Tunnel tents or hoop tents, shaped like a half-cylinder, run a close second to dome tents in their volume-to-surface-area measurements. They often use fewer poles than domes, which gives them larger areas of unsupported fabric, but saves weight. Designers have also experimented with nearly every other possible design using continuous-arc poles, producing a wide variety of hybrids that fall somewhere between the basic dome and tunnel shapes. Many tents intended for summer use employ tunnel or hybrid designs.

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