NEMO Hornet OSMO backpacking tent balances ultralight weight with enviable living space. OSMO fabric resists sagging and repels water on the trail.
Figures with a source link to the page they were read from, with the date we checked it.How we get these figures →
Against every one of the tents in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
The lightest of the tents on record is Zpacks Hexamid Tent at 9.7 oz — 1228 g less.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Hornet Osmo on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Hornet Osmo.
Zpacks
Hexamid Tent
2.71 lb lighter (1228 g)
Gossamer Gear
DCF Whisper
2.70 lb lighter (1225 g)
Zpacks
Plex Solo Classic Tent
2.55 lb lighter (1155 g)
Not ranked: 1 with no published weight.
See all 52 →Backpacking tents with a list price under $300 ranked by maker-published weight: 6 models. Lightest: Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo at 1.63 lb (740 g).
Tents under 2 lb ranked by maker-published weight: 29 models. Lightest: Zpacks Hexamid Tent at 9.7 oz (275 g). Median 1.21 lb.
3-person backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 16 models. Lightest: Zpacks Triplex Pro Tent at 1.36 lb (616 g). Median 3.92 lb.