REI Half Dome Plus Tents (2012) vs Alps Mountaineering Tasmanian Tents

The REI Half Dome Plus 2-Person Tent (2012) was loved by reviewers at gearinstitute.com, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Best 2 Person Tents for Backpacking" roundup where it was named its "Ranked 2 out of 20", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Taking a look at the Alps Mountaineering Tasmanian 2-Person Tent, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - OutdoorGearLab and Switchback Travel - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We also performed a thorough REI Half Dome Plus 2-Person Tent (2012) vs. Alps Mountaineering Tasmanian 2-Person Tent review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Backpacking Tent, including OutdoorGearLab, preferred the REI Half Dome Plus 2-Person Tent (2012) over the Alps Mountaineering Tasmanian 2-Person Tent.

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the REI Half Dome Plus 2-Person Tent (2012) turned out to be most loved by OutdoorGearLab, which gave it a score of 9, whereas the Alps Mountaineering Tasmanian 2-Person Tent got its highest, 7, rating from reviewers at OutdoorGearLab.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the REI Half Dome Plus 2-Person Tent (2012) earned an average review score of 8.8 out of 10 points and the Alps Mountaineering Tasmanian 2-Person Tent received an average of 7.0, compared to the 6.2 average of Backpacking Tent in general.