This Nemo Blaze 2P tent review is about a great non-freestanding, 3-season, ultra lightweight, 2 lbs (907 grams) backpacking 30 square foot tent, that offers two doors and two vestibules.
In view of such a lightweight, it can be used as a solo tent as well.
- My rate: 8.7/10.
Best place to buy
- The best place regarding the price and shipping conditions is usually Amazon.com.
Description
Nemo Blaze 2P tent has one ultralight pole only, with an extra piece of pole crossing the main pole to keep the height, which you can see here on the right.
The tent comes with lightweight stakes. 2 mesh pockets are available on both sides, plus one pocket above the head where you can put the lamp.
Blaze 2P is a 2-layer tent, the canopy mesh implies a great breathability and reduces condensation.
In view of so lightweight materials, including the floor area, you might want to consider purchasing a separate footprint. It is available for both 2P and 1P models.
Technical specifications
- Minimum weight: 2 lbs 0 oz (907 g).
- 2 doors.
- 2 vestibules.
- Trail weight: 2 lbs 5 oz (1 kg 49 g).
- Packed size: 17 x 5 in (43 x 12 cm).
- Floor: 85 x 50 in (216 x 127 cm); 30 sq ft (2.8 sq m).
- Height: 40 in (101 cm).
- Vestibule area: 13 sq ft (1.2 sq m).
- Pole: 1 DAC 8.7 mm featherlight NFL.
- Material: fly fabric – extremely lightweight 7 D PeU nylon ripstop (1200mm); canopy – no-see-um mesh; floor – 20 D PeU nylon ripstop (1200 mm).
In spite of 2 doors and 2 vestibules, I rank this tent slightly below Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2 mainly because of the price.
Comparison with competitors
I have made a comparison table, which includes Nemo Blaze 2P and a few other tents presented in the site. This might help you in deciding what suits you bets. These are all freestanding tents for 2 people. Have a look:
| Nemo Blaze 2P |
Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 |
Big Agnes Fly Creek Platinum |
|
| Weight kg | 1.05 | 1.42 | 0.91 |
| Surface sq m | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Height cm | 101 | 107 | 96.5 |
| My rate | 8.7/10 | 8.8/10 | 8.7/10 |
As I said, Nemo Blaze 2P can be used as a solo tent, but Nemo has produced a separate solo version as well, see below.
Nemo Blaze 1 Person Tent
This is the same design and materials as the 2P tent, just modified for a soloist.
- To buy, check at Amazon.com.
Technical specifications:
- Minimum weight: 1 lb 12 oz (790 g).
- Trail weight: 2 lbs 0 oz (907 g).
- Floor: 84 x 30 in (213 x 76 cm); 18 sq ft (1.7 sq m).
- Vestibule: 6 sq ft (0.6 sq m).
- Height: 40 in (101 cm).
- Packed size 15 x 4 in (39 x 10 cm).
I rate it below Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1 type because of the price, smaller surface, bigger trail weight.
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Tar says
18/01/2016 at 6:48 pmGreetings Jovo. It is me, Tar again. Just to clarify, what do you really mean by non-freestanding? Because there is an ultralight pole provided?
Also, is there such thing called 3Ps? Maybe for a tent that accommodate a very large group?
Curiosity aside, I think cheap tent does not offer the quality mesh where people might feel uncomfortable inside relating to breathability.
Jovo says
18/01/2016 at 9:29 pmHi Tar, you are most welcome again. About freestanding, this means that you do not have to fix the tent to the ground by stakes. So you can pitch the tent on the rock or concrete. With non-freestanding this is not the case. I have one of that kind as well. So you put the tent on the ground, fix corners with stakes and then add poles and so on. Problem is if the ground is sand or rock, you cannot fix it.
As far as I know Blaze series is not made for 3 people, but Nemo has many other models for 3 or more, like Dagger, Losi, Bungalow, Wagontop, etc. As for the the mesh, well this is definitely not a cheap tent, all is high quality here, so the mesh is part of the package.