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Looks like Nemo has broken new ground with the Morpho AR 3-season tent. With the Morpho AR, they've done away with a central aspect of traditional tents, eschewing traditional tentpoles for "airbeams", an inflatable, highly durable alternative.

A feat of design, the Morpho AR is lightweight, roomie, and amazingly easy to set up. Forty feet of floor space is kept completely rain-free (no matter how hard the downpour) as well as condensation-free with efficient venting. At 4.8 pounds, you might wonder if you forgot to pack it.

The set-up was quick and easy, as well-the first time I set it up, I had the thing up in about two minutes. And as proof that the people at Nemo use their product, they've added one of the best features I've ever seen in a tent: the ability to set it up from the inside. The airbeams can be inflated from inside the tent, and as a guy who's set up his share of tents in miserable weather, I can't say enough about how great this is. Details like that as well as other, smaller details like the Lightpocket (which distributes light from a headlamp evenly thoroughout the tent) show that Nemo isn't just about wild innovation-they do the little things right as well.

I'd heard a lot about the Morpho AR before I tested it, but I was still skeptical about the airbeams. I mean, how sturdy could an inflatable tent be? Very sturdy, apparently. Once inflated, the airbeams are extremely rigid-they feel a lot more secure than any tentpoles I've slept under. And if you're worried about how well it perfoms in windy conditions, Nemo's got you covered: they strapped a Morpho AR to the roof of a car and took it for a ride. Take a look for yourself.

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