Hammock tents are a fun way to enhance and elevate—pun intended—your backcountry camping experience. These high-flying shelters are quick to set up, and keep you safe from animals and bugs. Beginners, fear not! Most hammocks are lightweight with suspension systems that make it easy to pitch your shelter in no time (sometimes even faster and more simply than a regular tent).
What is a hammock tent? A hammock tent is precisely what its name suggests: a hybrid between a hammock and a tent. It gives you the sleeping comfort that you get from lying in a hammock, along with the protection from the elements (and bugs) that tent camping provides to form a complete and lightweight shelter system.
For a full rundown of what features to look for in a hammock tent, how to pick the right one, and more, scroll past our top picks for the best hammock tents for a range of uses as chosen by our team of editors and contributors.
Field Mag's Top Picks
- Best Overall: Kammok Mantis All-in-One Hammock Tent
- Best Lightweight Hammock Tent: Hennessy Hammock Ultralite Backpacker Asym Zip Hammock
- Best Ultralight Hammock Tent: Kammok Mantis UL
- Best for General Camping: ENO JungleLink
- Best Tent That’s Also a Hammock: Crua Hybrid
- Best Lightweight Tent That's Also a Hammock: Kammok Sunda 2.0
- Best Lay Flat Hammock Tent: ENO Skylite Hammock
- Best Two Person Hammock Tent: Tentsile Safari 2-Person
- Best Full-Featured Budget Option: Klymit Sky Shelter
- Best Simple Budget Option: Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter XT
The 10 Best Hammock Tents Of 2024
Best Overall: Kammok Mantis All-in-One Hammock Tent
The three-season, lightweight Kammok Mantis All-in-One checks all the boxes for a quintessential one-person tent hammock. It has a connected no-see-um mesh bug net, rain fly, built-in pockets, and soft, comfortable and high-quality materials. The hammock itself is Kammok's proprietary and comfy ripstop nylon. Using a knotless suspension that includes two of the brand's patented carabiners, it has a remarkably easy setup process and tears down quickly, fitting into a compact bag for easy packability. Unlike many other hammock tent setups, the Mantis comes with everything you need to get camping, including webbing straps for hanging.
Weight: 2 lbs 12 oz (packaged weight); 1 lb 11.8 oz (trail weight)
Weight Capacity: 500 lbs
Price: $250
Best Lightweight Hammock Tent: Hennessy Hammock Ultralite Backpacker Asym Zip Hammock
With a minimalist, asymmetrical design for both the hammock and adjustable rain fly, the Hennessy Hammock Ultralite Backpacker Asym Zip offers both three-season protection and support for up to 200 pounds while weighing just under two pounds. An integrated ridgeline provides back support and structure, and the no-see-um mesh protects from bugs and increases ventilation. Another cool feature is that you can use your hiking or trekking poles to convert the hammock into a ground tent or lounge/chair.
Weight: 1 lb 15 oz (packed and trail weight)
Weight Capacity: 200 lbs
Price: $240
Best Ultralight Hammock Tent: Kammok Mantis UL
At 1 pound 3 ounces, the Mantis UL is lighter than Hennessy Hammock's Expedition Asym, but it's also $30 more expensive. If you're okay with that cost though, it's the lightest full hammock tent setup you can get, and includes everything you'll need to go camping, including an integrated rainfly and insect net, both of which you can remove when they're not needed (ultralight hikers can leave these at home for an even lower trail weight). This high-quality hammock tent also includes straps, stakes, and guy outs.
Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz (packed weight); 2 lbs (trail weight)
Weight Capacity: 300 lbs
Price: $270
Best for General Camping: ENO JungleLink
ENO aka Eagles Nest Outfitters helped make hammock camping a thing with its award-winning and wildly popular DoubleNest Hammock ($75). Stretching 10 feet long with an attached, canopy-like bug net that provides height and protection from insects, the Eno JungleLink adds to that design with a roomy interior and great structural support thanks to a lightweight, no-knots-needed integrated Helios suspension system. An eight-point DryFly rain tarp secures with included guylines and provides maximum coverage from rain and wind, and set-up and break-down is streamlined thanks to the integrated stuff sack attached to the end of the hammock.
