Which DW tent would you choose?

Hi Jordan, I would choose the Seedhouse over the Hexagon. The Hex is definitely lighter, but less roomy because the sides drape in (see my recent review).

I assume you read the recently published Double Wall Tents Review Summary, and individual reviews on the Hexagon and Seedhouse SL 2? Another tent you might consider is the Big Sky Evolution 2P with aluminum poles. Its also very light and roomy.

Happy hiking,
Will

Will- thanks for your insight. I read your reviews of all the tents you mentioned with great interest, and I ended up going with the MontBell. I’m going to use the tent on mountain bike trips, and given the current tattered state of all my biking gear, I decided I would wreak havoc on the mesh that the Big Sky and Big Agnes tents use. Hopefully the walls on the MB aren’t too bad if I’m the only guy in the tent.

Jordan:

I’ve always liked MontBell products and have been intrigued by their tents. I like the design overall and especially the light weight. I didn’t buy the tent because I wanted a tent with a vestibule. I also wonder how breathable/stuffy the tent might be in warmer climes?

Please post a review when you get yours. Thanks in advance.

I’ll be sure to. Also, I’ll be using the tent extensively this summer in Southern California, so I’ll have a chance to evaluate how well it ventilates in warmer weather. I’d consider using just the fly as a tarp, but bugs out here are so bad in the summer, that I’m sure I’ll need the inner tent.

As for the lack of a vestibule, it occurred to me that, on mountain bike trips, I have so much gear to store (bike, helmet, pack, to name a few), that I would need a tent with an enormous vestibule (like a Hilleberg Nallo GT or an MSR Velo) to store it all. At 6-9 pounds for tents like these, I decided to just forget vestibules altogether, since any space under 18 feet or so will be wasted space and weight, especially when I’m using a 2P tent to get the ability to store some gear inside the tent. But we’ll see this summer when I get the chance to take some trips with it. Stay tuned for a review, although in the meantime, not having received the tent, the BPL review seems right on.