Double Rainbow, Lunar Duo, or Nallo 2 what would you choose?

"David — you're making absolutely no sense. G Spot getting to ya? :)"

It would seem so.

You started it.

"Thanks for the feedback, I am 6'2" and require a NeoAir Large, my gal is 5'4" and will most likely be using a NeoAir Medium. Is Lunar Duo the way to go?"

Yes. My wife and I are the same heights, and we own both the Double Rainbow and the Lunar Duo. The LD has more interior room. The DR has better wind resistance. For two-person hikes, we prefer the LD.

Just bought the SMD Lunar Duo in Grey, with standard floor, Tyvek, and LD stake set. I figured I would buy it tonight before the coupon expires. Thanks all!

Excellent choice! Post your thoughts when you get it and have a chance to play around with it.

Tyvek is relatively heavy and bulky. I much prefer this — waterproof in a much more compact and lighter package. Also worked GREAT that one time when cut up and taped and used as emergency barrier “socks” when hiking out a freakish snowstorm wearing my mesh trail runners.

I agree with Ben on the ground cloth. It isn't as noisy either.
Congrats on a good choice and enjoy the great sex! ;>)

I would choose the DR. The airiness, views ability to cook sheltered in the rain etc… are worth it so long as you both carry trekking poles. For the record, we have had 2 size 60 Stephenson's DAMs in a DR (27" at their widest). The edges did touch the sides, but since the sides were just mesh, it was no big deal.

Reviving the dead here, how does the Double Rainbow (with liner) compare to Nallo 2 in terms of condensation resistance? Planning to hike both Torres del Paine circuit and Inca Trail in March/April '15 but we can't decide if we should take our Nallo 2 + footprint (6.17 pounds) or replace it with Tarptent DR + footprint (2.75 pounds) for the trip in order to cut down on weight. Which tent would you take? Cheers

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In terms of a LD vs. DR comparison…

Lunar Duo:
Tons of useable space for the weight (really a palace for two people)
Relatively large footprint
A bit more involved setup (but not unreasonably so)
Makes more sense if you use trekking poles (though you can buy dedicated tent poles even if you don't)

Double Rainbow:
Much narrower profile and sloping sidewalls, so less useable space (yet still plenty for two people, IMO)
Significantly more wind resistant
Significantly smaller footprint
Slightly faster/easier setup (and requires only 4 stakes in good weather with the vestibules fully rolled up)
Makes more sense if you don't use trekking poles
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Both of these tents are very nice shelters and both have well-sized vestibules for any gear you don't want to bring into the interior of the tent with you. I own a Double Rainbow but would happily use a Lunar Duo as well. It's hard to go wrong with either of these tents.

The DR is what me and my fiance use, and love. Actually, it's first trip out with us was when I proposed to her on the trail last year, and it kept us dry during one hell of a thunderstorm in the North Cascades.

You can see our pictures of it on our blog in my forum profile.

It's really comfortable, and easy to set up. Doesn't need trekking poles, but you can use one in each vestibule with guylines to make it survive strong winds or snow loads (ours has done great in both conditions this way).

It's also really light and fairly compact. I carry all the shelter stuff + food in my (what is essentially a 35L) pack while she carries the cook kit.

The liner does what it's supposed to do. When we camped in the snow at Mt. Rainier, we had the liner on. We aren't pitched ideally as far as wind direction/ventilation goes, and the snow over the night closed up the space around the bottom, so we had some condensation, but it was all on the silnylon, while the liner was dry.

It's nice to have the option of leaving it at home when not needed.