the name of weight as comfort. The same can’t be said for winter camping where the margins are much tighter. With that being said alpine climbing has been doing UL since before it was cool. There are plenty of 4 season (in reality 1 season) alpine single wall tents like the Rab Latok, Samaya 2.0, MHW AC 2 that are all around 1.7kg and designed to take intense weather. They tend to be designed for snow not rain, so struggle above 0. I got a TNF one on pro deal it’s only useful for mountaineering ascents. But they’re cramped and you get wet every time you run any body part along the wall. I’ll take the extra 1kg of an MSR Fury which is more spacious and more comfortable any day. For ski tours I prefer pyramid tents and dog down using the snow for insulation. One option that balances out fairly well is the SeekOutside hot tents. Tent pole pyramids with the option for titanium stoves. They get super hot, too hot really while you feed the fire. Unfortunately the stoves only accept small bits of wood and require regular feeding. You often go to bed sweating and wake up very cold. You also need the time to gather burnable firewood, which is not always easy in some environments. Without the stove they are lighter than compatible pyramid tents, especially the Dyneema version.

Yes and no. I have a half dozen tents that I bought for less than $100. Most are decent enough and for the casual camper they’ll last quite some time. I also have a $600 North Face tent that I could live in for years.

The easy answer is that it’s a well built solid piece of gear. Color coded tabs so there’s no guesswork with the fly, aluminum poles over fiberglass, good quality screen and the seams are still solid after a decade. It’s just made really well.