NEMO  Dragonfly 1 Tent

Got the 1P and used it on 4 different trips last summer. - At 2lbs light and easy to setup - Big vestibule that I was able to store my pack and gear in - Kept me dry in the rain Slightly disappointed that the rain fly doesn't go all the to the ground on the head side and back. Also a little more condensation then I expected.

I have used this tent a dozen times already since I bought it a couple months ago and it has proved to be a gem. It's very easy to set up, extremely roomy for a 1 person, has good zippers so far, good wind protection from the higher up walls. I only gave it 4 stars because the rain fly does not go down far enough on the "head" end of the tent. I had read this in previous reviews, but thought I'd try it anyway. i don't know why NEMO doesn't make the rain fly just a few inches longer on that end - it's shorter than the rest of the sides. However, it is very waterproof and I recommend this tent.

I used this tent on the trt and the king's trail in Sweden . Sweden is very windy and rainy ! I was usually in a hurry w weather chasing me and I just threw it up and then laid inside trying to kp the thing upright . Yikes....but after about 3 days of this crazy I got my butt out of the tent and buttoned it up tight . U have to take the time and bingo ..perfection on the mountain. We but these feather tents from companies expecting the moon ,the stars and hot chocolate . They take time to do it right . Great little tent !

I got to use the Dragonfly 2p this past week in Moab and in Joes Valley Utah on a climbing trip. I wanted to give it a test run car camping before taking it into the back country. The tent was everything I was hoping for, easy to set up and take down, strong and sturdy and had the built in gear loft which was great to store clothing in at night. It was light weight but not to the point were I was worrying about the materials having issues. There were some decent winds in Joes Valley and the Dragonfly 2p held up great. The 2p is a spacious tent for 1p who is looking for that extra room to make them feel right at home. Looking forward to the first backpacking trip with it hear in a few weeks.

I’ve used the tent in the Flat Tops wilderness and on the JMT and it held up. In the Flat Tops we experienced several storms with driving rain and wind and this tent was dry. Initially I was a little concerned as I could see the storm rolling in and the tent is light so I staked all corners and the fly very tightly. The only issue I had was unzipping the door and fly in the dark. I tended to always pick the outside zip string I will be taking them off and putting on a heavier perlon pull so I can differentiate them in the dark.

I used this tent for a week long hike in Evolution Valley recently. Setup was intuitive, needing only one person. I'd lay out the footprint first to be certain it would fit the site. Moving the tent after it was put together was easy with one other person when another proved more desirable. The stakes could be pushed into the ground in most instances. The fly provided good wind and rain protection. The interior was a really beautiful space, the shapes the fabric forms, the lines of the seams, the colors- it's a nice place to laze away a layover day. Headroom and ventilation was more than adequate, and the vestibules were roomy enough for whatever needed to be inside overnight, or out of the weather.

I love NEMO products. I was not disappointed with this 1p tent. I'm a bikepacker and was looking for something lightweight. At one point I had an older Obi 2p and liked its lightweight and compact size. I didn't like how it was angled in at the top. The brow pole on the Dragonfly opens the top of this tent up drastically. Also, the side door almost encompasses the entire side of the tent. It's still a 1p tent but doesn't feel cramped. They also got rid of the Jake's feet clip in and use a simpler system. (I have heard complaints about losing parts to the Jake's feet set-up) No worries with the new set-up. There's a small gear loft for storage up top and the light diffuser pocket for your headlamp. A minor thing I miss are hang loops inside of the tent. I'm not crazy about the loop and toggle system to draw back the door and fly, but that's just me. Lightweight, compactable and sturdy. These are just the items I noticed on my porch set-up. I slept in it and didn't feel cramped at all. Will have to get it out on the trail to get a full perspective, but wanted to give a review since no one else had posted yet.

Such an easy set up. Comfortable night sleep with no rain cover. I love my new tent. Can’t wait to get it out again!

Review based on 20+ nights of usage. Based on the one person model. Nice and light. Big enough for one person and some gear. Adequate vestibule. On a couple nights I even brought my pack and boots into the tent due to driving rain and was able to line it all up between me and one of the walls and sleep comfortably. Was able to sit up and stretch a bit in the tent. During an all day rain that probably included 2 to 3 inches of precipitation most of the tent performed well. Had water coming in to the tent on a seam where a NEMO tag was sewn on. Otherwise seems and fly did well where the fly covered the tent. And had a little water soaking through the tent floor that had gotten under the tent. Materials are a little on the delicate side although this is probably true with all lightweight tents and I was expecting that to some extent. Zipper lost a tooth or two on the third day of use after the storm flap on the fly got caught in the zipper. This is apparently covered under warranty. And the netting gets all kinds of runs/snags in it. Only other complaint was with how the fly does not go all the way to the ground in some areas. In those areas it is essentially a single wall tent and was the first place to soak through in sustained rain. Also it was hard to pitch in a way where the fly came to the ground for the vestibule so if there was any wind the rain would blow in under the fly. Also the poles had a slight issues with holding shape unless the tent was staked out well and extra guys had to be added to the fly if there was any significant wind. Not a tent you want to pitch in an exposed spot in high winds. Some of this can be mitigated by pointing the tent feet into the wind and by using extra guys. But if the wind shifts or you have no choice on how the tent is facing due to size/shape/slope of the area where you are pitching the tent you might have issue. Again I am guessing this is an issue with many lightweight tents.

I haven't been able to use it as intensively as I'd hoped to this summer in Alaska due to smoke. The times I did, I thoroughly enjoyed. I have not tested the waterproofing under a heavy rain. The tent boasts a well-thought design that maximizes space without adding much weight. I'm 6'1" and 220 lbs, and this tent fits me comfortably with my 2 mutts, each 60 lbs. I can pull my gear inside with all of us in there without feeling cramped. The vestibules are huge. I'd almost go as far as to say this is too much tent for a soloist without dogs... this is for the 2-person model, mind you. You have to use 8 stakes to get the fly/body properly tensioned out, which isn't exactly minimalist, but it's fine by me. I even added another guyline/stake from the head portion to maximize airflow on a hot summer night. I did swap out the relatively heavy stock stakes for some ultralight stakes from my previous MSR tent to shave some ounces off. All 8 of the staking points are adjustable, which makes for a fine-tuned properly tensioned fly, albeit slightly more difficult to get just right. The ventilation is good without using the "vents", great when you do use them. Nothing excessive for condensation, but still, some will develop in any tent in the right conditions. The gear loft is impressive and I used it to allow the down in my sleeping bag to loft up without my dogs trying to bed down. That really amazed me, given the volume of a fully lofted down sleeping bag. It also made for a handy spot for my damp clothing to dry somewhat. I'd love if you could pitch the fly independently, which can be a lifesaver when you need to setup fast as inclement weather descends on you. This could have been done by putting the metal tent peg holes in the webbing that attaches the corners of the fly to the main tent body, along with the footprint. I suppose a savvy person could rig that up somehow, especially using some paracord... I pitched this tent using a dim headlamp in bitterly cold 20mph wind on a frozen scree field. It wasn't fun and I nearly lost my footprint to the nearby lake thanks to a large gust. Once the footprint was properly anchored, the tent was a piece of cake to pitch, and a warm haven during a well-below freezing night out in the open.