ATEPA 1-Person Ultralight Backpacking Tent, Waterproof Single Person Camping Tent. Double Layer Solo Tent for Camping Hiking Backpacking.

I'm an avid backpacker and adventure motorcyclist. I bought this tent to replace a well worn North Face. I've owned several high-end tents - MSR Hubba, TNF, Sierra Designs, Durston and the better REI. While this is not my backpacking tent (Durston X Mid 1P), it is now my motorcycle tent.I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this tent. It is nylon, not polyester, which is the preferred material for all high-end tents. The seems are double stitched and taped. The PU coating and silicone seem comparable to any of today's tents although older tents had thicker PU, mainly because they didn't use silicone in combination then. No rain proof data as I live in the dry SW but I don't see anything obvious in the coating or seams. Setup was typical of most side entry aluminum pole tents. The mesh is very rugged, seems a little thicker than a typical ultralight, visibility was perhaps a little less than a lighter, sheer mesh on some other tents but not significant. One thing I found unnecessary was the floor extensions for each vestibule; I plan to just cut them off for my application. It won't compromise tent integrity in any way. All hardware is high quality and well designed, good quality zippers, relective guy lines, roll top stuff sack with compression, 7000 aluminum alloy poles. The 10 stakes are nearly identical to MSR ground hog stakes- red anodized aluminum. I'm 5'10 and had plenty of room, width is actually 1.5 persons, possibly 2p but it would be tight. Weight is as advertised, my kitchen scale had it a few oz less. People over 6ft might find it a little too short.All in all this is a very nice tent even for a backpacker who does doesn't mind 3.7lbs., can't beat the price for what you get. I highly recommend.

This would be 5 stars if the tent had included a footprint. I was able to purchase one on the side, but it doesn't quite fit right and added cost. I've seen other tents at this price point that come with a properly sized one. All in all it is a great lightweight tent. It sets up and tears down very easily. I love the double vestibule and double access as well as the extended tent floor into the vestibule. When needed The rain fly secures very snugly and securely. This tent is also only water resistant, if you are planning a back country hike, I highly recommend an additional waterproofing treatment, which again adds additional cost. Overall a great buy for the price if you're willing to spend extra on additional items.

Great customer service. Nice tent for backpacking. Lightweight and well ventilated.

Full disclosure: I am not a backpacker, so if I've missed any critical details important to backpackers, my apologies. What I am is a tent camper, with a beautiful tent I love that is neither light nor packs down small. So recently, I've been on the hunt for something smaller that can be stashed in the car as an emergency tent, will accompany me on flights to future destinations, and just serves as a little...less than my primary tent, which is bordering on glamping. This tent surpassed my expectations.My first test was to open the bag, which, to my surprise, appears to be a dry bag/compression sack, with a rolled opening and compression straps. I especially liked that it had a handy carry handle on one end (how is this not a standard thing?). It was wonderfully small, and could easily fit in an airline carry-on. It also weighed almost nothing! So far, I was impressed.The next test was setting up. I purposefully didn't read the instructions, but the tent went together easily and intuitively. The poles are aluminum and very slender, with connectors that slipped inside rather than outside, for a streamlined result. The tent clipped easily and...done! It wasn't as fast as my hub-style tent, but it also weighs about 22 lbs. less, so it was a very fair trade. I did note that everything was neat and tight as I unrolled it, which made me wary about trying to get the tent back into the bag later.Once set up, I climbed in and was surprised at how roomy the tent actually was (feeling claustrophobic was a concern, but it was not at all tight-feeling). The zippers seemed smooth, innner seams were taped and looked secure, and the toggles and vents worked as they should. The inner tent is almost completely mesh above the floor level, which should make for nice ventilation and probably great stargazing. The fly was very generous, with plenty of room to stake outward for a vestibule. I was surprised to find a footprint flap for the vestibule area actually attached to the tent itself. Overall, I was very pleased with the total set-up and my comfort level. I did not use tent stakes in my living room, of course, but was surprised to find that the included tent stakes (which I usually toss in the garbage without even opening the bag) were actually small aluminum stakes (which is what I replace my cheap OEM stakes with after I toss the bag). I would still probably opt for slightly longer ones, since these were only about 5", but I'm also not planning to backpack with this tent and these may be adequate for that purpose.The final test as breaking down and repacking. Disassembling the tent was as straightforward as assembling it. I folded both the fly and the tent four-fold (folding in half lengthwise, and then again), placed the collapsed single pole and the stakes in the middle, and began rolling. I was pleasantly surprised at how tightly it rolled, and I loved that it also came with a velcro strap to secure the bundle so I wasn't trying to hold it all together with one hand while replacing it in the bag with the other. Once in, I was happy to see that the rebundled tent slid right into the bag, and I only opened up the compression straps a tiny bit to buckle them again, then easily retightened them back to pretty dang close to the original size.What I did not test is how well the tent handles rain, because it isn't expected to rain in the near future. I can say that I have no reason to expect any leaks, given the level of thought and care afforded to all the other elements of this tent. I can confidently say that I would pack this for a venture in the desert during dry season, or anywhere rain isn't in the forecast. I do think it will be waterproof, but I can't really review that because I haven't verified it for myself yet. Still, I'm actually pretty impressed with this very lightweight tent, and look forward to packing it along on my next adventure.