Our current favourite backpacking shelter is TNF's Trail Lite 2-Person Tent. It's wonderfully spacious and offers a ton of useful features for backpackers, from extra headroom to clever pockets.

The packed tent is long and thin (Alpkit claims it packs down to the size of 1.5 ... this small space more useful for storing kit and keeping it dry. The Ordos 2 is described as a two-person ...

The best 1 person tents for backpacking will involve ... with plenty of headroom and a single overhead night light pocket. The porch is small and may be compromised if cooking in the rain.