The North Face - Stormbreak 2
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Last updated: Dec 25, 2025 Scoring
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"The roborock I have kicked and smashed with my foot so many times out of anger when it doesn't collaborate, and still he rocks 4-5 yrs later and no broken parts"
"has withstood the last week of winds over 70 freezing kph."
"I've used it daily for at least 10 years now, probably closer to 15 and apart from the fact you need to clean it periodically, it's still works like brand new."
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"the white one is on sale on Amazon for about $350 which is a steal"
"I'm on my second one in 7 years"
"I would say that the investment was more than worthwhile."
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"We had a rainy trip one year and having the extra room to hang out in the tent playing board games made the kids happy."
"We are a family of three and it is perfect!"
"for four people, especially two that are still growing, go for the 10 person. ... I guess you can get all four into the six person, but there won't be room for much else and you'll be tripping over each other if someone needs to go pee in the middle of the night or whatever."
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"I was hesitant about the instant part of it having not used one before, but I love it. I can put it up/take it down by myself"
"Coleman is stupid easy to set up ... this is so easy and takes a lot of stress away ... It’s easy ... You don’t have to think about it."
"Goes up super fast"
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"Put up with heavy wind and rain ... the tent held up perfectly in all conditions."
"it ’s held up through a thunderstorm and very heavy wind and rain with no leaks."
"Tested in Torres del Paines winds and Cerro Tronador summit among others in Patagonia."
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"Dropped about 9ozs and kicked myself the rest of the way down the trail for being so gullible. ... I could really feel those 9ozs off my back."
"I find the exped a little more comfortable to sleep on, but still always take the neoair because of the lighter weight, which is more comfortable in my pack."
"decidedly not UL"
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"and you get wet every time you run any body part along the wall."
"Airflow on it sucks"
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"at 183cm with some extra space for the bag with 450g of down to get the loft that tent was not enough. My head was barely touching the mesh doors of the inner, while my feet were already pushing the inner against the fly (with the tent properly tensioned!) Woke up with wet bag and cold as hell feet. Didn't bother to use it again."
"Cannot imagine sleeping with a second person in it, though. It feels too small, even for me + big dog."
"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")."
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"and you get wet every time you run any body part along the wall."
"Airflow on it sucks"
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"North Face Stormbreak is a very old, reliable tent, but uses polyester, so it weighs around 3 kilos. ... You can easily find a tent with the same specs, much better material for half the price and would weigh around 2 kilos."
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
r/camping • I need a new tent; what do you recommend? ->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.
r/CampingGear • Menards is almost giving away a decent tent for $34. Klymit Cross Canyon 3 ->I’ve had my stormbreak 2 for almost 10 years and it’s still going strong.
r/WildernessBackpacking • [deleted by user] ->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.
r/WildernessBackpacking • [deleted by user] ->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.
r/CampingandHiking • tent? ->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.
r/camping • I need a tent that can handle some rain. ->Stormbreak is a great tent at a good price! The one person will be lighter but they make me claustrophobic:)
r/WildernessBackpacking • [deleted by user] ->we have the stormbreak 2 and love it. if we didn't have a dog and need a three person tent now it would probably what we stayed with for the foreseeable future
r/backpacking • Just Bought TNF Stormbreak 1 for My First Thru-Hike – What Are the REAL Cons? ->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.
r/WildernessBackpacking • [deleted by user] ->I'm also own a NF stormbreak 1 and a stormbreak 2. I love my stormbreak 1, it is small (cozy and easy to find a place to pitch) and very sturdy. The downsides are that it's small and very sturdy (aka heavy), my head touches the top when I sit straight up in the tent and it weighs roughly 3.3 lbs which is not that much less than a lot of budget 2 person tents. I would never even consider taking the stormbreak 2 backpacking.
r/backpacking • Which is a better tent? The North Face Stormbreak or Marmot Tugsten ->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.
r/camping • I need a tent that can handle some rain. ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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