About: TENTS

Here's my 2 cents on the tents.. per my experience and talking to few experienced mountaineers -- Hilleberg makes some of the best, most lightest, and strongest tents, and at the same time super easy to pitch..

We were camping on a glacier in Patagonia, and my team reached the camp site quite late.. by the time we reached it was raining like crazy accompanied by super strong winds.. We were still able to pitch our 3-man hilleberg tent in this weather super easy, and it was warm and dry inside the tent..

Here's a link to the tent we used:

http://www.hilleberg.com/home/produc...nammatj2gt.php

Another advantage of this tent is it's vestibule.. Super easy to setup stove system and cook food.. I love this tent!

All of above said, I own a 2-man REI 4 season dome tent. I have used it a couple of times until now but not in any extreme condition.. It's held up well.. Following is the link:

http://www.rei.com/product/739354/rei-mountain-2-tent

What do you guys think of this one?
http://www.boll.cz/index.php?lang=en...&categoryID=22
Its being offered to me for 16k, which is a good deal of money for me! :-)
Anyone has any other options...I preferably need a 3-4 season 2 persons tent, not too heavy, not too difficult to set-up.
I don't mind spending so much if it is terribly good and is gonna last me a life-time since such expenses are more of an investment. But if there are any other options which are as good but are slightly less expensive, I wouldn't mind considering them too!
Thanks. Cheers!

its definitely a dome tent.

Hi Cliffhanger,

Please do correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the construction of the T2 Ultralight Pro quite different than that of an usual dome tent?



BTW, found a nice video for the Quechua T2 Ultralight Pro..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZePxg1ZqCs

Both T2 and T3 Ultralight Pro are tunnel (aka hoop) tents, not dome. To be precise, T2 Ultralight Pro is a single-hoop tent, while T3 Ultralight Pro is double-hoop.

However, the blue tent in the pic above (Quechua T2) is a basic dome tent.

Btw, a dome tent doesn't necessarily mean great. Strongest construction would be a geodesic-dome, however those are heavier. Tunnels can be quite strong and wind-resistant too. It's a matter of choosing the right balance of intended use, cost, materials, strength and weight.

I pitched my T2 near Ghangaria Helipad during my recent Trip to VOF ... It was so easy to pitch and had enough space for two .... A wonderfull VFM tent

Hi Lonelywanderer,
This is the Quechua Arpenaz T2 right? I found a video of how to rig this tent and the packed tent looks quite long.....don't you find it difficult to pack this in your rucksack while travelling?
The T2 Ultralight Pro comes with a small compression bag which makes the packed tent sized like a sleeping bag, small enough to fit the bottom of a rucksack.
Do you face any inconvenience while packing it?

Hi VKO,

Thanks for explaining.

Hi Srikant.c
I carry it in its own bag. which is almosta size of a bolster and wt. is 2 kg.
As I generally travel in my own car its not at all a problem.

I'm looking for a 4 season tent within a budget of rs 15,000 that's available in India. Can anyone recommend any outlet selling these? It just needs to withstand heavy snowfall, wind and rain. Any suggestions or recommendations? Please help.