3F UL Lanshan 2 Pro Backpacking Tent Review
Affordability is where the 3F UL Lanshan 2 Pro ($190) really distinguishes itself in the ultralight, performance-driven tent market. That’s not its only calling card, though—it also offers generous interior space and a build that has proven more durable than expected. That said, it’s heavy for a single-wall tent and particularly prone to condensation build-up. Even with those trade-offs, the value proposition is hard to ignore.
Weight & Packed Size
Space & Livability
Ease of Use
Weather Protection
Durability
Sustainability
Packaged weight
2 lb. 4.5 oz.
Minimum Weight
1 lb. 15.8 oz.
Design Type
Trekking-pole shelter
Floor Area
29.7 sq. ft.
Floor dimensions
90.5 x 47 in.
Peak height
49.2 in.
Floor Fabric
20D nylon
Capacities
1, 2P
Pros
Cons
3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 Pro
Editor's note: The current Lanshan 2 Pro Gen2 introduces several updates over the Gen1 version we tested, including waterproof zippers, a silpoly fabric option, updated vestibule hooks (from plastic to titanium), and reinforced trekking-pole attachment points. It also features an updated interior to better direct condensation outside the tent, along with nylon panels at the head and foot. We have the Gen2 out for testing and will report back ASAP.
The Lanshan 2 Pro has a packaged weight of 2 pounds, 4.5 ounces, with the tent body alone coming in at 1 pound, 15.7 ounces. For a single-wall ultralight trekking-pole tent, that puts it on the heavier side. By comparison, the single-wall Gossamer Gear The Two has a tent body weight of 1 pound, 8 ounces, while double-wall options like the Durston X-Mid weigh 2 pounds, 2 ounces, including all components. Against these designs, the Lanshan comes with a clear weight penalty, even with its single-wall construction.
Luckily, it still packs down small. The 3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 Pro stuffs down to roughly the size of a 1-liter Nalgene bottle—about 13.7 by 5.9 inches—which has been a major advantage for my husband and me. We’ve taken this tent all over the world, including backcountry trips to New Zealand, Peru, Bolivia, and across the U.S., from coastal routes to desert and mountain environments. Because we often mix backpacking with time in cities and cultural sightseeing, space inside our packs is always at a premium. The Lanshan’s compact packed size has made that kind of travel much easier.
The packed size contrast really stood out compared to other backpacking tents we’ve used. Our old North Face Tadpole 2 was 1.6 ounces lighter but took up nearly twice as much space in my backpack. We’ve also used the Six Moon Designs Haven, which weighed 2 ounces more and packed into two separate one-liter stuff sacks (one for the fly and one for the inner tent body), while the Lanshan compresses into a single, smaller package that’s easier to manage when space is tight.
The Lanshan is genuinely spacious for an ultralight backpacking tent. It has a rectangular floor that measures 90.7 by 47 inches, offering 29.7 square feet of floor space and a tall 49.2-inch peak height. Among trekking-pole tents, it’s exceptionally roomy, with one of the tallest peak heights available and, after the X-Mid (33.2 sq. ft.), one of the largest floor areas. On paper, it clearly prioritizes interior space.
On the trail, there was more than enough room for our sleeping pads, and both my husband and I had plenty of space to move around when sharing the tent. We could keep our backpacks inside with room to spare, and when I use the Lanshan solo, I’m able to do yoga inside. On winter trips, we’ve even fit four smaller people inside comfortably to sit and play cards, which says a lot about its overall volume.
The generous layout also makes day-to-day use easier. There are two large vestibules—one on each side—so I can get in and out of the tent without crawling over my partner, and we each have our own side for gear. Compared to my Tadpole, the difference is huge. That tent had a single front entrance, a lower peak height that didn’t allow me to sit up straight, and just one small vestibule. It barely fit two sleeping pads, which meant most of our gear ended up crammed outside. With the 3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 Pro, having distinct personal space feels like a major upgrade.
