Nemo
Nemo Dragonfly Osmo 1P
Best use
- Made for
- Backpacking and wild camping
- Not for
- Winter mountain
Why these labels
- 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: 7/10 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. Capped at 4: 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: 8/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
One person who wants a freestanding three-season tent at about 1.0 kg
- Freestanding
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 1
- Seasons
- 3-season
- Min. weight
- 1.0 kg
- Flysheet
- 1,500 mm
- Inner length
- 224 cm
Packed size 4.75 L, 48.5 x 14 x 7 cm Compare with a 2-litre bottle
About one and a half 2-litre bottles long and a bit wider than one. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Alpinetrek £343.96 In stock. Free delivery. Birch Bud colour; Fog is £365.46.
View at shop: AlpinetrekUltralight Outdoor Gear £384.99 In stock. Free delivery. Page shows RRP £429.99.
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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 8/10How much it adds to your pack. This is the whole tent: two people sharing can split it. 8: Clearly better than most.
Nemo gives a minimum weight of 1.0 kg and 1.2 kg packed with everything. We band 1.0 kg, in the 1.0-1.49 kg band. Nemo's US-unit figure converts to 992 g, which would just reach the under-1.0 kg band, so it sits on the edge. Hardloop's 971 g and Ultralight Outdoor Gear's 1,151 g are shop figures that Nemo doesn't give.
Rain protection
From maker's figures 3/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Nemo gives both the fly and the floor as OSMO ripstop at 1,500 mm. The fly is in the 1,500-1,999 mm band, band 3 (5 out of 10), then 1 point comes off because the floor is under 2,000 mm. A shop's 2,000 mm floor figure is not Nemo's.
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 10/10Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 10: The best you can buy for this.
Nemo gives a 1.9 m² floor (224 cm long, 89 cm wide at the head and 81 cm at the foot) for one person, in the 1.6 m²+ band.
Packed size
From maker's figures 8/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Nemo's packed size is 48.5 x 14 x 7 cm = 4,753 cm³, so 4.75 L, in the 4-6.9 L band.
In short
Good for
- One person who wants a freestanding three-season tent at about 1.0 kg
- Solo trips where a 1.9 m² floor and 224 cm length give room for kit
- Spring to autumn camps on firm or rocky ground, where a freestanding tent helps
Strengths
- About 1.0 kg for a freestanding tent
- 1.9 m² floor and a 224 cm inner length for one person
- Packed 48.5 x 14 x 7 cm (4.75 L)
Weaknesses
- Fly and floor are both 1,500 mm, low for very wet ground
- At 1.0 kg minimum weight it sits at the edge of the 4 and 5 weight bands
- No independent hands-on review of the 1P found, so wind, pitching and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.