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I prefer a tent you can actually sit up inside. I've tried bivy sacks and just sleeping in the open, but I like a little bit of room, especially when it starts to rain and I don't want to feel trapped. I have also experience bugs crawling into my ears, a frightening way to be woken up in the middle of the night.
I try to find sub-three-pound tents when possible. I have an older version of pic related, called a "Missing Link, " which, I think, is about three pounds, plus hiking poles to erect the thing. The "Fast Stash" in the pic is four pounds, but that weight includes poles, which can be subtracted if you hike with adjustable-length hiking poles. It is a single-layer tent made out of waterproof fabric with strategic mesh vents that can be exposed or shielded to provide ventilation or not. I have used the "Missing Link" in all kinds of weather, and stayed dry, including waking up to two inches of snow. My next tent will be this one or something similar, but my current one is still in good shape at this point after several years of use.
