Featherstone UL Peridot 2P Backpacking Tent (Final Sale)

I bought this tent to use for both bike packing and backpacking, and I think this is going to be the best price to performance tent buy available.

I haven’t tested it fully yet due to an unexpected knee surgery waylaying my winter biking and camping plans, but upon initial inspection of the components, setting it up in my yard, and testing its ability to strap to my bike handlebars, I can give my first impression.

All components of this tent can be setup in only a couple of minutes though the rain fly is the most difficult to attach or use in fast fly configuration. This difficulty is due to the fly lacking attachment points for the end caps of the poles that serve as the crossbeam at the apex of the tent. Without these attachment points, when the fly vestibule is unzipped on either side the fly fabric pops up over the poles and exposes the about one to two inches of the pole on the unzipped side. Additionally, the small patch of reenforced fabric on the fly where the poles are supposed to sit requires some patience and a delicate touch to get into place without worry of ripping the fabric. I don’t see this as something which is a dealbreaker for the tent because of the price but it is something which is a bit annoying and seems cheap to fix by just adding grommets to the interior of the reenforced part where the end caps of the poles are supposed to rest. Additionally, there is no clear instruction which tells if the central poles should be overtop or underneath the pole running the length of the tent. One final thing some make take issue with, but I don’t, is the vestibule size. For some they may want a larger vestibule for cooking under when camping in inclement weather or for putting their bikes under when bike packing.

At 6’1”, the tent is big enough for me to fully lay out and to sit up without my head hitting the top portion of the inner wall or the gear loft. Some of the other nice amenities of the interior include pockets in each corner and a central hook for hanging a headlamp as an interior light.

The tent had more than enough stakes for complete setup, reflective guyline for tying out the fly, and tabs to adjust each guyline.

This tent packs down neatly and its packed size is small enough to fit on the width of my Salsa Cow Chipper drop handlebars and my PNW Coast drop handlebars without interfering with my hands in any of the positions or when I am shifting.

Now to the elephant in the room which is weight, the tent is not the lightest for any bike packers or backpackers who are into ultralight, but it is light enough to be able to attach more items to the handlebars or fork without causing issues with steering.

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Great value tent. Used with 2 people in the mountains of New Zealand, jungles of Guatemala and in the fields of the UK. Has stood up well in rain and wind over the past year.

I purchased this tent for my own birthday and couldn't be happier. It can accommodate 2 adults or 1 adult and 1 faithful companion :)
The tent is light, zippers don't stick or get caught, and it is easy to setup. This may not matter to anybody else but I love the green color as well (pretty darn cheerful).
The hook inside allowed for me to hang a light which is great. Two doors allow for a nice breeze to flow through.
For the price it is definitely worth it!

Tent worked great even in a rain storm was very lightweight to carry and assembly was super fast

Update: I raintested the tent in my backyard last night, and it passed with flying colors. Rain fell all night but the wind was moderate. This morning, the outside of the rainfly is thoroughly wet, but no trace of water exists on the inside. The inside of the rainfly has no visible condensation, and the mesh is thoroughly dry. I noticed a small hole in the mesh large enough for a bug that I didn't notice when I pitched the tent. I've only pitched it twice, so the hole could have been there at delivery, but I could have snagged the mesh on something while pitching it too. Either way, the hole is easily repaired. I needed a mesh repair kit anyway. I have Gorilla tape for the rainfly.

I bent one stake while hammering it into the ground on the second pitch, just below the top of the stake where it thins for a line attachment. Bending it back was easy enough with pliers, but the metal is now fatigued, and it may not survive many more hammerings. I always take spare stakes anyway, and I've bent other stakes similarly, but these stakes though light don't seem exceptionally strong. Be careful in rocky soil.

I bought the tent for an expedition in the Okefenokee Swamp in October, but I'll use it several times before the trip. Don't want my first experience with it to be ten miles from civilization accessible only by canoe or kayak. So far, so good. I'll mostly use platform stakes on the swamp anyway.

Still five stars for the value.

I ordered the last one, and it arrived yesterday. Setup was a snap without reading the directions though I had seen multiple youtube videos. I have a larger, heavier, single-layer, popup tent and a smaller, lighter, two-layer, one-man trekking pole tent. I wanted something in the middle and almost bought a Backbone, but I went for a mesh inner easily pitched without the rainfly for stargazing in a comfortable, bug-free space. Everything seems according to spec. No obvious defects. Material seems strong and durable with reasonable use. Will use the guy lines to stabilize the poles in the wind as I do with my other tents. Takes longer to pitch than my pop-up and about the same as my trekking pole tent, but the weight is not much more than the trekking pole tent including the poles. I only use the poles to pitch the tent anyway. Many tents exist in this category, but Featherstone is an exceptional value, arguably better material than Hyke and Byke, certainly lighter, and a lower price.

