Capra Sports 2P hiking tent

Introduction

cheap, Chinese, basic ultralight freestanding 1-2P hiking tent which is a similar design to the Luxe NX3 but lighter materials and a 1/3rd of the price
seems a reasonable budget option for fair weather overnight hikes that do not involve risk of severe storms or winds
I would use a foam mat under the tent to protect the floor but also to reduce internal floor condensation under your sleeping pad

~8mm alloy single pole duel hub design with attached crossbar - you can't go wrong setting it up!
2.1×1.35x1m;
my inner tent floor measured 2m x 1.3m x 1m high and door entry is ~90cm wide by 70cm high
3000mmPU 15D ripstop silnylon bright green fly;
inner is bottom 1/3rd white silnylon ripstop fabric and a central ceiling part fabric, rest is B3 black mesh;
3000mmPU 20D ripstop silnylon floor;
inner clips on to the aluminium poles - very easy to set up and pack up;
all seams are seam sealed with tape
comes with 4 reflective guy ropes and 10 good aluminium triangular-style pegs, although for full pegging out you need two more
1.8kg;
Temu Oct 2024 $AU132

this is the harder option but great if it is raining as the inner can be protected and you spend less time in the rain
assemble the poles (ensure you don't flick a pole end into someone's eye!)
place the fly over the poles and attach each corner eyelet of the fly to the corner poles and also the eyelets to the crossbar ends
optionally, for extra support, tie the 7 internal ties of the fly to the poles
peg the corners out
now you can sit under it and clip on the inner to the poles and attach the eyelets of the inner to the 4 corner poles plus the two crossbar ends
now readjust the corner pegs so that it is pitched taut but not over tight and then zip up the fly doors and peg them out as well as the two ends of the fly so that the fly stays separated as much as possible from the inner.
attach the 4 guy ropes to the fly corner guy out loops and peg these out
finally, ensure the vent struts are in place so you get adequate ventilation to reduce condensation from your breathing

as for the fly first option but you attach the inner to the poles first, THEN you attach the fly
fly can be left off for hot nights with no rain or dew and you get to see the stars

fast and easy set up
lightweight and fairy compact
great versatility - can be set up fly first, fly only, inner first, inner only
at 1.8kg, it is a reasonably spacious, light, 1-2P hiking tent
on paper, it seems to be adequately water proof and in my testing overnight in showers, it remained dry inside
comes with a detachable mesh loft and two ground level mesh pockets
two reasonable sized doorways although would be nicer if they were larger
most of the upper part is a black mesh which makes sky viewing at night more pleasant when fly is removed although there is a large central fabric ceiling area to obstruct views
large area of mesh and the two doorways and two vents should give plenty of ventilation options, although in hot humid wet weather, I would probably suspend a tarp above it for more protected ventilation in the rain
4 hanging plastic loops on ceiling which are also used to suspend the ceiling loft
quality control seems reasonable in the version I received via Temu

as with most ultralight tents, the thin fabric needs to be treated with extra care
the zips seem to be budget quality, so will need to be treated gently
the is no peg out for the inner tent doorway so you will need to use two hands to open the zips of the inner tent doors
the vestibules are not very deep at only 60cm instead of the more common 75cm but are adequate
the entrance and exit is a bit tight and if the fly is wet you will probably splash water into the tent when getting in
there are no additional peg out points for the vestibules - these would have been nice - to help with pitch of the vestibules on uneven ground
the protection of the ends of the crossbars for the fly seems minimalistic and may end up being a failure point
lots of fiddly internal ties to attach fly to the poles - I presume this is to ensure stability and reduced stress on the light fabric in the wind, so I presume it is wise to do these but they do add time in set up and pack up