Hilleberg Tent thread

[Stephen M]

Nice one Aaron,

Are you using it solo?

I was pleasantly surprised by the Anjan 3GT, as mentioned above I got it for trips with my wife or a buddy.

After speaking with Hilleberg they confirmed the outer had been lowered a bit since it release. Also another interesting note is the outer door zip on the GT version is fully covered by the pole sleeve.

[Aaron]

Thanks Stephen.

It is generally used as a two person shelter for my girlfriend and I, but I decided to use it during this bikepacking trip because of rain in the forecast. That, and I just love the tent. Quite a large amount of space, the yellow inner is pretty cheery on cloudy days, and it fits in my handlebar bag.

We generally take all our trips together, so it will be a tossup as to whether we use the Anjan or our supermid. I can see using the supermid for all backpacking trips (when we are using trekking poles) and the anjan for when we're biking.

[Stephen M]

Thats interesting you are using it for 2 wheeled trips, if you to do any bike repairs in the rain you
could pitch the outer by itself.

I am looking forward to trying it out next week as we were away in the ADK all week
and did not bring it with us.

Is this your first Hilleberg Aaron?

[Brandon Richards]

@stephen billings Thanks for the informative response. Yea I totally understand the cost of those Cuben fiber shelters, given the relative exclusivity of the material. I can imagine if you had a full tent like one of the hillebergs built out of that stuff it would cost a small fortune. And, Looking at that Big Agnes tent I could also see the comparative structural advantages, at least of at least the Hilleberg Tara (black label) for an extra $300 dollars. However, structurally speaking, I would question the Nammatj line under heavy snow loads. Reading through this post it seems others have had sagging issues with that tent.

Anyhow, I don't mean to hijack this thread with gear questions, was just hoping to understand the brand a little better. Having multiple options is most definitely a good thing!

[Stephen M]

Questions are good Brandon :-)

If you get a chance to visit a Hilleberg dealer
you should check them out.

[Stuart .]

Take a look at Roger Caffin's series on tunnel tents. He does a better job than any of us describing the pros and cons:

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/tunnel_tents_part1.html

[Brandon Richards]

Awesome article! After reading that, and watching some of the videos of those Hillebergs on Youtube I'm pretty much sold hahaha! 85MPH winds!!! WOW!

[Eric Osburn]

I've had my Kaitum 3 in 55mph+ winds and it was rock solid. Very impressive tents.

[Stephen M]

The Kaitum 3 is by far my all time favourite tent.

[Stephen M]

Aaron,

Any issues at all with the lack of vents on the Anjan?

I was hoping to try mine this weekend but the two other going had to bail out.

[. Ellobuddha]

Finally starting to get a little bit

[. Ellobuddha]

Wilkinsons Creek

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[Stephen M]

Very nice,

Is that a Jannu and Nammatj GT?

I am surprised how much the Jannu looks likean Unna from the back.

[. Ellobuddha]

Yep a Jannu and a Nammatj 2 GT. The Jannu is mine and the Nammatj is my friends – it was his maiden trip out with it. Its a really nice tent and roomy. It was a lot noisier than the Jannu in the wind though. However I think that was some pitching issues as well. The Jannu is just bombproof.

[Stephen M]

The Nammatj does look like its a bit crooked, but not by much.

Were you able to measure the wind speed at all?

[Roger Caffin]

A dusting of snow by mid-June? Not promising!
We have camped many times in the Wilkinson Creek bowl – with lots of snow. Many years ago…

Cheers

[Chris Wiewiora]

Snow cover isn't looking good :

On a more positive note, my Hilleberg Nammatj 2 arrived today.

[Ken Larson]

I'm curious the "KIND" of footprint material you owners use with the Hilleberg tents OR do you forget them since the floor material is a bit more "bomb proof" to that other BP tents……… and it increases the weight of your shelter component?

[Stephen M]

I only ever use mine when car camping or with a pulk.

[. Ellobuddha]

It wasnt very windy at all. Less than 20knots.

As far as footprint goes. I have the Hille footprint but rarely use it due to weight unless I know there will be really poor ground. I generally dont bother with one or I will use a Zpacks cuben floor. Its way to big for the Jannu vestibule but I can fold it up as required.

I think Kozi should get a decent dump tomorrow hopefully. Planning on getting back up there next weekend.

[Stephen M]

Folks,

Just came across this video.

I highly recommend watching it.

[Eric Blumensaadt]

Just placing crossing poles inside the AKTO and ENAN may help them become "improved" for winter snow loads or wind loading at any time.

[Ken Thompson]

Hilleberg introduces a new model today. Looks like a Tarptent Moment. Eric will be thrilled.

It's named the Enan. More specs to be revealed at the Outdoor Show in Germany that starts tomorrow.

[Woubeir (from Europe)]

Or: this flyer

[greg c]

This is exciting. It appears that the fly goes down to ground level which extends the tent application for wind blown dust and spindrift. I wonder how the 10D fabric compares to the Moment DW 30D fabric. Also, interesting to see if Hilleberg stuck with fairly burly zippers. My one concern with the Moment is the seemingly fragile zipper system. In the Moment's favor is the easier pitch based on a total of 4 stakes versus 6 to 8 for the new Hilleberg. Can't wait to see the first reviews.

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