ALPS Mountaineering Lynx 2-Person Backpacking and Camping Tent
Original price was: $159.90.$134.99Current price is: $134.99.
Price: $159.90 - $134.99
(as of Jun 28, 2025 09:05:19 UTC – Details)
The ALPS Mountaineering Lynx Tent is packed with high quality, top notch features. The Lynx, which has aluminum poles opposed to fiberglass poles, is very similar to our Taurus Tent series. The Lynx has more mesh than the Taurus, taking up half of the walls on each side allowing even more ventilation. The tent is an easy to set up, 2 pole rectangular dome style tent with pole clips that easily fit over the poles for quick assembly. ALPS has not cut any corners… between the factory sealed fly and floor seams, weatherproof fly buckles, 2 doors for easy entering and leaving, 2 vestibules for extra gear storage or weather protection, and extra-large #8 zippers, you’re sure to find everything you could want in a tent with our Lynx.
100% Polyester
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Easy Two-Person Tent Setup & Weatherproof: Free-standing 2-pole aluminum design for quick setup of this 2 person tent (Base: 7’6″ L x 5′ W, Center Height: 3’10”). Stay dry with 75D 185T Polyester fly & 75D 185T Taffeta Floor with 2000mm coating, plus sealed seams for superior weather protection in any outdoor tent conditions.
Spacious 2-Person Design with Dual Entry & Vestibules: Comfortable camping for two with two doors and two vestibules (20 sq. ft. area) for ample gear storage. Interior mesh pockets & gear loft offer excellent organization within this roomy camping tent.
Optimal Ventilation for Comfortable Camping: Half mesh walls maximize airflow and rainfly vents promote circulation, ensuring a breathable environment inside this 2 person tent, even at a light weight of 5 lbs. 13 oz.
Lightweight & Portable Two-Person Backpacking Tent: Weighs just 5 lbs. 13 oz. (Total) and packs to a compact 22″ L x 6″ D, ideal for backpacking trips as a portable outdoor tent for couples or friends
Durable Build & Premium Features: Sturdy 7000 series aluminum poles & large #8 zippers ensure lasting use for all your tents for camping needs. Includes weatherproof fly buckles for maximum adjustability and protection.
Customers say
Customers find this tent easy to set up and appreciate its spacious interior, accommodating two people comfortably. Moreover, the tent is well-constructed with strong poles and performs well in various conditions, handling multiple nights of rain and heavy dew while keeping contents dry. Additionally, customers praise its lightweight design and consider it good value for money.
8 reviews for ALPS Mountaineering Lynx 2-Person Backpacking and Camping Tent
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Original price was: $159.90.$134.99Current price is: $134.99.
Jennifer –
Great backpacking tent for two people
Just got back from a backpacking trip with this tent, I really liked how easy it was to set up and the simplicity of the deign. It has two pockets on the inside for small items and a mesh “shelf” at the top for a small lantern and other items. Nice that it has two doors, though we didn’t use this feature, I can imagine it’ll come in handy in the future. I bought the matching footprint, and one great feature of this tent is the bag is roomy enough that there was space for the footprint to be packed with the tent in the same bag. Zippers all worked well, everything seems to be high quality and should last a long time. It came with nice heavy-duty tent posts.No rain or wind on this trip so I can’t speak for the weatherproofing, but I liked that I was able to close the top vents in the rain cover without leaving the tent by unzipping at the top of the door and reaching a hand out.This tent fit me and my 12 year old son comfortably with our extra clothes. Packs and everything else stayed outside. We are both about 5 ft, so if you are taller, you would have less space for your stuff, but it is a true 2-person tent.
Paul Luther –
Great Tent, Hate the Carry Bag -too tight!
Great product, hate the carry bag or whatever it is you call it, package. What is it with companies, and this isn’t the only one, that makes a pretty good product then ruins it, or at least makes a lot of negativity by providing a package that only the original manufacturer can fold the tent properly (they know how to do it and it’s a trick.) so it fits back inside. Too dang snug when you get it, and guaranteed not to fit from then on without cramming and a lot of cuss words trying to get that 5 gallon hat filled with 10 pounds of….. Yah, it’s irritating. Maybe provide a little instruction about the best way to fold their product – there are a lot of ways it can be done. When I hear of a company that actually provides a package that a real human can easily pack, I’ll buy their product even if it’s crap. That’s how frustrating it is every time I gotta pack the dang thing. Doesn’t make for a loyal customer if the company (any company) is reading this. Oh, about the tent, great tent! It’s worth the money.
