Best ultralight 2 person tent for appalacian trail?

My experience is with a Tarptent Squall 2. I use it for a roomy solo tent, and if my wife is present, its fine as a 2 man tent. I have rarely had condensation in it, and I've used it in snow, rain, wind, cold, and heat. The one time it was awful was in a dust storm. With all that mesh, lots of dust came into the tent.

I add shock absorbers to the tent lines, in the form of snubbers made for fishermen. These are sections of rubber tubing with metal loops on the ends. This helps the tent stay tight all night, and absorbs some shock from wind gusts.

I don't take the footprint, and have not had any problems.

I also like the idea of a much larger cheap tent for car camping, where weight and bulk is not a problem, and being able to stand up to dress is helpful.

Bob — Traptent experience doesn't sound enticing at all!! No thanks. :)

I am iffy on the Squall 2 I saw the funniest video on youtube of a guy cursing this tent and kept saying jackass he quickly demonstrated how easy it is to push the front of the tent over and everything just parachutes down. For now im gonna look into solo tents that have the option to be freestanding like the Tarptent Moment ive been hearing nothing but good things about this tent.

And please if anyone else knows other optional freestanding solo tents id like to check it out.

That is a notorious video and the guy who posted it is a jerk who loves $$$ gear.

My experience has been good, but you need to pick one that appeals to you. I know in 2010 we had 4 tents set up in the Titcombe Basin at about 11,000'. We went off for a day hike and came back to find our tents had been hit by what must have been a monster downdraft. One tent, a freestanding two man, had been shredded. A hole was ripped in the side, a pole was broken in half, and the fly was gone. The fly was found in the nearby lake about 100' away. Another tent had a rip in the fly, and stakes pulled out. The Squall 2 was fine, not a rip anywhere. It works for me.

Bob
Ben was having a bit of fun with the way you spelled the brand…

Gerard
With all due respect (or none in this case…) that guy has no idea on how to pitch a tent .
I would suggest that people take note on how gear performs when used by people that do know how to.
BTW, because someone has been using tents (or whatever..) for years it does not mean that they are doing it right.
Same way as you learn how to cook from a chef not from an individual that just happen to have some food and a stove.
Franco