Kelty
Kelty Discovery Trail 2
Best use
- Made for
- Bikepacking, Backpacking and wild camping
- Not for
- Winter mountain
Why these labels
- Bikepacking: The maker states this use, and the published specs do not rule it out.
- Backpacking and wild camping: The maker states this use, and the published specs do not rule it out.
- Winter mountain: 3-season rating, not built for winter storms
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 5/10 UK, roughly May to September, nights above about 8 °C, sheltered pitches.
- Three-season hills: 4/10 UK hills in spring and autumn. Wind, rain, and nights near freezing. Below this trip's minimum: needs rain protection 5+.
- Winter camp: 4/10 UK winter or high ground. Below freezing, strong wind, possibly snow. Capped at 4: needs the maker's 4-season rating and wind 7+.
- Weight: 5/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Budget three-season trips for two where the weight can be split
- Freestanding
- Yes
- Walls
- Double
- Sleeps
- 2
- Seasons
- 3-season
- Min. weight
- 1.96 kg
- Flysheet
- 1,200 mm
- Inner length
- 221 cm
Packed size 8.48 L, 48 cm long and 15 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
About one and a half 2-litre bottles long and about one and a half times as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Alpinetrek £152.96 In stock. Free delivery. Delivery time 5-7 working days. Free delivery from £85.
View at shop: AlpinetrekLD Mountain Centre £140 Out of stock. Standard UK delivery £4.99.
View at shop: LD Mountain CentrePrices checked 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 5/10How much it adds to your pack. This is the whole tent: two people sharing can split it. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
The listed minimum trail weight of 1.96 kg (2.21 kg packed) is in the 1.5–1.99 kg band.
Rain protection
From maker's figures 1/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 1: A real weak point.
Fly 1,200 mm is the 1,200–1,499 mm band, band 2 (3 out of 10), then one band lower because the floor is only 1,200 mm, under 2,000 mm.
Wind
Estimate from maker's specs: maker's season rating (fewer than 3 reviews about wind) 5/10How steady it stays in strong wind on open ground. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
No published review says how it copes with wind, so this is an estimate from the maker's season rating.
Space
From maker's figures 8/10Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 8: Clearly better than most.
221 x 137 cm inner = 3.03 m² ÷ 2 people = 1.51 m² each, in the 1.35–1.59 band; one door means one person climbs over the other.
Packed size
From maker's figures 6/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 6: A bit better than average.
Packs to 48 cm long x 15 cm across: 3.1416 x 7.5 x 7.5 x 48 = 8,482 cm³, so 8.48 L, in the 7–9.9 L band (This Expansive Adventure measured 55.8 x 15.2 cm, about 10.1 L, a band lower).
In short
Good for
- Budget three-season trips for two where the weight can be split
- A first tent that is easy to pitch: two crossed poles and freestanding
- Warm, buggy nights: the inner is all mesh and can be pitched alone
Strengths
- Freestanding two-pole dome with Quick Corners: simple to put up and move
- Inner is 100% mesh, so it works pitched alone on warm nights
- 68D polyester fly and floor, and a lifetime limited warranty from Kelty
- Integrated valuables pocket and organiser pockets
Weaknesses
- Fly and floor are only 1,200 mm, the lowest rain band
- One door and one porch: one of you climbs over the other
- Heavy and bulky for its size: This Expansive Adventure calls it one of the heaviest and bulkiest it tested
- Only one independent hands-on review found, so wind, pitching and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores
- Kelty's own site no longer lists it, so figures come from UK and US shop pages
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.