How to Choose a Backpacking Tent
REI Co-op Half Dome 2 Tent
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The new REI Half Dome 2 is a lightweight, weather-worthy backpacking tent for 2 that maximizes livability, access and storage—and the price is unbeatable!
Shop newer version- Backpacker 2010 Editors' Choice Gold Award winner: "'Half Dome remains the epitome of functional, affordable design,' remarked the same testers who used it 8 years ago"
- The Half Dome tent brings together the successful design philosophy that made the original Half Dome so popular and adds insightful technological updates
- 2 side doors and 2 vestibules offer easy access and personalized storage for each occupant; 2 vents ensure the tent stays well ventilated
- Frame design combines multidiameter Combi poles and unique dual-hub architecture to create nearly vertical side and end walls; the result is spacious area-wide headroom
- Rectangular floor plan optimizes usable space and allows comfortable sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder or head-to-toe
- DAC Featherlite® NSL poles and engineered plastic hubs combine to offer a high-performance pole set that is strong, durable and lightweight
- Color-coded poles and pole clips ensure an easy setup
- Exclusive Tension Truss architecture leverages bound seams to provide low-weight structural stability and to increase interior volume
- Fully adjustable ceiling vents mitigate condensation by drawing cool air under the fly and exhausting warm, moist air
- Hybrid floor combines sealed seams and bathtub curves to create a waterproof, taut floor; tautness enhances door-zipper operation and maximizes volume at end walls
- Multiple storage options include corner pockets, roof pockets and hang loops
- Location and shape of tent door zippers allow smooth, 1-handed operation; use the door pockets to hold doors out of the way or for storage
- Vestibule zipper opening aligns with tent door for no-hassle operation, entry and exit
- UV-resistant polyester rainfly will not stretch or expand when wet, ensuring a consistently taut pitch
- No-wick welded construction ensures that moisture won't sneak through susceptible areas, such as guy-out points, pole wraps and zippers
- Mood-elevating colors create a pleasant interior even when the weather outside is uninviting
- Save weight and create a lightweight setup by using just the rainfly, poles and footprint (sold separately)
- Comes with guylines and tighteners, stakes, pole repair tube, pole and stake bags, and tapered, easy-to-fill compression stuff sack
- Want a little extra room in your tent? Check out the Half Dome 2 Plus which offers an extended floor plan; it's 10 in. longer and 4 in. wider
- REI Co-op brand is certified to The Climate Label; we actively fund efforts to reduce carbon emissions across our business and support climate projects around the world
| Best Use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 3-season |
| Sleeping Capacity | 2-person |
| Minimum Trail Weight | 5 pounds |
| Fly / Footprint Pitch Weight | 3 lbs. 13 oz. |
| Packaged Weight | 5 lbs. 8 oz. |
| Packed Size | 6 x 21 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 88 x 52 inches |
| Floor Area | 31.8 square feet |
| Vestibule Area | 7.9 + 7.9 square feet |
| Peak Height | 40 inches |
| Number of Doors | 2 doors |
| Number of Poles | 3 |
| Pole Material | Aluminum DAC NSL |
| Pole Diameter | 8.5 / 9.0 millimeters |
| Canopy Fabric | Ripstop nylon/mesh |
| Floor Fabric | Coated nylon taffeta |
| Rainfly Fabric | Coated polyester taffeta |
| Footprint Included | No |
| Design Type | Freestanding |
| Sustainability | From a Climate Label Certified brand |
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