Are you canoe tripping in the Boundary Waters? Portages? How weight conscious are you?
I do a lot of canoe trips in the Adirondacks and Algonquin. I have in the BCWA too but it’s been awhile. Anyway very used to bugs and rain.
I just got a Seek Outside LBO with the 3 piece vestibule and the inner nest. This gives me a lot of versatility because if I want to be super light I don’t bring the bug net or a pole and I’m right around a pound for a huge shelter. I saw a pole to length at camp or use my paddle as the pole. For some reason the tipi alone reduces bugs quite a bit. Then if I’m less weight conscious or I know the bugs will be extra ridiculous I bring the nest which has a bathtub floor and bug netting.
The only two things that I don’t love right now is 1. if you are sleeping two in the nest (significant others only it is super tight) there is only one zipper so one person has to crawl over the other person and 2. the condensation can get a little annoying. I’m working on reducing the condensation by lifting the tipi higher to increase airflow but I haven’t gotten out to test it yet.
Another cool thing about the LBO is you can buy extension pieces and put a stove in it for a multi-person winter setup.
If you want to go the tent route Big Agnes and Nemo makes some right around 2 pounds. Being in the trees makes wind less of an issue so you don’t need a heavy duty tent. But they have a lot less space so for canoe trips I pair a tent with a large tarp (10'x10' minimum) that’s where I store my gear and cook/hang out in the rain. That gives me a lot of shelter options for 3 pounds.
TarpTent Rainbow or the like. Huge 40" x 88" floor and mine is less than 2 lbs.
I run a big Agnus copper spur 2. Light weight, can also fast fly and save a pound.
Used this the past two seasons and it performed perfect. It’s a permanent part of my setup.
Mark
From personal experience and if you are going with a double wall tent to avoid condensation problems,MSR Hubba Solo is a very good option right at 3 lbs including a footprint. I had a Big Anus Copper Spur HV UL 1 set up next to MSR at home and it seems like the materials BA uses are a bit flimsy and the footprint does not fit the tent good. My BA SLX sleeping pad was extremely noisy in a BA tent and hardly any noise in MSR tent.
If you decide to go with a Hubba Solo,buy it now since you won’t see current low prices again until next fall.
Backcountry has it for $245 plus footprint and you can get 8% cash back if you purchase it through ActiveJunky.