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REI Co-op Half Dome 2 Tent with Footprint
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- Extra-strong, shockcorded aluminum pole structure and full-coverage fly provide protection from rain, wind and sun
- Updated pole structure provides increased shoulder and head room around the perimeter; generous interior dimensions provide room to relax
- Setup is easy with color-coded poles, clear instructions and an updated hub design
- Our HubCheck™ technology features 4 small windows in the pole hub, allowing you to verify tent poles are fully seated and secured for the perfect setup
- 2-person size fits up to 2 adults
- 2 large, vertical, D-shape doors make entry and exit easy and help keep the interior dry; the doors can also be rolled up and secured
- Internal pockets and ample hang loops help organize the interior
- Mesh in upper portion of canopy improves ventilation and lets you watch the night sky
- Solid sidewalls have an increased height from previous version to provide more privacy, reduce drafts, and better protect against blowing dust and sand
- Updated fly material is more durable than the previous version; fly is also patterned to be closer to the ground for greater protection
- Fly can be rolled back for half coverage to maximize views and airflow—and it can be rolled down quickly if a storm blows in
- Fly zippers and venting port let you manage airflow and condensation; straight zipper on fly helps keep the tent dry when you enter
- 2 vestibules give you plenty of gear storage outside the doors when the fly is on
- Nonfluorinated durable water repellent (DWR) on rainfly, floor and canopy helps moisture bead up on the surface
- Tent and fly are fully seam-sealed to ensure the interior stays dry
- Included top-loading storage bag makes it easy to put the tent away
- Included matching footprint helps protect the tent floor from wear and tear
- Footprint is made with 75-denier polyester taffeta with polyurethane coating and a nonfluorinated DWR that helps moisture bead up on the surface
- Package includes tent body, rainfly, footprint, guylines with tighteners, pole-repair tube, pole bag, 10 stakes, stake bag and storage bag
- Packaged weight includes all components, including the footprint
- Made with nylon mesh that is solution-dyed, which supports reduced water and energy use compared with a conventional dyeing process
- 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
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View the REI Co-op Half Dome Product LineView all REI Co-op Backpacking Tents| Best Use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 3-season |
| Sleeping Capacity | 2-person |
| Minimum Trail Weight | 4 lbs. 13.3 oz. |
| Packaged Weight | 5 lbs. 15.1 oz. |
| Packed Size | 22 x 7.3 x 7.3 inches |
| Floor Dimensions | 88 x 52 inches |
| Floor Area | 31.8 square feet |
| Vestibule Area | 9.17 + 9.17 square feet |
| Peak Height | 40 inches |
| Number of Doors | 2 doors |
| Number of Poles | 1 |
| Pole Material | 7000-series aluminum |
| Canopy Fabric | Low wall: 75-denier polyester taffeta with polyurethane coating; upper wall: breathable 75-denier polyester taffeta; mesh: 20-denier nylon |
| Floor Fabric | 75-denier polyester taffeta with polyurethane coating |
| Rainfly Fabric | 40-denier ripstop nylon with polyethylene coating |
| Footprint Included | Yes |
| Design Type | Freestanding |
| Sustainability | From a Climate Label Certified brand |
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Most Helpful Favorable Review
Lite, Fast and Loaded for Two
Outdoor Okie5 months ago
Received free productMy first trial run in this tent happened during a crisp early spring under clear skies at a wetland’s wildlife refuge west of Oklahoma City. The tent packs like an ultra-lite hiker and stores in a well-designed bag that reminds me of a coil rope throw bag; with an added cinch strap. I mention this because the tent packs and unpacks quick. I find that the typical tent bag is too tight where as this one offers a roomy load-in and two cinch straps to quickly tighten the loaded bag. I am about five foot eight inches and found this footprint to be a roomy sleep. It’s an efficient fit for two persons my size but if I were over 6 foot three inches, it would likely sleep better as a solo. The tent interior headroom is surprising. The pole system creates an extended interior expanse that also adds more headroom to the vestibules when sitting with your back to either of the doors; which each have a vestibule. The doors fasten open to the interior or exterior. One of my favorite features is the way it’s designed so that the footprint can be “locked or unlocked” into the base of the tent. Sometimes, setting up a footprint so that it aligns with the tent base can be a pain. This tent quickly rolls out with it’s base attached. On trips when your pitching tent sites nightly, this feature is a blessing. Plus, the tent, with attached footprint folds in quarters which means that a dirty footprint will only touch itself when folded; protecting the tent. The rain fly is geared with enough interior pole clips and stay ties to secure this tent in a tougher wind than most would want to camp. The stakes that come with the unit are light and offer great structural integrity; mirroring any high-end specialty or mountaineering brands. The tent interior offers several interior gear loops for creating canopies and drylines or just hanging a lantern. There are also two hands wall stash pockets and two ceiling pockets which double as an extra splash guard if you’re in a heavy downpour with the rainfly vents open. Additional noteworthy design features include their intuitive self-supporting frame with quick clip system that makes setup super easy for one person and (while I suspect I will never need it) the tent came with an emergency tent pole repair joint. That’s a “be prepared” first I’ve ever seen come with a tent. Lastly, THE VIEW! Without the rainfly, the visibility on this tent is exceptional with its no see’em stopping micro mesh. I’d recommend this tent for most climate zones through spring, summer, fall, and some lite winter temps too if you like to go lite.
