Best of Tents 2022

You can have all the gear you need for while you are on the move, but if you don’t have a home-away-from-home at the end of the day, you are going to have go back indoors when the sun sets. Who wants to do that? Here are our top tent picks for Spring/Summer 2022 so you can stay outside and keep adventuring when the sun comes up:

Outdoor Research Helium Bivy

No, bivy sacks aren’t for everybody, but they’ve certainly got their place and for adventurers who do prefer going that route, the Helium Bivy is a pretty amazing option. It utilizes Pertex’s Diamond Fuse technology to…

Sea to Summit Alto TR1

Truly “game changing” design doesn’t reveal itself quite as often as manufacturers might advertise, but this ultra-lightweight solo tent deserves some credit for incorporating some features we haven’t seen before. This tent’s focus is on weight…

Sierra Designs Alpenglow 6

Some days, you just don’t want to get out of bed. That’s as true at the campsite as it can be at home and the Alpenglow is just the tent for those mornings. Its darkened mesh…

NEMO Dagger OSMO 2P

NEMO has been leading the charge on sustainable manufacturing and has continued to explore new ways to use fewer resources, produce less waste, and create products that simply last longer. The updated Dagger reflects that approach…

MSR Hubba Hubba 2

With all the rewards it has garnered over the years, it is hard to remember a time before the Hubba Hubba. The beloved 2-person tent has always been uncompromising on its commitment to durability and livability…

Marmot Limelight 3P

Marmot really reimagined the Limelight this year which had us initially holding our breath. Whenever you’ve known and loved something this iconic for as long as we have, it always makes you nervous to learn that…

Kelty Sideroads Awning

This is the shelter solution you dream of but may not expect to actually exist. As soon as you see it, you can tell that the people who designed it have “been there and done that”…

Kelty Far Out 2

We can always count on Kelty to offer value-oriented backpacking performance and that’s certainly what you get from the Far Out 2. We’ve seen similar tent architecture from Kelty before, but they’ve really dialed it on…

Eureka Tagalong Shelter

Once summer rolls in, shade is a premium that you don’t want to be without and the Tagalong Shelter allows you have shade at the ready wherever you go! Its waterproof and UPF 50+ sun-protective polyester…

Big Agnes Spicer Peak 6

There are a lot of really big camping tents out there these days, but they don’t all benefit from the performance-oriented focus that Big Agnes’s designers apply to all of their creations. This tent is made…

Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 3 Long

If there’s a reoccurring wish we’ve received over the years, it’s from taller backpackers who would love an ultralightweight tent option with a little extra length for them to sleep comfortably. The Long version of Big…