You and your backpacking buddy get along, but sharing a one-man tent is starting to get old. Buy yourself some extra space without picking up pounds with the lightweight Sierra Designs Flashlight 2 Two-Person Three-Season Tent, which combines a lightweight hybrid double- and single-wall design and a non-freestanding build to create a shelter that's seriously light, easy to set up, and dry when the weather turns ugly. The Flashlight has two eight-inch awnings over each large drop door (one for you and one for your buddy) to give you a dry space to cook comfortably in poor conditions, and the giant openings let the two of you enjoy the view from the comfort of your sleeping bags. A small vestibule on each side of the tent offers plenty of space for both of your backpacks and shoes, too, so you two don't have to climb over your gear when you go to bed.
Sierra Designs built the floor out of ripstop nylon for durability, the fly out of polyester taffeta to keep it light, and the body out of no-see-um mesh for ventilation and bug protection. This non-freestanding tent comes with a lightweight DAC Pressfit pole and two vertical poles for easy setup, and you can leave the vertical poles at home and substitute your trekking poles it you want to keep the ounces to a minimum. The Flashlight also comes with Sierra Designs' Nightglow headlamp illumination system, which lets you bathe your tent in gentle illumination using your existing headlamp.