Pictures of our two tents, the XMid and the Off-set Trio
This post has some pictures, links to alternatives in the same class, and a link to a video.
Other tents made of DCF/Dyneema
Tarptent Dipole $799
30 ounces (including stakes).
https://backpackinglight.com/tarptent-dipole-li-review-1-2/ —great review. Saw a fair number on the PCT.
History. https://www.tarptent.com/tarptent/
If I had not gotten what I did the Dipole was the other tent I was looking at.
Hyperlite Unbound
28 square feet.
24 ounces. Without stakes.
$699. It is a little small and a little heavy compared to the competition. Had an advertising campaign.
The lightest tent, at under 10 ounces:
Note that it doesn’t have a bottom. I would be leery of using it on the Appalachian Trail or any wetter area.
The Bonfus
This is a tent made by Italians. Originally made in Norway, the company moved with the owners when they went home to Italy.
Our new tent, an Off-set Trio
The Trio is 23 ounces (without stakes)
42 square feet.
For comparison, our old tent:
XMid Pro 2 is about 20 ounces + stakes.
Caveats
I have not included the Carbon DCF tents as they have a track record of spontaneous failures.
I used titanium shepherd hooks on the Appalachian Trail but have since moved to MSR Groundhogs for harder, rockier soil. Made the move on trail, otherwise I would probably have gotten something similar from Amazon like PMags recommends.