Awesome little tent for one or maybe 2 people.
It was very easy to set up and take down, and happy it came with a custom footprint. The tent appears well constructed with good materials.
I mainly bought this tent for the several waterproof features and the low price compared to similar tents. Can't wait to try it in the rain.
I also appreciate the shape of the tent which makes it much roomier inside compared to other tents with this footprint. It is also very lightweight and packs small.
The instructions could be more detailed, but the setup and take down is is pretty intuitive.
Also excited that I can use the footprint and rain fly as a sun shelter at the beach, a lightweight option especially when traveling and cannot bring a beach umbrella..

This tent far exceed my expectations. With ample store space and the ease of set up and tear down I would recommend this tent to anyways need a good free standing tent. The high bathtub walls keeps most of the dirt out as long as you careful and the weight of this tent is extremely manageable

This is a good tent for the price. I use it as a 1 man tent, but I'm a large person. I'm 6' and 300lbs, so you know, not going to fit another person in there. This tent suffers from condensation though, but it is possible to mitigate that since there are 2 doors and a lot of mesh. However if precipitation doesn't allow that, you'll be dealing with a lot of condensation, even with the double wall and vents. But, I mean, that is always a problem it seems. I just wish it was a little lighter. I'm also pretty sure this is the same tent as the Naturehike Mongar 2, although I don't know who is actually making it, but the featherstone was priced lower.

Will be taking the tent to Wyoming up the Grays. Will see how it performs. The price was right and very spacious.

For the price point, this seems to be a great little tent. It packs down small enough, doesn’t weigh much, and sets up very quick and easy. I’ve only used it a few nights but so far I am impressed and pleased with my purchase.

I am not a backpacker. I use this tent while adventure motorcycling. I pack the pieces away separately, tent in one stuff sack, rain fly and ground sheet in another stuff sack, so I can set up the frame, ground sheet and rain fly quickly when I need to get myself and my gear out of the weather.

Great size to sleep one person and store extra gear (large dry bag, motorcycle boots, helmet, and hydration pack).

Can’t speak to long term durability yet. My only concern so far is the area where the rain fly overlaps the frame cross beams. Seems like a thick nylon pocket would be better but I’m going to reinforce with some Tenacious Tape just for good measure.

Just received my tent a few days ago, drove down to NC for a camping trip and not only was there a hole in the rain cover but the cover itself does not fit on the tent, the cover will not stretch enough to hook onto all 4 pole ends. Had to figure out a makeshift solution for my first night because it did rain. I was so excited to support a start up too

If I could offer two suggestions:
1. I wish the website would state the major difference between the granite tent and the peridot tent. There should be a diagram that shows how much higher the tub floor is compared to the granite. I had to go to youtube to find out the differences.
2. On the rainfly, there should be some cloth pocket or additional padding to help protect the rainfly from getting punctures due to the cross beams rubbing on in.

This is our go-to tent for solo camping. Keeps me comfortable, dry, and plenty of room for one person. It packs away easily and efficiently. Easy to put up, too.

I purchased this tent 18 months ago. I've used it about 6 nights. I have had the tent body replaced twice because of the old style clips breaking. I will say they stood by the warranty and replaced it which is something few companies do. The new body I got has updated clips which appear to be better quality. That's great!
Unfortunately the floor/bathtub of the tent body is obviously now a lower quality (read abrasive resistance) and less water resistant material. It makes no sense to increase the quality in one vital area, only to decrease the quality in another vital area and still increase the price by 30% over the past 18 months.

Im not sure I will buy another product from this company again. After all the best warranty in the business is one you don't need.

The tent comes with the footprint, tent, and rainfly which can be used in any combo. Extremely versatile. I typically use it without the ground cloth and have used it both with and without the rainfly. The interior comfortably slept 2 with some gear with the rest under the vestibules. One night we even squeezed four in for a night of cards out of the mosquito swarms. The doors open wide for easy access and the bathtub floor gave piece of mind for wet conditions.
Excellent value for the price and weight. Set up was easy after practicing once at home as the poles only go together one way. The stuff sack isn’t too tight and the stakes are hands down the least expensive I’ve found of this style. Tough and light.

What can I say about this tent? Sure, it’s heavier than an UL. But guess what? Everything else about this tent makes you forget about the extra couple pounds. And it’s not “extra” anyway. When the Featherstone describes this tent as “rugged,” they weren’t kidding!! I’ve had this on a ridge on the AT (Grassy Ridge bear Carver’s Gap) in late January with HIGH winds and this sucker was steady as a tree. The heavier denier bottom means the footprint isn’t necessary (but is used when converting to the UL option with just the footprint, fly and poles - I’ve pitched it this way near and river and it was perfect).