Outdoor OkieReceived free product
Central Oklahoma, United States
24 people found this review helpful
Most Helpful Critical Review
Beginners tent w some good and not so good aspects
JDawg4 months ago
I give this tent a 3.5 star review. There are definitely some aspects of this tent that I like and some that I do not.
Likes: good poles and nice dome design. Rainfly is made of great material and repells water/wind nicely. The inside space is roomy/well ventilated for one person,2 if those people are smaller in size and frame.
Dislikes: tent stakes are too small and are terribly shaped(stakes need to have an L shape to secure tent to the ground.. Using cord to attach tent to the cord that are attached to the stakes is really nonsensical.
The rainfly,whereas is solidly made,needs to have some separation from the tent itself around the sides for adequate water drainage when it rains,otherwise,in a hefty downpour,your tent will get seepage from the ground around the tent, which brings me to the most useless feature of this tent( the footprint. Its flimsy and cheap. Just make the floor of the tent thicker to repel moisture and possible rips and tears from gear etc.
3 season tent? Nope, maybe if those seasons are late spring,Summer and late Summer. Otherwise you are going to be super cold in this tent during the cold early springs and the Fall weather that can change on you real fast from warm and pleasant to downright bone chill.
Overall its a good tent for beginners for light camping and a good tent for a kid to learn and camp in a backyard. For a seasoned outback camper, this will not be adequate.
JDawg
Austin,TX
13 people found this review helpful
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Outdoor Okie
Received free product
Central Oklahoma, United States
Lite, Fast and Loaded for Two
5 months ago
My first trial run in this tent happened during a crisp early spring under clear skies at a wetland’s wildlife refuge west of Oklahoma City. The tent packs like an ultra-lite hiker and stores in a well-designed bag that reminds me of a coil rope throw bag; with an added cinch strap. I mention this because the tent packs and unpacks quick. I find that the typical tent bag is too tight where as this one offers a roomy load-in and two cinch straps to quickly tighten the loaded bag. I am about five foot eight inches and found this footprint to be a roomy sleep. It’s an efficient fit for two persons my size but if I were over 6 foot three inches, it would likely sleep better as a solo. The tent interior headroom is surprising. The pole system creates an extended interior expanse that also adds more headroom to the vestibules when sitting with your back to either of the doors; which each have a vestibule. The doors fasten open to the interior or exterior. One of my favorite features is the way it’s designed so that the footprint can be “locked or unlocked” into the base of the tent. Sometimes, setting up a footprint so that it aligns with the tent base can be a pain. This tent quickly rolls out with it’s base attached. On trips when your pitching tent sites nightly, this feature is a blessing. Plus, the tent, with attached footprint folds in quarters which means that a dirty footprint will only touch itself when folded; protecting the tent. The rain fly is geared with enough interior pole clips and stay ties to secure this tent in a tougher wind than most would want to camp. The stakes that come with the unit are light and offer great structural integrity; mirroring any high-end specialty or mountaineering brands. The tent interior offers several interior gear loops for creating canopies and drylines or just hanging a lantern. There are also two hands wall stash pockets and two ceiling pockets which double as an extra splash guard if you’re in a heavy downpour with the rainfly vents open. Additional noteworthy design features include their intuitive self-supporting frame with quick clip system that makes setup super easy for one person and (while I suspect I will never need it) the tent came with an emergency tent pole repair joint. That’s a “be prepared” first I’ve ever seen come with a tent. Lastly, THE VIEW! Without the rainfly, the visibility on this tent is exceptional with its no see’em stopping micro mesh. I’d recommend this tent for most climate zones through spring, summer, fall, and some lite winter temps too if you like to go lite.
