Looking for a Tent - /out/ (#2823893) [Archived: 756 hours ago]

Anonymous
6/10/2025, 5:50:28 AM No.2823893
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Does anyone have a good recommendation for an "open-fly" or "half-fly"-style tent like this one?
I've been using the Sierra Designs Sirius 2 for a long time, and while it's billed as a three-season tent, I've had no problems with it in winter. The fly design's been great in the rain, too, with no moisture issues whatsoever. I moved to a new country recently, and I could only bring so much in my suitcases, which didn't include all my old camping gear. As such, I'm in the market for a new tent. I'd buy another one of these because I like it so much, but the company's discontinued the design.
The open fly design is great for ventilation, and I don't think I can go back to having a stuffy rain fly with full coverage all the time. Everything I can find on the market looks like it's either meshless, or fully mesh with a full-coverage fly (like the Meteor from the same company). Are there any small, 2-person-ish tents out there which either have a partial fly like this one, or if they have a full fly, have it designed so that you can roll it up partway and still not worry about rain falling through the mesh?
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Anonymous
6/10/2025, 5:52:01 AM No.2823894
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Here's another view of what my old tent looked like. You can see it's only half-mesh, with the other half being weatherproof.
Anonymous
6/10/2025, 6:10:42 AM No.2823896
>>2823893 (OP)
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Anonymous
6/10/2025, 6:35:11 AM No.2823898
>>2823896
Which model do you mean? Because looking at their website, I can't see anything that has an open fly like this.
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Anonymous
6/10/2025, 6:46:22 AM No.2823899
>>2823898
Basecamp, but the smallest they have is a 4P.
I used to have a nice 2P partial-fly tent from them.
Best bet might be to get a bug tent and a separate lightweight tarp.