REI Half Dome Plus Tents (2012) vs Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL Tents Solution Dye (2020)

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.

As for the Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL 2-Person Tent Solution Dye (2020), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at sectionhiker.com, OutdoorGearLab, and Switchback Travel enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We also performed a thorough REI Half Dome Plus 2-Person Tent (2012) vs. Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL 2-Person Tent Solution Dye (2020) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Backpacking Tent, including OutdoorGearLab and sectionhiker.com, preferred the REI Half Dome Plus 2-Person Tent (2012) over the Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL 2-Person Tent Solution Dye (2020).

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 Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL 2-Person Tent Solution Dye (2020) got its highest, 8.7, rating from reviewers at sectionhiker.com.

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 Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL 2-Person Tent Solution Dye (2020) received an average of 8.4, compared to the 6.2 average of Backpacking Tent in general.