2 Person Lightweight double wall tent

"Given the history of delayed customer shipments from Big Sky, I find the name "Mirage Tent" rather ironic. :-)"

There is no spoon…

I think I will steer clear of Big Sky.

If they made an optional vestibule for the Big Agnes
Copper Spur UL 3, it would be the tent for me. But they don't. I cannot seem to find a light weight, 3 season, mesh inner, tent with a large vestibule that is not as light as it could be. If the copper spur had the vestibule from the Emerald it would weigh 2.5kgs, I can live with that.

You've got a lot of choices – I'm sure you can make one work well for you. However, if you'll get so much more functionality with one or two changes, you could always get a gear repair shop to make modifications for you. There are a bunch of good ones out there.

So back to the Nallo 2 GT perhaps?

Curious, why are you looking for such big vestibule?

That's where I think the OP would wind up as well.

bachamp, thanks for the information on Hilleberg tents!

With the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3, how usable is the vestibule? Can you open it in the rain and not get the inside of the tent wet?

The Hilleberg Nallo 2 GT is my first prefference but it has a massive price tag, double the cost of the other options. But its the lightest, and with the inner mesh tent, it is really the best tent for me. But the cost…

My other options are the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3, or the Big Agnes Emerald Mountain SL2 with Vestibule.

Ben:

If it's out of your budget, well, that's that.

But if can afford the Nallo and if it's truly everything you want — but it's just the darn price tag — then I really would recommend that you go for it! A quality tent, properly stored and cared for, will last you a few decades! Or you can save a few, buying something suboptimal to your requirements, and be back right where you are in a few.

For me, if I have the money, I'd buy what I truly need/want — and not end up with a closet full of suboptimal gear that I buy to "save money" and leave unused or underused…

I have one of these (also the UL2). Used it for three of us last July on northern part of JMT. My husband – 5'9", me 5'8", our daughter,5"0". Two regular Neoairs and a regular Prolite 3. Down bags. Clothing, small bits of gear at our heads, room at feet for stuff as well. Vestibules were great – there's a door on each side and each one has a vestibule. Each vestibule has 2 sides to it, and you can have one or both open. Room for a pack and shoes. Love the tent. Only thing I don't like is how the doors themselves open – the zipper unzips around the sides and top, so the door remains attached at the bottom, which is awkward, and also means you have to open almost the entire door to get in and out, rather than half of it. But the vestibule protects well, so I think rain would be OK. It didn;t rain on us, so I can't speak from experience. Barbara

I'm in a similar situation with a real need of vestibule space and room for 2 . The Alps Mountaineering Zephyr 2 is so far the best compromise I can come up with , selling for little over $100 dollars.The two vestibules means I could cook in either one if winds shift. And I'm looking at a way of using its poles for an ultralight tripod with my Canon s90. Only about 46 inch tripod , but since I'm carrying it anyway no additional weight.

"With the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3, how usable is the vestibule? Can you open it in the rain and not get the inside of the tent wet?"

Yes you can, here is a shot with the fly pulled half-way off. See the way the crossing pole holds the fly over the inner door?

I really found the CS 3 to be a great tent for two people as the normal way I share a tent is with my wife. A 3P tent works much better in those scenarios. I just used a 2P in the snow with two people and got to hear that there was not enough room even though it had two vestibules. I won't turn this into a men vs women's expectations thread. The CS 3 is pretty nice.

By the way, that is my children sleeping on either side of my NeoAir one early morning last summer. It works for three too.