Using a Hilleberg Anjan 3gt in winter

Exhaustive review here— http://www.trailspace.com/gear/hilleberg/anjan-2/#review25589 Have you used your Soulo or Keron in winter? If so, you know the pros and cons of a Hilleberg in cold weather. I do not own the Anjan but I've used the tunnel Nammatj many times in winter and have only one real complaint—The sloping foot end of the yellow inner tent often gets the footbox of my down sleeping bag wet with inside condensation. I think the Anjan has the same problem and it's most obvious on winter trips when there's inside frost or water. Hilleberg advises putting a rain jacket over the foot of your sleeping bag to deal with the angled foot ends of their tents—a poor solution in my opinion. So when you pay $650 for one of their tents, do they therefore also supply this rain jacket?? Nope. The inner tent length of the Anjan may say 86 inches but in fact you're really getting much less length when your winter down bag has 10 inches of loft atop a 3 inch Exped pad, throwing the footbox of your bag 10 to 13 inches up off the floor and right into the angled end fabric of the tent. Not good in freezing conditions with ample condensation.

Hi Walter, I have seen that review, it is indeed exhaustive, one thing to note is Hillie have lowered the outer like the reviewer had recommended. I am really happy with the Keron and Soulo for winter use. As mentioned this is not for full out winter conditions and only for a night or two, for longer trips with one or two folks I will take the Keron. Cheers,

Hi Stephen, I looked at the Anjan 3 non-GT this summer. I think it's a terrific shelter for areas in the country where winter equates to wind and rain as opposed to heavy snowfall. In Colorado as in Michigan, three season conditions are short-lived, and I decided the heavier Nallo would provide more utility in the shoulder seasons. If I lived further south and/or hiked primarily at a lower altitude, I wouldn't have hesitated. The space to weight ratio of the Anjan 3GT is phenomenal.