Six Moon Designs Wild Oasis

At 14 ounces after being seam sealed it's like carrying nothing, in comparison to those ultralight 3 pound tents. Yet this tarp functions with the best of them. It doesn't come with a floor but because I always use a ground cloth under the floor of my tent the floor here is not missed.

Just returned from my first trip with this tarp/tent and was very impressed. The bottom of the silnylon has mesh attached all the way around it which cantalevers inward you then lay your ground cloth on it forming the seal between you and the outside. This also provides ventilation, but on hot nights I think it would be great to be able to fully open the front doors to get more air in while still being protected from the bugs.

But the whole weight savings and full protection from the elements far outweigh any negatives that you could find with this tarp/tent. Six Moons really got it right with this.

I just spent a week hiking in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana with this tarp/tent modified so it has a full mosquito netting in front so both doors could be left open. It added 3 ounces to the overall weight but I am so much happier being able to see out and have the bug protection. Hope Six Moons would offer this as an option.

This is one Great Tent. I like the fact that I lay out my ground cloth put down my sleeping pad, blow up my Neo Air mattress, pull out my sleeping bag,  then arrange my pack at the head end of the tent, then stake out the tent over everything and insert my trekking pole and I am done. This way there is no crawling in and out of your tent to get set up.

In the morning I simply pull the tent stakes and remove the tent then I am free to pack with no crawling inside. Of course if it's raining you just need to set stuff down and erect the tent over everything. Works so much better than climbing in and out of a full tent.