Best back tents (2025), tested, wired and reviewed

Shop for tents, you will find yourself immersed in a world of unfamiliar terms, trying to decipher what the DFC pyramid contains a welded bathtub. Here is our guide to the conditions you need to understand.

One/double wallThe dual -wall tent is the most common, and it consists of an inner tent (wall 1) and rain light (wall 2) between you and the elements. One walled tent, mother, one wall. The one -wall tent feature is that it is lighter. The advantage of the double walls is that condensation (usually) escapes to the outer wall and does not move on you during sleep. We recommend both types.

Standing: Does the tent stand alone, or should you share it? If he stands on its own through the pole tension, it is a stand -alone tent. If it doesn’t happen, this is not. There are also some hybrid designs, often referred to as a semi -direct name, as you only have to share one end.

When I started this guide, I was firmly in the stand -alone camp. It seems that the existing tents are easier to deal with, and in some respects. Most camping tents these days are self -standing. After testing dozens of uncompromising tents, I realized that Freestanding was not a feature as I thought. All unusual means are that you will have to share your tent when placed. If you expect wind or rain, you will need to do this anyway, even if your tent is “stand -alone”. The largest downside to the unbearable or semi -fallen tents is that you cannot move them easily by just preparing them.

Perist: In a dual wall tent, Rainfly is usually out of the inner tent. This leaves space not in The tent, but it is still protected from rain and elements. The vestibule is a good place to deceive wet equipment and cook when it rains, and helps make a small tent otherwise you feel much larger. In general, the more the vestibule, the better.

DCF/cuben fiberDyneema (DCF) fibers are also known as Cuben Fiber. Both the term industry for Dynemaa tents, which is a very strong and very light texture. It is also very expensive and can be disturbing, but when it comes to light as much as possible, it is difficult for DCF. For full details of all the materials used in tents, see the tent material below.

The height of the height: How long is the tent at its highest point. Depending on the shape of the tent, this may be or not be useful, but it can indicate the amount of the head space for you in the tent. In one pole tents, the height of the peak is usually high but quickly descends, which means that you do not have a lot of space as this number may return.

DoorsTwo people and older people need two doors. Long -distance partner climbing in the middle of the night is not fun for anyone. To a large extent, each tent of two and older people have tested recently, it has had two doors, but some also have a full -size perceived, which is great.