Most covered storage per kilo carried

Where do my bags go when it rains, and what does that space cost?

How this is ranked

Published vestibule area divided by minimum weight, one-person shelters only, largest first.

Vestibule area is where four wet bikepacking bags and a pair of shoes live overnight, and it is the spec people notice only after the first wet night. Dividing it by carried weight turns two numbers into the question actually being asked: how much dry floor am I getting per kilo. Restricted to one-person shelters on purpose — a 2P has both more vestibule and more weight, so mixing capacities would produce a ranking of capacity dressed up as a ranking of efficiency.

We don't field-test shelters. Weights, dimensions and capacities are the manufacturer's published specs, and where a maker doesn't publish a number we leave it out rather than estimate it — with one stated exception: a pole length marked from packed size is the packed bag's long dimension standing in for a figure the maker never published. On a conventional single-sack tent those are the same measurement.

The ranking

  1. 1
    Tarptent StratoSpire 1

    2.36m² over 913g · 2 vestibules

    Requires two trekking poles or substitute poles. Fly-first 6-stake pitch, removable struts, large vestibules, and strong condensation separation from double-wall design.

    2.58 m²/kg
    $349
  2. 2
    Durston Gear X-Mid 1 Solid

    2m² over 890g · 2 vestibules

    No tent poles or struts. Requires two trekking poles or substitute poles. Protected fly-first pitch, fly-only mode, and dual vestibules are strong bikepacking features.

    2.25 m²/kg
    $289
  3. 3
    Tarptent ProTrail Li

    0.92m² over 453g · 1 vestibule

    Uses two trekking poles or optional substitute poles, so no included packed pole set. Fly-first 4-stake pitch. Single-wall shelter with condensation gutters and lifters.

    2.03 m²/kg
    $599
  4. 4
    Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo

    0.8m² over 740g · 1 vestibule

    1.08 m²/kg
    $260
  5. 5
    Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL1

    0.74m² over 822g · 1 vestibule

    0.90 m²/kg
    $469.95
  6. 6
    MSR Hubba Hubba Bikepack 1

    0.82m² over 930g · 1 vestibule

    0.88 m²/kg
    $499.95
  7. 7
    NEMO Hornet OSMO Ultralight 1P

    0.7m² over 822g · 1 vestibule

    0.85 m²/kg
    $459.95
  8. 8
    Hilleberg Enan

    0.8m² over 960g · 1 vestibule

    0.83 m²/kg
  9. 9
    Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL1

    0.8m² over 964g · 1 vestibule

    0.83 m²/kg
    $499.95
  10. 10
    Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL1 Bikepack

    0.74m² over 907g · 1 vestibule

    0.82 m²/kg
    $499.95
  11. 11
    NEMO Dragonfly OSMO Bikepack 1P

    0.8m² over 1050g · 1 vestibule

    0.76 m²/kg
    $529.95
  12. 12
    Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 Bikepack

    0.8m² over 1050g · 1 vestibule

    0.76 m²/kg
    $549.95
  13. 13
    Sea to Summit Alto TR1

    0.7m² over 936g · 1 vestibule

    0.75 m²/kg
  14. 14
    Outdoor Research Helium Bivy

    0m² over 511g

    0.00 m²/kg
    $300
  15. 15
    MSR Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1

    0m² over 280g

    0.00 m²/kg
    $149.95

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