The inner is made from a mesh in its upper reaches, with a nearly opaque privacy mesh rising almost halfway up the sides. On the top of the inner, Nemo has used what they claim is a black mesh that turns virtually transparent at night for stargazing.

A last note on the inner – and another example of Nemo’s careful design thinking – is the placement of two stash pockets at either end of the inner, along with ‘Light Pockets’ at the roof. Place your head torch up here and the fabric will give your tent a diffused even glow like a lantern.

All of this stuffs into a nifty 50 x 14 cm ‘Divvy’ stuff sack. Split into separate compartments, this gives you the option to divide the inner and outer between you and a friend.

Tester’s Verdict

Jordan Tiernan, Outdoors Magic Staff Writer

“I took the Hornet 2P to the South Downs for a two night wild camping trip right at the end of lockdown – a great way to end three months confinement within the walls of my apartment. It turned out to be a great tent to see us through this trip.

“The first thing to mention is that I wouldn’t call this a roomy two person tent. There are far roomier two person tents out there, like the Big Agnes Copper Spur for instance. I was on the trip with my partner, so there weren’t any issues with us getting cosy (even after enduring lockdown together). I’d call this a roomy single person tent, or a cosy two person tent, and I think the 1.08kg weight represents this.

“The Hornet 2P is extremely quick and easy to pitch; just a single forked pole clicks into three corners at ground level, before you snap in five attachment points at the top. The fly is also a breeze to attach.

“Once up, the tent is fairly stable, even in strong winds. We did experience some pretty high gusts during one night, which were visibly flexing a corner of the forked pole quite substantially, but the pole would spring back to where it should be (until another gust hit).

“This didn’t cause an issue or concern as the tent remained upright throughout. Something that caused a little more frustration was the sound of the flysheet flapping in the wind – at some point it sounded like a jumbo jet was taking off behind us. I’m not sure if this flapping sound could be stopped, we ensured that we pegged the tent (and guylines) down properly, it was perhaps just one of those quirks the tent has.

“One final note on the ventilation – given the high winds we experienced over the two nights, ventilation felt very good. There was no condensation build up over night and you could really feel an increased airflow where the cutout in the fly sits at the top of the tent.

“All in all, I’ve been left impressed with the Hornet 2P. I’d certainly reach for it as our go-to ultra-lightweight two person tent for myself and my partner (I’d like something roomier if i were to go away with one of my OM colleagues though…) Seeing the effect the wind had on the tent, I’d certainly be a little more considerate as to where I pitch it in future I think.”