What is the Hornet OSMO 1-Person Tent?
The Hornet OSMO is a sustainable refresh of the popular NEMO Equipment Hornet tent. This update uses a pioneering, high-performance fabric called OSMO, which is a lightweight poly-nylon composite made from 100% recycled yarns.
This innovative OSMO fabric offers excellent protection from the elements. It provides 4x longer water repellency, 3x less stretch when wet and a 20% increased tear strength than previous models. This recycled fabric is also free from harmful forever chemicals and is Bluesign® approved.
This ultra-lightweight and packable 1-person tent weighs just over 1kg and is made for solo adventurers looking for maximum livable space and comfort without compromising on the feature set.
This sustainable tent has been produced with minimal impact on people and the planet. Making this an excellent choice for more eco-conscious campers looking to reduce their environmental impact on their next adventure.
What is it made of?
Flysheet: The flysheet is made from OSMO™ ripstop 1200mm. A high-strength polyester nylon ripstop fabric that provides excellent waterproof protection with minimal weight.
Inner tent: The inner tent is made in a bathtub design from 15D OSMO™ nylon ripstop on the lower half and the base. The sides and the roof are made from a lightweight and breathable mesh.
Frame: The frame is constructed from a singular Y-shaped DAC Featherlite® NSL pole that runs over the top of the tent, made from 8.5 mm aluminium.
What are its features?
Construction: This tent is quick and easy to pitch, featuring a single Y-shaped pole which runs over the top of the tent. This pole is aided by small 'Flybar' clips which create a larger interior space by pushing the mesh outwards slightly. After you've connected the inner to the poles, simply pop the flysheet over the top and peg it all out. Job done! This can easily be done in 5 minutes with a bit of practice.
Entry: This compact tent has a single entry with easy-to-use one-handed tiebacks to maximise space. It also features a single vestibule, ideal for storing wet and bulky items.
Space: This lightweight tent has plenty of room for one person to sleep comfortably. It features a generous peak height of 98cm, offering roomy living quarters, ideal for cooking, reading and relaxing on a wet and windy evening.
Storage: A mesh Nightlight Pocket™ on the ceiling provides storage and also turns your head torch into a convenient lantern. This mesh pocket also filters out blue light and casts an even glow around your tent for a comfortable evening light level.
Ventilation: The inner mesh tent provides good breathability to the tent, even when fully zipped. However, ventilation can easily be increased by partially opening the door zip at the top, creating a vent to draw air into the tent and reducing condensation levels.
This fine mesh inner tent also helps to keep unwanted bugs and midgies out of your tent. It also features two different colour mesh panels, the sides use white mesh for greater privacy, while the top uses black if you fancy a little stargazing.
Guys, Attachments & Pegs: Guylines on the tent's corners have been specifically designed to provide more room around your feet/head and reduce condensation build-up on your sleeping bag. Whilst the flybar™ volumising pole clip offers extra space at head height and distributes fly tension more evenly.
Once you are ready to pack down, you will appreciate NEMO’s Divvy cube stuff sack. This allows you to split the load of your tent and pack it down even smaller in the stuff sack, creating more room in your backpack. You can then divvy the load between you and your friend, reducing your backpack's weight.
Additional extras: Add extra protection and extend the life of your tent with the NEMO Equipment Hornet 1 Footprint. Available to purchase separately, it adds just 150g of weight and protects the tent's floor from rocks, sharp items, mud and water.
Check out our current Star Buys when you add this tent to your basket for our special offers on additional extras.
Features
- High-performance, proprietary OSMO™ poly-nylon ripstop fabric has 4x better water repellency and 3x less stretch when wet.
- OSMO fabric is made from 100% recycled yarns that are PFAS-free and meet flame retardancy standards without the use of added chemicals.
- Patent-pending Flybar™ volumising pole clip adds more room at the head and distributes fly tension evenly.
- DAC Featherlite® NSL poles boast minimal weight and connect with a single hubbed intersection for a lightning-quick setup.
- Bluesign® approved floor material meets strict ecological and chemical requirements and has been produced with a minimum impact on people and the planet.
- Triangulated volumising guy-outs and struts at corners increase volume at the foot, protecting sleeping bags from tent wall condensation.
- Divvy Cube™ rectangular stuff sack allows you to still split the weight with your partner but stows more efficiently in your pack.
- Large doors and vestibules provide ample gear coverage for each person.
- Volumising guy-outs connect the inner tent to the rainfly, pulling the sidewalls outward to create more livable space.
- Single-handedly tie back the tent door with integrated Gatekeeper™ clips.
- White no-see-um mesh at the side increases privacy, while black mesh at the top turns virtually transparent at night for clear stargazing.
- Nightlight Pockets™ turn your headlamp into a tent lantern while removing blue light and casting an even glow.
- Included with this tent: Divvy cube stuff sack, Guy-out cord, and Stakes.