Interior organization is one area where the Lanshan shows its limitations. There’s only a single pocket, located on one of the short ends of the tent. I rarely used it, partly because it isn’t near the doors—where my hands naturally reach in other tents like the Haven—and partly because our gear often ended up covering it.
Trekking-pole tents can sometimes be difficult to set up, but the Lanshan is straightforward to pitch and never felt intimidating to me. I start by laying the tent flat on the ground, staking out the corners, then inserting my trekking poles into the peak corners just outside the doors. From there, I stake out the vestibules and make final adjustments to the cords and guylines. Takedown is simply the reverse of the process.
Despite not being mechanically minded and generally struggling with things like instructions or assembling furniture, I found the setup process super easy. That said, how long it takes depends on the terrain: on good dirt, I can have the tent up in under five minutes. In rocky areas where stakes are harder to place, it takes longer, as I have to build small rock stacks to hold the guylines in place.
Compared to other ultralight tents I’ve used, the Lanshan is much simpler. The Haven felt more cumbersome to set up, largely because of its double-wall design that requires pitching both the fly and the inner body. I had a similar experience with the non-Pro, double-wall Lanshan 2, which also involved more fiddling because of its two-layer setup. Like most trekking-pole shelters, it takes some practice to dial in tension compared to freestanding tents, but the weight savings made that learning curve feel well worth it.
The Lanshan I tested features a silnylon canopy paired with a PU-coated nylon floor, and weather protection is its weakest area overall. I’ve used this tent extensively across the U.S. and abroad, so it’s seen a wide range of environments. Condensation is a consistent issue, and there are clear limits to how much weather it can handle comfortably.
Those limits became especially apparent during a kayak backpacking trip on the Abel Tasman Trail in New Zealand. On two nights, we made the mistake of pitching the tent on flat ground during a rainstorm, which allowed water to pool underneath and seep up through the floor. We ended up using a kayak tool to siphon water out. Better campsite selection would have helped, but the experience highlighted how the floor can be overwhelmed in sustained wet conditions.
In lighter to moderate rain, the 3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 Pro performs much better, especially when pitched cleanly with smooth, taut walls on all sides. In windy conditions, the tent stayed upright when we nailed the pitch, but when the tensioning was off, it did blow over during very blustery days. The tent also doesn’t come seam-sealed. You can pay 3F UL $35 for factory seam sealing or tackle it as a DIY project—we decided to seal it ourselves.
Overall, this isn’t the tent I’d choose if I were expecting extreme weather. In those situations, I’d opt for a freestanding, double-wall design. For most conditions, though, the single-wall trekking-pole setup has done the job.
After hundreds of nights of real-world use, durability is one of the Lanshan's strongest qualities. The tent is built with a 20-denier silnylon fly and a 20-denier PU nylon bathtub floor, and those materials have held up far better than I initially expected, given how lightly built it feels.
We’ve slept in this shelter for over 300 nights all across the world, and the only damage to the tent body was a small hole in the mesh, caused by a mouse that decided to investigate a snack wrapper we forgot to put away. Beyond that, the tent has proven extremely reliable. The seams never failed, the zipper never broke, and all of the guylines remain intact despite years of heavy backpacking use.
Compared to my REI Co-op tents and my Haven—which, on paper, should be more durable thanks to its thicker 30-denier silnylon floor—the Lanshan actually feels higher quality. It’s not going to match the toughness of a Dyneema shelter, but out in the field, it consistently proved that its materials and construction can stand up to long-term, demanding use.
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Condensation was a major issue with our 3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 Pro. As with most single-wall tents, some condensation is expected, but it felt particularly pronounced here. The tent does include some features to help with breathability—mesh panels at the tops of the doors, vents near the foot and head ends, and peak vents—but those only work well if the tent is pitched just right. If the vents aren’t adequately exposed, condensation builds up quickly.
