Anyone used the TT Rainbow in snow (even inedvertantly)

I’ve been OK with the Rainbow a few inches here and there, but I’d put an emphasis on shaking off the tent if snow loading does occur (very easy to do inside the shelter by holding the crossbar – or the main arching pole) and even going out every now and then to check your pitch. It also helps to use trekking poles for support by utilizing the grommets. I’ve never been socked in by snow while using the tent, so perhaps someone else can speak to their experience. I can’t imagine blowing snow would be much fun inside as the no-see-um mesh underneath wouldn’t give you much cover.

The newer design of the Rainbow has a few more features that I wish my older model had. Namely the back wall pullout and the placement of the apex strut.

This is my 2005 Rainbow at MT Feathertop (Victorian Alps) in late Spring.

That bit of snow froze during the night and getting up in the morning (I was nice and warm …) I peeled off 2-3mm thick ice sheets from the underside of the fly.
As Tim pointed out the current version has grommets at the end of the cross strut so you can insert your poles there for extra support and or to guy them out for high winds.

Okay ta. I think I should be okay with what Tasmania may throw at us.

We are testing out some cold weather gear here in Queensland this July so that should give some indication of what to expect.

I have a double Rainbow and have had a few situations where I have woken up with 6-10 inches of new snow that dumbed over night. Never had any problems….

Hi Mik

> We are testing out some cold weather gear here in Queensland this July
You jest. In your dreams! Not possible in Qld!

Cheers
(Sydneyite)

Sorry I didn't specify. Winter in QLD for a summer trek of the overlander track in Tassie

I've had mine in snow once. It dropped about two inches overnight, and the tent sloughed it off without any shaking or brushing by me. It was pretty dry snow.

Before:

After:

I sat out a pretty strong 36 hour snowstorm in a double rainbow but the wind was the most significant issue, both in terms of nearly flattening the tent (no trekking poles used to bolster the support), as well as the low tub walls making blowing snow more of an nuisance. Despite a bit of drama, we were just fine.

It seemed to shed snow off of the upper sections pretty well, being that it was dry snow with lots of wind. A big dump of wet snow is an entirely different critter.