Weight: 3 lbs 3 oz (packed weight); 2 lbs 15 oz (trail weight)
Weight Capacity: 300 lbs
Price: $210
Best Tent That’s Also a Hammock: Crua Hybrid
Designed to function as either an on-the-ground tent or a hangable hammock tent, the Crua Hybrid’s innovative and versatile design features a supported frame that will stay in place whether in the air or on the ground, anti-bug mesh for protection and breathability, waterproof flysheet, and reflective aluminium interior lining to regulate temperatures. Capable of being used year-round in all kinds of weather, it comes in one-person and twin sizes.
Weight: 5 lbs (trail weight)
Weight Capacity: 330 lbs
Price: $300
Best Lightweight Tent That's Also a Hammock: Kammok Sunda 2.0
The Sunda is another great tent-first-hammock-second that works well on the ground and in the air. It looks just like a typical backpacking tent—and weighs about the same as one at 4 lbs 3.5 oz, which is lighter than the Crua model above. But thanks to its innovative design, the Sunda can be pitched in midair without the addition of a complicated process. Then Sunda is a spacious two-person tent on the ground, but in hammock mode it's definitely more comfy for one. This duality makes it a good option for car camping since it'll work in any environment.
Weight: 6 lbs 2.5 oz (packed weight); 4 lbs 3.5 oz (trail weight)
Weight Capacity: 400 lbs
Price: $420
Best Lay Flat Hammock Tent: ENO Skylite Hammock
As compared to other hammock tents that use the standard hammock-like scoop hang, the ENO Skylite has a flat lay design, providing a mostly even, supported platform to sleep on for better ergonomic comfort (we say "mostly" because no hammock tent is going to be 100% flat). This is achieved through a unique framing system, using an aluminum spreader bar to stretch the hammock flat, while also allowing for a no-fuss setup. With an integrated bug net, it’s also extremely lightweight and is a great option for the camper who needs better ergonomic support.
Weight: 2 lbs
Weight Capacity: 250 lbs
Price: $170
Best Two-Person Hammock Tent: Tentsile Safari 2-Person
Made with heavy duty, UV-resistant materials that can support up to 880 pounds, the 2-Person Tentsile Safari uses a three-point anchor system to elevate the tent above the ground, with a unique floor calibration system to keep all areas and occupants equally supported. The built-in insect mesh canopy can be rolled away to create an open-air platform, or attached with a rain fly should bad weather hit. Ideal for weekend trips or as a basecamp, set-up is also straightforward and easy and there’s ample storage, with internal pockets and two underfloor nets. The same design is also available for three people.
Weight: 24.7 lbs
Weight Capacity: 880 lbs
Price: $819
Best Full-Featured Budget Option: Klymit Sky Shelter
Capable of holding up to 300 pounds, the Klymit Sky Shelter has a lay-flat hammock area that is protected from the elements with a rain fly that can either be cocooned around the hammock for storm protection, or stretched out to create shade. Combined with the sturdy fabric and customizable design options, it’s ideal for bare-bones, no frills weather protection on backpacking or camping trips.
Weight: 4.7 lbs (with rain fly and stakes); 2.9 lbs (hammock only)
Weight Capacity: 300 lbs
Price: $130
Best Simple Budget Option: Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter XT
The cheapest way to go hammock camping would be to forgo the integrated shelter and sleep in the open air if it weren't for Grand Trunk's Skeeter Beeter XT. The hammock has an integrated mosquito net with tent features including structure, thanks to collapsible aluminum poles, and a suspended gear loft. It won't keep you dry should it rain, and you can't remove the bug net, but its construction feels nice and roomy while some of the other options can be claustrophobic for some campers. The straps aren't included, but are only $20-$30 extra.
Weight: 2 lbs 2 oz (without straps)
Weight Capacity: 400 lbs
Price: $90
