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The new REI Half Dome 2 is a lightweight, weather-worthy backpacking tent for 2 that maximizes livability, access and storage—and the price is unbeatable!

Features

  • Backpacker 2010 Editors' Choice Gold Award winner: "'Half Dome remains the epitome of functional, affordable design,' remarked the same testers who used it 8 years ago"
  • The Half Dome tent brings together the successful design philosophy that made the original Half Dome so popular and adds insightful technological updates
  • 2 side doors and 2 vestibules offer easy access and personalized storage for each occupant; 2 vents ensure the tent stays well ventilated
  • Frame design combines multidiameter Combi poles and unique dual-hub architecture to create nearly vertical side and end walls; the result is spacious area-wide headroom
  • Rectangular floor plan optimizes usable space and allows comfortable sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder or head-to-toe
  • DAC Featherlite® NSL poles and engineered plastic hubs combine to offer a high-performance pole set that is strong, durable and lightweight
  • Color-coded poles and pole clips ensure an easy setup
  • Exclusive Tension Truss architecture leverages bound seams to provide low-weight structural stability and to increase interior volume
  • Fully adjustable ceiling vents mitigate condensation by drawing cool air under the fly and exhausting warm, moist air
  • Hybrid floor combines sealed seams and bathtub curves to create a waterproof, taut floor; tautness enhances door-zipper operation and maximizes volume at end walls
  • Multiple storage options include corner pockets, roof pockets and hang loops
  • Location and shape of tent door zippers allow smooth, 1-handed operation; use the door pockets to hold doors out of the way or for storage
  • Vestibule zipper opening aligns with tent door for no-hassle operation, entry and exit
  • UV-resistant polyester rainfly will not stretch or expand when wet, ensuring a consistently taut pitch
  • No-wick welded construction ensures that moisture won't sneak through susceptible areas, such as guy-out points, pole wraps and zippers
  • Mood-elevating colors create a pleasant interior even when the weather outside is uninviting
  • Save weight and create a lightweight setup by using just the rainfly, poles and footprint (sold separately)
  • Comes with guylines and tighteners, stakes, pole repair tube, pole and stake bags, and tapered, easy-to-fill compression stuff sack
  • Want a little extra room in your tent? Check out the Half Dome 2 Plus which offers an extended floor plan; it's 10 in. longer and 4 in. wider
  • REI is Climate Neutral Certified; as we work to actively reduce our footprint, we measure annual carbon emissions and purchase an equivalent amount of verified carbon credits
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Technical Specs

Best Use

Backpacking

Seasons

3-season

Sleeping Capacity

2-person

Minimum Trail Weight

5 pounds

Fly / Footprint Pitch Weight

3 lbs. 13 oz.

Packaged Weight

5 lbs. 8 oz.

Packed Size

6 x 21 inches

Floor Dimensions

88 x 52 inches

Floor Area

31.8 square feet

Vestibule Area

7.9 + 7.9 square feet

Peak Height

40 inches

Number of Doors

2 doors

Number of Poles

3

Pole Material

Aluminum DAC NSL

Pole Diameter

8.5 / 9.0 millimeters

Canopy Fabric

Ripstop nylon/mesh

Floor Fabric

Coated nylon taffeta

Rainfly Fabric

Coated polyester taffeta

Footprint Included

No

Design Type

Freestanding

Sustainability

From a Climate Neutral Certified brand

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167 reviews with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars

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