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Scored 9.2. Best overall backpacking tent of 2026.
Scored 9.0. Water boiling in 100 seconds, every time.
Scored 8.9. The headlamp Grant stopped replacing.
Scored 9.0. Four inches of air and a warm R-value.
Scored 8.8. Livable, light, and the sag problem is solved.
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