Plus, here’s the real reason I love this tent. The SPACE and headroom! I backpack with two dogs. A black lab and a lab mix. One is 55 lbs and the other is 45 lbs. Not small dogs! I can fit my Klymit static V and both of their dog sleeping paps very easily with plenty of room to spare for gear. And, if I wanted to, the double vestibules provide AMPLE space for wet backs and shoes. The vestibules are easily accessed through either of the two doors.

I do admit, I have almost UL everything else. Zpacks Arc Blast backpack, Kelty sleeping bag, UL headlamp, toothbrush, etc. so, I was convinced I needed to shave weight with the last of the big 3. So, I tried a hammock. I’m sorry, but I move around at night like a fish out of water and just couldn’t get comfortable. Then there was the expense of a top quilt. A bottom quilt. The rain tarp. Finding two trees. Staying out the guy lines. Good grief!!! And I have the dogs... So, I remain a ground dweller.

So, I bought the Nemo Hornet UL 2P. Ha!! Two person. Right. We all know two person tents really aren’t, but ONE dog barely fit in with me and the headspace was soooo low, I kept hitting my head. And I’m only 5’5”. And, the material is soooo thin, I was worried a dog nail, even a nick, would tear it. And, it had tons of condensation inside that water pooled inside in the corners and along the edges of the tent floor. Ummmm.... nope! That will not do. So that was refunded by REI (love REI!!)

And, lastly, I bought this tent before it got really popular, so I was lucky to get it for $84.00. I am SO happy with the Peridot, that I went ahead and bought the Granite last night direct from Featherstone. I saved 10% by signing up to their email list and got it for $99.00 (it was already on sale from $119, marked down to $109). The difference is the Granite has a shorter tub. That’s it. And the color of course.

If you don’t mind a little extra weight (and you can offset that by reducing other weight in your pack (or of your pack itself)), then I HIGHLY RECOMMEND these tents!

Sarah Z
Western North Carolina
USA

It's pretty nice and super easy to assemble but it's not lightweight-ultrasmall backpacking tent. So far spent 3 nights in it. It took30 mph wind no problem and very little dust got inside.

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There are many good things about this tent - it's easy to assemble, seems to be well made, seams are properly taped.However, it suffers from two design flaws that make it a no-go in my opinion:1. As someone else mentioned, the 'crossbar' pole does not have any mechanism of protection or attachment on its ends. So you end up with two sharp ends pressing against the material of the rain fly. Evidently designers expected those sharp ends to push agains a quarter sized 'reinforced' area. Unfortunately, that area is very small, and there are no means to fix the sharp pole end against it, so it ends up poking anywhere nearby, directly at rain fly material, at the zipper etc. This is unsustainable, and will most certainly result in a ripped material within a single windy night.2. The combined pole system is designed, most likely, to provide more vertical room at the ends. However, because of that it relies on a single longitudinal pole running the center of the tent. That puts a lot of weight and pressure on a single pole, without any cross-support (except for the cross bar that is poking against the soft material). Again, little doubt that this will break shortly.Unfortunately, these issues make the tent a non-starter, unless you plan to use it only a couple of times before discarding. Might have been acceptable at a lower price, but at $100 and above - pick something of a more conventional design.

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I love how lightweight this tent is and how easy it is to set up, but after one trip to the field, I ripped a large hole in the top mesh. I am pretty gentle with my gear, but while I was packing up the tent, I pulled it maybe a foot towards me and it tore a huge hole in the mesh. I was able to sew it shut, but the hole is still big enough for bugs to fit in. I have bought other products from this company that work great for the price, but this tent was disappointing. I don't know if it was a fluke or if I made a mistake, but I would not recommend this product if it tears this easily.

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I absolutely love this tent. It is very lightweight and compact when in the bag. The doors on each side are convenient especially with two people in the tent. The thing I love the most is the size of the see through mess. You can see all the stars at night as well as on the sides as well. Two people is a pretty tight but that should be expected. Overall I am really impressed with the quality and the price.

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It was used once on a single over night campout. Two scouts used it and it seemed to work well. He really liked that it had a ground tarp. It also has reflective patches that I liked. He had it set up a few times prior to that over night campout. Their are many more campouts to use this on.

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I haven’t used the tent yet but have set it up inside. Was easy to set up even without the stakes put in, good construction, seemed heavy for back packing but for my intended use it will be fine.

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I liked everything about this tent. No problems with it at all. Very easy to set up. Spent three nights in it on a recent trip and it worked great. Perfect size for one person and a lot of gear.

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