Rdwilliams –
Great deal for a budget
I purchased this tent because I wanted a cheap, good, backpacking tent. I’m not ready to spend over 300.00 for a tent, even over 150.00. I mostly just car camp, but I have taken the tent on a short backpacking trip. I have had it for almost a year, and it gets a good amount of use. It is rare that I go on a trip and am not camping. A few things:- The floor is, indeed, not one whole piece of fabric. There is a seam that runs across width wise. It is taped. So far it hasn’t been an issue at all.- The floor is thin. It is the same thickness as the walls.- The tent does NOT come with a ground cloth. That is easily enough remedied. Make sure to check the floor dimensions.I was camping for about 6 months without a ground cloth. I would honestly probably still not have one at this point if I hadn’t been given one. The tent is dry as a freaking desert. I spent a week in Florida, four days of all day, constant rain, and never got a drop inside. Downpours in the Blue Ridge Mountains; bone dry. The floor is completely waterproof, even with the seam and no ground cloth. With the floor being so thin, I was more worried about small rocks punching holes in the floor, but it never happened. I would definitely get a ground cloth.The tent poles are aluminium, which makes them light. Their ends have a little lip so they fit in the grommets on the corners of the tent and don’t slip out. If you unscrew the tips, you can replace the bungee inside. The corners of the rain fly have the male end of a buckle and clips into the corners of the tent. You can loosen or tighten the rain fly with them. The size is nice. I am comfortable by myself. There’s plenty of room for one person and their gear inside. Two people fit perfectly well with their gear in the vestibules. I find the tent incredibly cozy. For someone over 6’3″ it might be a little small length wise. I’ve camped in this tent in all four seasons (in the south east), from 90s to 30s. Without the fly it breaths well. With the fly on heat get trapped inside, which is super nice in the winter. There is a very noticeable difference in temperature between outside and inside the tent. Some of the features this tent has can be found on higher quality tents, like the corners having webbing straps with grommets and the buckles for the fly. The tent is a little bit of a higher dome compared to higher quality backpacking tents, which means it does catch the wind more. There are loops on the tent where you can attach more tie downs. It comes with some extra line for tie downs at each side, but I don’t ever use them. Unless you are in some serious weather you won’t need them. It does weigh more then an ultralight backpacking tent, but it’s pretty obvious by the price that it does. I don’t have the budget for an ultra light, but this tent would work perfectly fine for backpacking if you don’t mind an extra few oz. I can fit the tent and fly into a small Sea to Summit compression bag. I haven’t tried to fit the ground cloth in there, but I know it’ll fit too. It’s not an easy stuff, but it can be done.Overall, I am really pleased with this purchase. For under 100.00 its a great little tent. Until you want to get an ultralight or a high quality tent, I don’t see the point in spending the money on a tent more expensive than this.Update 7/10/18:Well, the floor of the tent let some moisture in. We were in the Appalachian mountains and moisture soaked through. I sprayed the floor down with silicon waterproofing spray, so well see how it does. Haven’t used it in wet conditions yet.
Sałata –
Tent floor should be stronger material, lame to be honest.
Vinny –
Tested the tent and was easy to setup. The made quality looks fine. Yet to test in wet and windy weather.
MOHAMED SALEM ALKAABI –
Very nice and good qualityIt takes about 5 min to make it 2 personVery light wightVery Good quality vs priceGood ventilation all overall the tent
JM –
Fantastic, budget option for a tall man. I’m 6’3 and took me a long time to find something spacious, relatively lightweight and not expensive. Highly recommended!
Kapkoti –
I liked the messing on the tent. This tend comes with 80% messing which is very good for camping under a clear sky. I enjoyed one full moon night under this tent. I could see the moon and stars moving all the night. The mess also prevents speed wing and allow only required amount to come inside. The pickets are not strong as they bend on a little hard surface.It is a global item so i payed double the amount. But no tent comes with this much messing on it.