Age:35–44
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:5'8"
Yes , I recommend this product
MountainsOfMT
Received free product
Missoula, MT
Solid, well built, much improved…a little heavy.
4 months ago
There are a few major improvements that are noticeable right off the batt when compared to the previous Half Dome 2; first the shock cord is significantly higher quality. You can lift the cross support and wiggle the pols a little and the legs will connect themself. Second the poles seem higher quality as well. I compared it to the Big Agnes Copper Spur of which I have 2 different sizes. The use case on these two tents is very different but quality is not. REI takes a heavier approach to their tents though, which if spread across two people’s packs is no big deal but the tent, fly, and footprint came in at 5lbs14oz. You do get a massive amount of interior room for that weight though, with near vertical side walls. Great for car camping and doable for even solo backpacking if you like extra room and don’t mind sacrificing weight for it. The zippers can be opened and closed with a single hand which I appreciate. The improvements from the previous year are much needed and addressed both pole issues that were common.
Age:35–44
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'1"
Yes , I recommend this product
mdjaao
Received free product
Spokane, Washington
Well Designed 2 Person Tent
5 months ago
Overall the REI Half Dome Tent is a good product, having never own a half dome tent this was my first experience with their product. Initial thoughts out of the box, the stuff sack is a different design than most tents, it closes longitudinal rather than on the end like most, this makes it much easier to get the tent back in the sack but I fear it will make it easier to get dirt and debris in it. There is an adjustable buckle sown onto the sack and these seems only somewhat helpful and in reality just serves to add more weight to the tent. Putting the tent together is quick and easy with color coded poles and snaps to align everything up. The stakes are lightweight but robust enough and it is nice having the strings attached to them to remove them from the ground. I appreciate the footprint that attaches easily to the tent and can be rolled up all together for ease of setting up and taking down. The tent does indeed fit two adults, I am 6’1” and use an extra long sleeping pad which does fit, although with very little extra space. With two pads in the tent it takes up all the space width wise. Backpacks have to stay outside under the rainfly but this is not an issue. I do like the design of the overhead pockets as it is a triangle but two side are sewed in making whatever you put in less likely to fall out. Similar to other tents I am able to sit up in the tent, it does not necessarily feel any more spacious than other similar sized tents. While using it did not rain or have high winds so I am not able to comment on the durability of the rain fly, it did lightly snow, and the tent managed that like a champ. The design of the rain fly would lead me to believe that it would do well with heavy rain. Overall even though a little bit on a heavier side for a backpacking tent, I am very happy with the product and believe that it will be very durable and adequate for many trips to come.
