The Kunai is a solid tent capable of providing shelter year round. Despite the strong design, a mix of lightweight fabrics keep the weight down for backpackers while good ventilation allows year-round use.

Nemo says:

Kunai™ is the most versatile tent on the market for backpacking year-round. It's truly in a category of its own, able to handle everything from hot and humid days in the trees to frigid temps and exposure high in the mountains. If you're outfitting for an adventure that will take you across many landscapes and through a wide range of conditions, there's no better choice.

The thoughtfully engineered frame design with top-shelf DAC poles and aggressively-tapered overall tent profile are built to shed wind, rain and snow. Few tents are this adept in every season in a package this compact and lightweight. For 2020, Kunai™ is updated with a reshaped entry area, higher volume vestibule, and larger convertible mesh panels on the sides of the inner tent.

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Nemo's Kunai 2P Tent is designed with a strong pole setup and shape that allows it to shed the wind and rain. It uses a range of lighter weight fabric to keep the overall weight down without sacrificing durability. It has really good ventilation to reduce the risk of the dreaded condensation and a bathtub floor to keep out moisture so it's well suited to changeable UK conditions. Although it is classed as a 3-4 season tent you would be able to use it in calm winter conditions. There are a few features that mean it would not stand up to the full winter conditions you'd experience in the Scottish Highlands but it would be fine for lowland conditions in England.

The Kunai has a good sized vestibule for this type of design so there's enough space for warm winter kit is you're taking it out in decent conditions. It has a good selection of storage pockets with some specifically designed for lights so you get a nice ambient light from the fabric. A nice little feature is the 'Divvy Sack', a set of two smaller storage packs that allows you to split the load equally if you're going with a partner.

- Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

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NEMO Information:

Both a backpacking and a mountaineering tent with a uniquely versatile 3-4 season design.
Tapered profile, aggressive brow pole, and wind-blocking inner tent keep you protected in extreme weather.
Dimension-Polyant sailcloth and a wind-blocking inner tent keep you protected from high winds and blowing snow.
Tub floor construction guarantees a dry tent no matter how wet the ground is.
Large door vent and zippered mesh windows allow for plenty of air flow.
Strut vent located on zipper flap allows multi direction air circulation.
Divvy™ Sack dual-stage stuff sack allows you to split the load with a hiking partner.
Overhead Light Pockets™ use special light-diffusing fabric to cast an even glow throughout the tent,
Gear Pockets™ at each corner offer both partners ample storage for personal items.

Our Specs

Flysheet weighs: 472g
Inner weighs: 772g
Poles weigh: 552g
Total weight: 1796g (excludes pegs & bags)
Pegs x 6 weigh: 106g
Tent bag weigh: 44g
Pole bag weigh: 14g
Peg bag weigh: 12g

Nemo Specs

Capacity: 2P
Use: 3-4 season
Door Quantity: 1
Vestibule Quantity: 1
Minimum weight: 3 lb , 14 oz / 1.76 kg
Packed weighs: 4 lb , 5 oz / 1.96 kg
Packed size: 19.5 x 6.5 in dia / 50 x 16 cm dia
Peak Height: 44 in / 111.76 cm
Floor Area: 26.0 sq ft / 2.4 sq m
Floor dimensions: 82 x 50/41 in / 208.28 x 127.635/104.14 cm
Vestibule Area: 8.0 sq ft / 0.7 sq m

Construction & Materials

Freestanding?: Yes
Frame: 1 Hubbed Aluminum DAC Featherlite® NSL 9.6+9mm pole / 1 Aluminum DAC Featherlite® NSL 9mm pole
Canopy: 20D Nylon Ripstop/ No-See-Um Mesh
Fly Fabric: 15D Sil/PeU Nylon Ripstop (1200 mm)
Floor Fabric: 30D PeU Nylon Ripstop (3000 mm)
Stuff Sack: Divvy Sack

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Review Summary - 5 out of 5 based on 1 rating.

January 22, 2021 | Osh

Absolutely love it. Well made and spacious

Used it about 4 or 5 times now, once in rain, once in strong wind and a couple of sunny days but all in cold weather. I was pleasantly surprised on the below points. 1. Easy to setup - very quick. Two poles which are connected in the middle swivel to make X, then you just slot in each corner and hook. 2. Sturdy. Guylines from inner tent goes through slit on the fly to be pitched. This makes the tent very robust even in windy conditions. 3. No condensation. I still do not know why, but I don't get any condensation in this tent. I make the inner tent windows open, and the ventilation open. Even then, I would expect some condensation, but every time I wake up, I am pleasantly surprised of not having any. On the negative side, I had to go and buy some extra pegs as it only contained 6. I think there are 13 or 14 loops in total, so if you want that really sturdy pitch, you have to get extra pegs and guylines. Also, you have to get the foot print separately. I tried pitching it with just the foot print and the fly, it works, but because you cannot put the third pole which goes across the front of the tent, you cannot get that space that you get with the inner tent. In any case it is a very well made, light tent that can easily accommodate two people.

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