cool new tent? Vargo no-fly

Link?

Nothing Earth shattering,

https://www.vargooutdoors.com/no-fly-2p-tent.html#prod-6

Depends on point of reference. And who knows what it’s really like.  For us: we like a larger freestanding tent and we love our Copper Spur UL3.  To have a slightly smaller tent that weighs much less is interesting.

I don’t think it’s fair to compare the Copper Spur UL3 against the Vargo No-Fly 2p unless you also compare it to the Copper Spur UL2.

Being a largely single wall design, I would expect to see some condensation management issues with the Vargo that you don’t see on the Copper Spur true double wall tents.

Also, since the Cupper Spur HV UL2 and UL3 tents have a third crossing pole that makes the side walls almost vertical, I suspect the Copper Spur tents to feel more roomy at shoulder height than the Vargo, with it’s simple design utilizing two standard crossed poles.

It’s very close to the Big Sky Mirage 2P.

Wow, those are some skinny poles! 3.9 mm, Not even 3/16 diameter

Yes the extra crossing pole would make the Copper Spurs much roomier.  We could never fit comfortably into the UL2 despite trying that and similar 52 inch wide tents every couple of years hoping to get a lighter weight alternative to the CS UL3

I ordered the Vargo. Due Thursday. I’ll make an initial report and later a review.

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It’s hard to tell from the photos/video, but a  possible flaw in this tent design that I can see is that condensation on the inside ends of the tent will roll down the rain fly into the tents bathtub. This is as opposed to designs like the Z-packs duplex, and many of the Tarptents, where the condensation, if it rolls down the rain fly, flows/drips through some mesh and out of the tent, NOT into the bathtub.