Originally Posted by
abdon
Not a standing two person tent that the folded version is 2+ feet long. Think tent suited for hiking and bike touring.
As for price, well the Osmo dagger looks awesome but at $500+ a tad bank breaking. There are $50 tents for which my first reaction is not to trust. Do you have something in-between you would recommend?
Tents are $500 give or take
You assume ultralight means a tent isn't durable, I suppose you think carbon wheels are more fragile than aluminum. (hint, they aren't)
If you want to spend 200-250, buy used
Otherwise, you will regret cheaping out
I use a Tarptent in dyneema. I've met thruhikers who have done 2 thrus on a tarptent, the mfg claims more. So, hundreds of nights. Instead of focusing on money, try to figure out your primary needs and buy the tent that matches them. No single tent will do it all. I have an old Moss that is bulletproof in wind, rain, snow but it would be awful in hot conditions.
https://www.tarptent.com/thruhiking/