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Comparing Four Season Tents

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Awards Best Buy Award Top Pick Award Top Pick Award Editors' Choice Award Top Pick Award 
Price $690 List
$690.00 at REI		$860 List
$646.49 at Amazon		Check Price at Backcountry
Compare at 2 sellers		$1,125 List$699 List
$699.00 at Hyperlite Mountain Gear
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Pros Super strong, livable design, above average versatility, great pockets, reflective Kevlar guylines with camming adjustersHuge hooped vestibule, lighter for a double wall, durable design, easy to set up and take down, quality construction, does well in the rainStrong, spacious, great storage pockets, easy to take down and set upStormworthy, highly resistant to snow loading, pitches quickly from outside, great ventilation, multiple set-up configurationsExtremely lightweight, very packable, completely waterproof
Cons Heavier, pole sleeves aren't as quick to set up, more care must be taken while pitching the tentMediocre headroom, so-so weight, small interior doors, vestibule is hard to get taut, hard to attach rainfly to poles with glovesHeavy, bulky, could handle condensation better, low ceilingZippers are small and slightly harder to grab, less headroom than other modelsStakes and bug netting not included, not great in high winds, expensive for what you get
Bottom Line A popular pick among climbing circles, this model performs well and won't entirely break the bankA high-performing all-around 4-season tent that does most things well but isn't the absolute best at anythingProven on countless expeditions around the globe, whether climbing Denali, Everest, or being used as a base camping tent just about anywhereBuilt for the worst conditions but still light and packable enough to consider for summer mountaineeringAn ultralight mid, or pyramid tarp, that is outrageously lightweight and totally waterproof
Rating Categories The North Face Moun... MSR Remote 2 Mountain Hardwear T... Hilleberg Jannu Hyperlite Mountain...
Weather and Storm Resistance (30%)
9.0
8.0
9.0
9.0
7.0
Ease of Use (30%) Sort Icon
9.0
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8.0
8.0
Weight (20%)
6.1
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10.0
Quality of Construction (10%)
8.0
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Versatility (10%)
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Specs The North Face Moun... MSR Remote 2 Mountain Hardwear T... Hilleberg Jannu Hyperlite Mountain...
Minimum Weight (only tent, fly, poles) 7.87 lbs 6.97 lbs 8.60 lbs 6.17 lbs 1.20 lbs (fly only, Ultamid Insert would add 1.4 more lbs)
Floor Dimensions 86 x 54 in 87 x 55 in 85 x 64 in 93 x 57 in 83 x 107 in
Peak Height 41 in 43 in 38 in 40 in 64 in
Measured weight (tent, stakes, guylines, pole bag, stuff sacks) 8.50 lbs 7.13 lbs 9.09 lbs 6.87 lbs 1.49 lbs (without insert/tent body, stakes, or pole)
Type Double wall Double wall Double wall Double wall Single wall
Packed Size 7 x 24 in 7 x 20 in 8 x 24 in 6 x 20 in 8.5 x 6 x 5.5 in
Floor Area 32.0 sq ft 33.0 sq ft 40.0 sq ft 34.5 sq ft 63 sq ft
Vestibule Area 11.0 sq ft 22.0 sq ft 12.0 sq ft 13.0 sq ft N/A
Number of Doors 2 2 2 1 1
Number of Poles 4 2 (single spider takes place of two cross poles) 5 3 0 (use own trekking poles strapped together or tent pole sold separately)
Pole Diameter 9.5 - 13 mm 9.3 mm 10 mm 9 mm N/A
Number of Pockets Side: 6, ceiling: 2 Side: 2, ceiling: 0 Side: 6, ceiling: 2 Side: 4, ceiling: 0 0
Pole Material DAC Featherlite NSL Easton Syclone DAC Featherlight NSL DAC Featherlite NSL Green N/A
Rainfly Fabric 40D PU coated polyester 68D ripstop polyester 1800mm polyurethane & DWR 70D Nylon Taffeta 2000mm Kerlon 1200 Dyneema composite (DCF 8)
Floor Fabric 70D PU coated nylon 40D ripstop nylon, 10,000mm Durashield polyurethane, DWR 70D nylon taffeta, 10000mm 70D PU coated nylon None