LANSHAN Ultralight Tent 3-Season Backpacking Tent for 1-Person or 2-Person Camping, Trekking, Kayaking, Climbing, Hiking

The media could not be loaded. I have owned a Meir Lanshan tent for several years now and the reason I got my first one was because it was affordable and lightweight. I have not tried the 1 person version or the one that is one whole piece. I have learned so many things about this tent over the past few years and that is why we own 3 now green, white and brown! We backpack in the GSMNP every weekend and we have had these tents in very harsh conditions and it has stood up against heavy downpours, flooded ground and very strong winds. I highly recommend the version of the Lanshan that is able to be separated (outer and inner).

Overall, I think this is a good, budget friendly, lightweight, backpacking tent. I am, however, disappointed in a couple of components that seem to have been altered/changed, based on what I’ve seen in all online video reviews I’ve watched.The line lock tensioners of the guy lines have been changed to an in-line style instead of those attached directly to the loops on the tent. I find this particular in-line style to be more of a pain to adjust the tension as it requires two hands instead of just one.The other change, which makes the tent more cumbersome to pitch, is the lines on the four corners of the inner tent floor body. Instead of utilizing bungee cord, the tent now simply has thin static string (same cordage as the guy lines). This inhibits being able to easily attach the outer tent fly to the tent pegs first, then later attaching the inner tent floor lines to the tent pegs. I also found the thin static cord to be too short to effectively provide a proper pitch (the outer tent ends up being tensioned all the way to the tent stakes, matching the inner tent attachment lines, thus being too close to the ground to provide proper ventilation flow from underneath). I see that lower down in the listing, the seller touts the change to static lines as “an improvement” but I see it as a downgrade (and probably a cost cutting measure).Although I have now since swapped out the thin static lines of the inner tent corners to some bungee line that I bought, I was disappointed that the tent did not arrive that way.Finally, I find it great that both the fly and inner mesh tent components can easily be set up independently. Just adding two guy lines attached to the top corner rings to then stake out the trekking poles is all that’s needed extra for the independent inner mesh setup.In the end, I still think this is a great tent (provided there’s some additional seam sealing). After a test night of hard thunderstorms, there was some water puddling inside (see photos). Some of it could have been blown inside from underneath the vestibules (as splash up), but I’ll be seam sealing the areas I think are more vulnerable to leaks.

Used this in the Colorado Backcountry. It was much lighter than my traditional tent. The first few tries it took a while to set up. But after a few nights I could set it up easily with my hiking pole. Just be sure to set the height to at least 50"

Yes, there are lighter tents with better features. This isn't is 95% of any of those tents and costs 50+% less.I'm impressed with the design and construction of this tent. The design is very efficient. Room is maximized in the tent and vestibules. The materials are very high quality. The construction is to notch. There's reinforcing in the right places. It's a well thought out and constructed tent all the way around.I have not tried the tent in high winds. Pitched into the wind, I imagine it should hold up well enough.

UPADATED AGAIN: I have purchased both the 1 and 2 person tent. Seems like very well quality and lightweight. However, the ONE thing that is bad about BOTH tents is the way the end tie outs are sewn and sealed. The tents BOTH leak at the tie out points. This is due to the way they are sealed. It seams as if the seam seal was applied FIRST and then the tie outs sewn into the fabric. This allows water to come through the stitching and leak into the tent. POOR DESIGN. I have remedied this by using seam sealant on ALL stitch points for the tie outs. So, word of caution for everyone owning and buying these tents. MAKE SURE YOU SEAM SEAL EVERY TIE OUT POINT. Once you do that, this tent should be waterproof.UPDATE: I set this tent up in my yard to test it for waterproof and durability. We had a rain event that came through. No heavy storms. Just light to medium rain that only lasted 10 or 15 minutes. The tent leaked at both ends where the tie outs are sewn into the fabric. These points are seam sealed, so I do not know why or how it leaked at both points. The water on the floor of the tent was about the size of a quarter.I have since sprayed all of the fly seams and the tie out points with silicone treatment. When we get another rain storm coming through, I will set it up again for another test to see if the spray will keep the tie out points from leaking.Also, both sides and the rear of the fly, down at the edge, collect water and allow it to pool up. This is a design flaw. I had the tent as tight as I could get it, without damaging the material. The water pooled up around the bottom edge looked like a small moat, and could lead to large amounts of water to run under the tent. This could soak through the floor and get your sleeping gear wet.I fixed this issue with some micro tarp clamps and 550 cord. I attached one at each end, and two in the rear, one on each side between the rear stake out point and each corner. So 4 total. When I set the tent up again for another rain test, I will update with pictures.So far, this tent was NOT the tent that all the hype was about. The ONLY positive thing so far, is that it is a true double wall tent, and that will keep condensation out of the sleeping area.I have not used this tent yet, only set it up. However, with just having set it up, I can see that I will probably like this tent. But, one thing I would like to have seen with it, is more fabric at the vestibule. When set up by the directions, the edge of the vestibule is quite high off of the ground. This would allow for good ventilation during a summer night, but in a rain storm, I would be afraid of rain being blown in.I have it set up in the yard, and we have a chance of rain today/tonight, so once I let it get rained on and take it out on a trip, I will update my review.