Nemo Dagger Osmo Tent Assessment (2025): 2-Particular person Backcountry Palace

In the event you take a look at the pictures, you may discover that the rainfly arcs up at every finish of the tent. This protects a bit on weight and improves air flow, however it was one space that frightened me once I reviewed the 3-person model years in the past. Fortunately this has by no means been a difficulty, the tub flooring (which is what’s uncovered beneath the fly) has proved loads waterproof in my use.

Talking of tub flooring, there’s a clip-in vestibule flooring that is additionally a tub form. Nemo calls this the Touchdown Zone. It is somewhat further triangle of material that covers about half the vestibule and protects any gear you have saved there from back-splash and any water that may come below the fly. There are stays within the rainfly to assist it preserve its bathtub form.

The Touchdown Zone weighs subsequent to nothing (1.7 ounces) and makes the vestibule way more usable, conserving your gear dry even when the bottom will get moist. It is a good characteristic I’ve come to understand on wet days.

{Photograph}: Scott Gilbertson

What I actually like about Nemo’s tents over different choices, just like the Copper Spur tents, is the eye to element. The Touchdown Zone, the ceiling headlamp pocket (which flip your headlight right into a lantern, full with reddish mild), the short clip fly attachment, the truth that the close to vertical sidewalls imply the doorways can use a straight zipper (which you’ll be able to open with one hand), the great hooks that mean you can roll the vestibule and interior doorways out of the way in which … all provides as much as a dwelling expertise that trumps most different tents I’ve examined.

There are a few trade-offs right here. The large one is weight. This isn’t the tent for ultralight backpackers, thru-hikers, or anybody in search of a really low-weight, minimalist construction. If that is you, look to tarps and non-freestanding tents just like the Lunar Solo. Once more, although, cut up between two folks, I believe a 4-pound tent just like the Dagger is completely acceptable.

The opposite trade-off: The Nemo is towards the excessive finish of the value spectrum. In my expertise, the mix of top quality supplies, sturdiness, and a spotlight to element make the Dagger Osmo 2P well worth the funding.