Lots of people get a dog after a breakup; I got a one-person tent. My ex and I had been traveling the west for a few years, comfortably camping in his dome-shaped, two-person North Face tent (and using his camping stove, water purifier and bear bag, I might add) when suddenly I found myself single, living in the Rockies, and with only a sleeping bag and sleeping pad to call my own when if came to camping equipment.
I needed a tent and I wanted something super packable and lightweight that was easy to pitch by myself, since there was a good chance my backpacking trips were going to be solo for a while. So I started exploring the world of one-person tents, and after a few weeks of researching I took the plunge on The North Face Stormbreak One-Person tent which promised to be light, easy to put up, breathable and waterproof, with room for me, my backpack and my non-existent dog.
