Featherweight two-person backpacking tent
Most ultralight shelters are fairly spartan. The Hornet is different, offering greater comfort and living space on the trail without adding weight. Its minimalist design utilises a single hubbed pole construction for quick set-up. New Osmo fabrics provide weather protection and enhanced performance. As well as being 100% recycled, this fabric is more eco-friendly and 20% stronger than the previous version, with 4 x better water repellency and 3 x less stretch when wet. Triangular corner struts increase the internal volume while shaving grams. Shortened pole segments and a rectangular divvy cube stuff sack ensure it’ll pack easily into almost any rucksack. It all results in a small package that still boasts genuine liveability for two hikers, thanks to its practical twin doors and porches.
- Now made with the ultralight version of NEMO’s proprietary OSMO fabric for enhanced performance and sustainability. As well as being 100% recycled, it is 20% stronger and PFAS-free, with 4x better water repellency and 3x less stretch when wet
- Overhead Nightlight pocket for stashing a lantern or headtorch
- Gatekeeper one-handed door tiebacks
- Ultralight aluminum DAC Featherlite poles with shortened segments to reduce overall packed size
- Packs into rectangular Divvy Cube stuff sack with separate pole bag, enabling more efficient packing or to split weight between you and a trail buddy
- Two large doors and twin porches provide easy entry/exit and ample gear storage
- Patent-pending Flybar volumizing pole clip adds more room at the head and distributes fly tension evenly
- Volumizing guy-outs connect the inner tent to the rainfly, pulling the sidewalls of the inner tent outward to create more liveable space
- White No-See-Um Mesh sides for privacy, while black mesh at the top turns virtually transparent at night for clear stargazing
- Triangulated volumizing guy-outs and struts at corners increase volume at the foot, protecting sleeping bags from tent wall condensation
- Hubbed DAC Featherlite pole set for lightning-quick setup
| Season | 3 |
|---|---|
| Freestanding | Semi-Freestanding |
| Door Quantity | 2 |
| Vestibule Quantity | 2 |
| Stuff Sack | Divvy Cube |
| Capacity | 2-Person |
|---|---|
| Minimum Weight | 948 g |
| Packed Weight | 1.14 kg |
| Packed Size | 32 x 19 x 8.5 cm |
| Peak Height | 39 in / 98 cm |
| Floor Area | 2.6 sq m |
| Floor Dimensions | 215 x 130 / 109 cm |
| Vestibule Area | 0.7 sq m + 0.7 sq m |
- Divvy™ Sack
- Stakes
- Pole Repair Splint
- Guy-Out Cord
- Canopy Fabric: 15D Nylon Ripstop/ No-see-um mesh
- Rainfly Fabric: OSMO™ Ripstop (1200 mm)
- Floor Fabric: OSMO™ Ripstop (1500 mm)
- Recycled Materials - Made from recycled materials and PFAS-free
- bluesign® product - this item is made of bluesign® approved fabrics and accessories and is produced in a resource-conserving way with minimum impact on people and the environment.
- Sustainability Through Longevity - Designed to last a lifetime and protected by the NEMO Lifetime Warranty.
- Eco-Manufacturing - NEMO believes in working side-by-side with other companies who share their supply chain, banding their efforts together at a pre-competitive level to solve challenges and remove harmful chemicals from the supply chain.
The idea of NEMO was born one turbulent night on the side of Mount Washington while Cam Brensinger spent a sleepless five hours in a poorly designed bivy. That night he realised how much opportunity there was for thoughtful design as part of the equation of enjoying adventure. And, coming down off the mountain the next day, he resolved to tackle that challenge. Three days after graduation from Rhode Island School of Design, he founded NEMO Equipment.
From the Journal: NEMO Equipment | The Story
