Planning a 2-3 night trip with my 11 and 13 year old sons later in the summer. I'm seeing a couple lightly used tents at good prices on Facebook Marketplace (200$ for the Nemo Dagger OSMO, brand new, and 250$ for the Mountain Hardwear Aspect 2, used a couple-few nights with footprint) but wanted to see what you opinion was on these.
I definitely hear about the Nemo Dagger OSMO more than the Mountain Hardwear Aspect 2. The Aspect 2 is maybe .75 lbs less, but feature-wise may not be as good? Again, no experience with either. Any thoughts?
https://www.rei.com/product/200550/nemo-dagger-osmo-2p-tent VS https://www.rei.com/product/164698/mountain-hardwear-aspect-2-tent
I have the dagger and I love it. I had a marmot before that lasted forever, but it was nearly a pound more heavy.
I’ve been in a sand storm in the desert, about 50-60 mph winds. With everything zipped up and secured, we had a film of fine sand all over us when we woke up. But I wouldn’t expect much better from another tent. And it didn’t fold and flap onto us during the night. It was secure.
I’ve also used it in basically a snow storm. Again 50-60 mph winds, and about a half inch of snow in the morning. Stayed dry the whole night.