2-Person Tent Reviews

The best bargain tent of 2021.

The best all-around tent of 2021.

The most packable tent of 2021.

The lightest tent of 2021.

This detail-heavy, spacious, and light tent has earned its place as our home on the trail.

Best strength-to-weight ratio of winter tents

Most versatile

Tent with best space-to-weight ratio

Best all-around tent

Tent with the best features

Tent with the best protection

Best value for a tent

Home sweet home

Best tent for mountaineering

Featherweight tent

Bargain tent

Bargain

Strongest tent

Best livability

Best storage

Best weight-to-price ratio

Best for fastpacking

Lightest tent

Sturdy Shelter

Best space-to-price of any budget two-person tent

Best pitch of any budget two-person tent

The lightest two-person tent for hikers on a budget

The best value two-person tent for hikers on a budget

Most liveable two-person tent for hikers on a budget

Best all-around two-person tent for hikers on a budget

Most spacious tent

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This affordable fortress has plenty of room.

Affordable Castle

Planet-Friendly Bomb Shelter

Livable Lightweight

Editor's Choice Update

Solar Powered

Light-and-Tight Freestander

Bomb Shelter

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A four-season tent that's actually light enough to use year-round.

This sturdy, double-wall two-person dome tent offers the protection and space campers need for year-round use—and the durability to do it year after year.

This lightweight two-person dome tent comes with built-in LED lighting.

Shaving tent weight usually means jacking the price or shrinking the dimensions, but the two-person Soul hits a rare trifecta—light, livable, and affordable.

If you're willing to secure a few stakes and sacrifice some stability, this two-person tent offers roomy quarters.

If you sleep better knowing you're in a fuss-free fortress, this two-person tent is the one for you.

We’ve long loved the livability (and affordability) of this iconic double-wall two-person dome tent, which won our 2010 Editors’ Choice Gold Award. This spring, a 10-ounce weight reduction and improved ventilation make a good thing even better.

This two-person tent’s innovative shape provides outstanding headroom and unobstructed views.

This freestanding two-person tent handles the rowdiest three-season storms, making it ideal for hikers who want maximum protection with minimum weight.

It shaves pounds (!) off your heavy winter kit.

Get a summer tent and a winter tent for the price of just one.

It handles all but the worst of winter without weight or price penalties.

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This durable tent delivers a near-perfect balance between weight savings and space.

At $50 less than the nearest competitor, this tent has a killer value with smart storage solutions.

A large vestibule gets you above-average livability with the MSR Elixir 2.

This tent offers great storm protection, maximum ventilation, and packs small.

This two-person palace offers the best livability of the bunch with the most floor space and headroom.

With lightweight materials and short, 15.5 inch pole sections, the Microlight is the ounce-counters choice.

Innovative fabric eliminates drippy condensation, the bane of singlewall mountain tents.

A splurge of a tent and worth every penny.

A two-person, freestanding tent that can handle any storm.

This freestanding, double-walled featherweight pitches fast, packs tiny, and withstands the worst three-season storms.

Starlight meets lightweight in this view-friendly tent.

Enjoy the best of indoor/outdoor living.

An unconventional design delivers comfort and protection for even the tallest campers—with no weight penalty.

Alpine storms can’t shake this four-season shelter. It’s no ultralight, but the strength-to-weight ratio is hard to beat.

A dependable, year-round shelter from Eastern Mountain Sports.

This is the lightest two-person shelter on the market that offers big-storm and bug protection for less than $300.

Score a tent that has it all: low weight and impressive durability, plus ample living space and solid storm protection.

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It's not often that the lightest shelter in our test is also the cheapest and biggest.