Age:35–44
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:6'1"
Yes , I recommend this product
erik746
Received free product
Baltimore, Maryland
Great 3 season tent
5 months ago
This tent is now my go to tent for the monthly camping trip. Lots of little things make it great. - clips on fly for easiest set up - poles all one piece - good room in vestibule - can zip vestibule open and close without brushing fabric - good ventilation - cord for tie downs is reflective - enough space between fly and tent the doesn’t sag in ice/ rain and touch - lots of pockets - ground tarp attached to tent so easy set up - same size on each end so don’t have to put one side uphill Some down sides - - like most tents it doesn’t come with cord or steaks for the 2 end pull outs for ventilation - Velcro to attach to fly to poles isn’t great comes undone easily. - pockets are not on same side so if sleep with both people at one end then one person has hard time accessing pockets - pockets are up high but not much of an issue. Still within reach - no loft but don’t really miss it
Age:45–54
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'1"
Yes , I recommend this product
JDawg
Austin,TX
Beginners tent w some good and not so good aspects
4 months ago
I give this tent a 3.5 star review. There are definitely some aspects of this tent that I like and some that I do not. Likes: good poles and nice dome design. Rainfly is made of great material and repells water/wind nicely. The inside space is roomy/well ventilated for one person,2 if those people are smaller in size and frame. Dislikes: tent stakes are too small and are terribly shaped(stakes need to have an L shape to secure tent to the ground.. Using cord to attach tent to the cord that are attached to the stakes is really nonsensical. The rainfly,whereas is solidly made,needs to have some separation from the tent itself around the sides for adequate water drainage when it rains,otherwise,in a hefty downpour,your tent will get seepage from the ground around the tent, which brings me to the most useless feature of this tent( the footprint. Its flimsy and cheap. Just make the floor of the tent thicker to repel moisture and possible rips and tears from gear etc. 3 season tent? Nope, maybe if those seasons are late spring,Summer and late Summer. Otherwise you are going to be super cold in this tent during the cold early springs and the Fall weather that can change on you real fast from warm and pleasant to downright bone chill. Overall its a good tent for beginners for light camping and a good tent for a kid to learn and camp in a backyard. For a seasoned outback camper, this will not be adequate.
Age:45–54
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'2"
Yes , I recommend this product
Johnnyp648
Received free product
Los Angeles, CA
sleek, functional, and easy to build
4 months ago
This was a really fun and quick tent build with the kids. We didnt need any instructions just set up the main metal frame and click on the tent. Very quick. Was suprised that there was two openings for the tent which is super convenient. Great color schemes and built durable
Age:25–34
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'0"
Yes , I recommend this product
Annie
Received free product
Connecticut
Good Tent with Lots of Pockets
4 months ago
Used this tent for a weekend camp in early spring in CT, served its purpose pretty well but we didn't have any rain to test out the rain fly. Stakes for the rain fly were not included which is good to note. Overall it was a pretty good tent, one huge plus was the amount of pockets throughout the tent. As someone who is prone to loosing things being able to store my sunglasses/phone somewhere besides my bag was very nice. Long enough for a 6ft man to laydown comfortably.
Age:25–34
Weight:250–275 lbs.
Height:6'0"
Yes , I recommend this product
hello1
Received free product
San Francisco, CA
Easy to set up and fits two with exped
4 months ago
This tent was easy to setup. I didn’t have to read instructions or look up a video, it was very intuitive. The opening is wide enough that it is easy to get in and out and it’s nice that there is a zipper opening on both sides. I was also able to shove an inflated full size Exped (MegaMat Duo 10) inside through the opening. See photos for the fit. The inside of the tent has a bunch of loops across the ceiling so that you can hang things if needed (see photo). And the mesh gives a nice breeze and view of the sky if you want to sleep without the fly on.
Age:25–34
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:5'8"
Yes , I recommend this product
Arturo
New Mexico
tent is nice, pole design not so much
3 months ago
The new pole system is ugly. Not sure of when it was redesigned but the union is massive and bulky. If these unions were not so large, the pole system would pack away much smaller which would make the tent pack away with less length, which is huge in my book. The "dot design" is not worth the massive component. Half doom 2 and 3 have the same pole style and I am not a fan. The dimensions of the tent are nice. As usual the quality is not missing. The tent pole system is my only critique. I do not feel these unions are not of quality craftsmanship.
Age:35–44
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:5'11"
Yes , I recommend this product
Alley D
Solid performance and WATERPROOFING
1 month ago
I purchased the half dome 2 in 2018 when I started backpacking. It's been a solid 2 person tent for all that time. It's not been overused (I usually only get to go once or twice, every year or two), it's ridiculously easy to set up and has great features and pockets. It's not needed any aggressive maintainence in that time and I don't think I've re-waterproofed it since purchase. It's performance last night was impressive, to say the least. My friend and I woke up to our tent sitting in 4 inches of water, it looked like a waterbed underneath us. The inside of the tent was ALMOST ENTIRELY DRY. I can't believe how well this 7 year old tent performed and I hope REIs quality never goes down.
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