That became especially noticeable in cold, humid environments. On Peru’s Huayhuash Circuit, beads of condensation collected on the inside walls and soaked our gear. We woke up on the second day to find our camera sitting in a puddle of water, and it never quite worked the same afterward. Even on nights when we felt like we’d nailed the pitch, there were still mornings where we had to wipe down the tent walls with a towel before we could safely sit up without getting wet.
In extreme cases, condensation turned into something more dramatic. Again in Peru, at an elevation of nearly 4,500 meters, we woke up to snow lining the ceiling as the cold froze the moisture inside—we were able to scoop out a double-fist-sized snowball from inside the tent. By contrast, we never experienced anything like this with our Haven, which features all-mesh doors and a double-wall construction.
The Lanshan keeps things very simple. It’s a bare-bones, single-wall design with one interior pocket on one short end of the tent, plus two large vestibules for storing gear outside. Beyond that, there aren’t many extra features.
That minimal approach didn’t feel like a drawback for us. The simplicity is very much the point, and it delivered exactly what we were looking for. If you want more built-in storage or organization, the X-Mid 2—while slightly more expensive—offers additional pockets and gear loops, but the Lanshan’s stripped-down design suited our needs well.
Durston X-Mid 2 ($319): A Step Up in Quality and Price
While more expensive than the Lanshan, the X-Mid 2 still feels reasonably priced and is a clear upgrade. It weighs 2.5 ounces less, and its double-wall design, full-mesh side doors, and adjustable peak vents all do a better job of managing condensation. The X-Mid also improves on the Lanshan’s already roomy interior. Although its ceiling is 1.2 inches shorter, the location of peak height is closer to your head, making for an easier time sitting up, and you gain 3.5 square feet of floor space. Setup is more straightforward, too, requiring a minimum of four stakes instead of six. The Lanshan’s 20-denier fabric is thicker than the X-Mid’s 15-denier high-tenacity silpoly, but only the latter comes seam-taped. While the X-Mid will set you back over $100 more, it’s the better ultralight tent overall.
Six Moon Designs Haven ($375): More Cash for Less Interior Space
It’s hard to match the rock-bottom price of the Lanshan, but the Six Moon Designs Haven’s sub-$400 cost is still reasonable, especially when many ultralight tents cost twice as much or more. The Haven features a double-wall construction that largely eliminates the Lanshan’s condensation issues, a thicker floor (by 10D), and a more intuitive organizational layout with two door-side pockets. Unfortunately for the Haven, the double-wall design also makes it more complicated to pitch and adds 2.2 ounces. It doesn’t do the interior any favors, either. The Haven drops the peak height by 4.2 inches, and its floor and width dimensions are also tighter. Unless the condensation issue is a deal-breaker, we recommend sticking with the Lanshan—your wallet will certainly thank you. For more, read our review of the Haven.
The Lanshan 2 Pro’s standout trait is its affordability—its price is basically unheard of for a “standard” performance-oriented backpacking tent, let alone an ultralight shelter. It’s also surprisingly durable and roomy, but at the same time quite heavy for its condensation-prone, single-wall design.
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Durston is one of the buzziest players in the ultralight space right now, and the X-Mid shows why. While its weight and packed size won’t turn heads, this tent’s distinct layout, comprehensive feature set, and thru-hike-ready construction turn heads at a price that undercuts many of the big names in the category.
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The Haven’s double-wall design helps keep moisture at bay and can be reconfigured to meet your specific needs, and it falls on the category’s more affordable side. Setup can be tricky, though, and we have some qualms about its build quality, livability, and weight for a trekking-pole shelter.
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Is the Lanshan 2 Pro for You?
The 3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 Pro makes the most sense for budget-minded backpackers who want something simple, straightforward, and inexpensive. It’s not as waterproof or as durable as a Dyneema shelter, and it isn’t the lightest trekking-pole tent available, but it offers a lot of livable space and has proven durable enough to hold up over the long run. There are better-performing models on the market, but for the price and what you get, the Lanshan is an attractive budget option in the UL space.
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