Bradley K. from United States, CO Public Profile

I narrowed my search down to This Copper Spur HV UL2, Nemo Hornet 2 and MSR Free lite 2. Ultimately the CSHVUL2 won out.
I needed a tent to fit myself (5'7" 170 lbs., athletic build) and my 2- 45 to 50 lb. Australian mix dogs. For all practical purposes in comparing the 3 tents, they are all made with similar ultra light materials, have similar floor dimensions ( MSR a bit better with rectangle shape), Similar small pack size(I always separate tent parts when packing), and all top notch quality build. I really liked the 2lb. 5 oz. weight of the Hornet but found the single center pole just angled the walls in tooo steeply for enough comfortable/usable space for the 3 of us (dogs were pushed up to tightly to the sides). If it was only a tent for myself Full time I may have chosen the Hornet 2. The Hornet and Free lite have almost the same pole design accept with the addition of the Free lite's brow pole to spread the sides the useable interior space difference is a huge benefit. If Nemo added a brow pole I believe the weight add on would be minimal and the tent would be perfect in my opinion. The Free lite and Copper Spur came in at exactly the same weight on my scale 3 lb. 1 oz., Though the MSR has a seemingly more roomy rectangular shape the Copper spur is a few inches longer 85" vs 82" and has steeper , and actually slightly angled out walls giving the most comfortable and roomy interior , copper spur also has more head room (taller height and longer brow pole). I think the