yodo Lightweight 2 Person Camping Backpacking Tent with Carry Bag, Multi

I recently took a 2 week road trip from Tennessee to Nevada, and spent the majority of my nights camping. This tent held up AMAZINGLY; for the price, I was shocked by its durability. It is very compact and lightweight when packed, and surprisingly roomy. I’m only 5’1”, but I never felt cramped and had plenty of room, even with my dog, her bed, and all of my gear. There aren’t any compartments or pockets on the inside, but there is a hook on the ceiling of the tent that you could hang a lightweight lantern or battery operated fan from. Ventilation leaves a bit to be desired, but I spent most nights with the outer doors open but the screen ones zipped for more airflow (it was early-mid August and HOT) so I was fine. Speaking of weather, the only flaw with this tent is the water resistance, but I took some preliminary steps upon reading some reviews to ensure I never ran into any issues. Before I left for my trip, I purchased a couple cans of waterproofing spray and a tube of waterproof silicone sealant. I sealed every seam and went over the entirety of the tent twice with the spray, making sure that every inch (including both sides of the rainfly for good measure) was completely saturated. The entire process only took an hour. I let it cure on my porch for 2 full days. The last night of my trip, it rained nonstop ALL night, and not a single drop of water got inside the tent. All of my stuff, my dog, and I stayed completely dry and comfortable. The tent also endured some pretty heavy winds, and did wonderfully.The waterproofing spray I purchased was only $7 from Amazon (Kiwi brand) and the sealant was around $11 (SeamGrip brand). One review I read for this tent only used the spray and not the sealant and never ran into any issues, so just the two cans of spray would probably suffice! I just wanted to be absolutely certain. It is definitely worth spending the extra little bit of money to ensure you stay dry, because after waterproofing, this tent is PERFECT. I also was able to find a footprint with the exact dimensions of the tent (55x83) on Amazon by the brand Redcamp for $18, which really helped with staking this tent into the ground and protecting the bottom of the tent from the elements. I am extremely impressed with the quality, especially for such a low price. I highly recommend this product, but only if you’re willing to spend the extra little bit of time and money to waterproof it!

Not an avid outdoors-woman, but needed a small tent so I could camp on the Dry Tortugas. ( Unless you show up with your own yacht, it’s the only way to stay overnight there.) The tent was lightweight, small when folded ( fit into my carry on), easy to set up and held up well and stayed dry when a sudden storm blew through ( I did use special sand stakes to anchor it.) It is really just for sleeping, not very roomy, but I loved it and its bright orange color.

Update 2 years later:This tent is incredibly light. It is a small 2 person tent that weights 3.0 pounds. I later looked for a "better" backpacking tent, but have been unable to find anything lighter. The one person bivy-sacks tend to weigh slightly more than this does. Most 2 person tents are closer to 5 lbs.However, this tent is thin and not durable. It is also not very waterproof. I spray it with weatherseal before every trip. This is not a tent for extreme weather.Original Review:A 3 lbs tent for under $30!!! :-)This very affordable tent is super light and easy to carry. Most tents this light are much more expensive. It is easy to setup but not very sturdy. This would be a good kids tent, or a backpacking tent for mild weather.This is NOT a big tent. I am 5' 10" and my head and feet touched both ends of the tent at the same time.Since several other reviewers said this tent was not that waterproof, I put a good coat of weather-seal on it. But it still leaked (some) in a medium-light rain. I would not want to be in this tent for a major storm.

I was a little bit skeptical about this tent given the price and that most lightweight backpacking tents cost way more than this. However I am very pleasantly surprised. This tent is great. One of the first things I did was spray it with a silicon waterproof spray. As you can see in some of the photos the spray did leave some streaks. I figured I would show that part. No one else really noticed the streaks though, so they aren't as noticeable as I thought they were. I'm in Southern California so it doesn't rain a lot here, but I wanted to waterproof it just in case.My biggest concern is having a tent that can hold up in the unforgiving desert, especially when it's really windy and cold. I have not tested those conditions yet, but I will by the end of the year. I will update this review with how this tent holds up in Joshua Tree.So far I have used this tent twice. Once at an established campground where it worked great, and once on a backpacking trip in Cleveland National Forest. I took the tent and poles out of the bag so I could pack those separately in my backpack for weight distribution and padding. The tent is lightweight enough that it actually did not add very much weight to my backpack. Which was great and left more room for water, food and other necessary items. It was a little bit chilly at night, in the 50s, and I was comfortable. During the day it was in the high 70s and this tent turned into a sauna! I think that is normal for most tents though. I kept the outside flaps open and the screened ones zipped shut to try to keep the temperature inside the tent a little bit cooler. There were lots of bugs out at night and none of them got inside my tent. So it does seal up nicely against all sorts of little critters and insects.Overall I am very happy with this tent so far. It's great for backpacking because it's lightweight and very easily packable. It's also not bad in cooler temperatures (50s) and it holds up pretty decent in light to moderate wind.I will be backpacking with this tent in November and I will update my review at that time. Then I will be camping in the desert with this tent. That will be the real test. I will update my review, again, after that trip as well. (The temperatures will be much lower at that time and it will be much more windy. Fingers crossed it works well.)