ID MK1 Lite (or similar) users…

(QUOTE) How does this tent hold up in high winds? The profile looks low with shallow angle walls. Tall people, is the XL long enough for someone 6'1"? How does the tent manage moisture in very cold conditions? Are there any similar ptfe based tents? BTW, I like the single wall tent for its simplicity, and the ptfe idea for its durability. (QUOTE)

Holds up great in high winds. I am also 6'1" and you have to sleep on a diagonal or you will touch. It can ice up on the inside in very cold, still conditions, but a UCO candle can minimize that. Not really an issue with the fuzzy inner surface. I have owned two of them and got tired of setting the poles up on the inside, and no vestibule. They do have their place though, for mountaineering uses. They have a small footprint.

Hillebergs were and are easier for me, with built in vestibules.

Disclaimer – I am an authorized Hilleberg and I.D. retailer.

I have set myself up as a one man tent testing machine. I've spent all my play money on it and have somewhat obsessed. Unfortunately, I live in Georgia, and really have to struggle to find weather to challenge a 4 season tent. I'm not a dedicated ultralighter, but love this forum and pick up mucho information to lighten my load. I have the MK1 lite, the MK1 XL and the MK3, I have the vestibules for the latter two. I also have the Rab Summit Extreme and the Hilleberg Soulo and Jannu.

The ID MK1lite is too small for a guy 6'1". I'm 6' and have to sleep diagonally (as I do in the Rab). The XL and the 3 are long enough and both have vestibules, although that makes entering the tent a crawl on hands and knees. The door opening on the lite is also quite a bit lower than the other two, making it's entrance tricky, always catching the top of my noggin. The single walls I've listed I've had in very challenging conditions for moisture and they do great. Yes, I'll second the UMCO candle lantern, quite cozy.
I will also second Charles about the internal poles being a hassle, sitting on the ground, or back breaking stoop to set up. The Hillebergs are much easier. I found the Soulo to be too confining for me, and I was often up against wet inner tent material. I LOVE the Jannu. The interior is huge and LONG. The vestibule, though small, is adequate, since I usually through everything inside unless it's soaking.
Lot's of choices (I need to have a tent sale!)…..also have an EV-2 (!)
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