The North Face Canyonlands

This tent has been my old faithful. My first experience was in Joshua Tree, CA, about 8 years ago. That night we were about 20 miles from the epicenter of a 7. 0 earthquake (this is not a free standing tent). She held up through a night of continuous rolling after shocks.

Thru-hiked the AT with this tent. Never disappointed. Used it some with the fly off but mostly with it on. The vestibule the fly creates is roomy and best of all it runs the length of the tent so you can easily reach things. After 2200 miles it needs a little waterproofing in one corner. That's it. I love this tent!

Very roomy solo tent of light weight and good construction. This is still my preferred solo backpacking tent after several years and many models tried. But read on, it has its compromises.

This tent is discontinued in favor of the smaller freestanding Particle 13.

Super for backpacking. Not the lightest, but light enough. Mesh design is great. I also like the fly and footprint only option. I've taken it on several outings and it has performed well. I just wish it were a little easier to pitch the fly.

I got an unused tent off eBay; it lists at $180. The pros: it's lightweight; it feels like a tent, not a bivy; the all-mesh body offers great ventilation (especially in hot, humid climes like Houston -- I don't know how it would fare in colder areas); it comes with TNF's v-stakes, which are light but strong; it's easy to pitch; there is decent (if you're 6 ft.

I needed a tent for one person and good for warm climates. Well, the Canyonlands has a complete inner mesh tent so that was the reason i bought it. It's great if you are long beacause it's 230cm long! The vestibule was enough to sqeeze my backpack under.

As far as one-man tents go this one is good. I was kind of worried about stability with the one-pole design, but the first time out it withstood an almost constant 25-30mph wind for two days without the guys lines in use. The pitch remained very tight, with the wind hitting it head on.