New HGM Free-Standing Dome Tent

I’m interested but I’ve never had a single wall tent. I’ve always been a little nervous about condensation on the inside getting on my quilt. It that a real issue? Or just a fear in my head that can be fixed easily?

I have a single wall tent that gets condensation sometimes.  I try not to brush against it but that happens a little, not enough to get my stuff wet.  Occasionally I’ll take an absorbent cloth and wipe off the condensation.

My tent weighs 14.5 ounces.  Plus 4 ounces each for pole and stakes.

That hyperlite weighs 21 ounces and the poles weigh 13 ounces, 13.5 ounces more.

My tent is a mid which has steep walls so condensation is less likely to drip off onto me.

If I see correctly the inner has big panels of mandatory mesh. Pared with an outer that ends what looks like 6″ above ground level I would call this 3 season. To be fair HMG does not state it as effective in winter/snow/blowing precipitation

c’mon durston, we all want to hear your take!

48” at the head? Nope.

Even the pictogram backpackers seem like they feel cramped.

JG, a larger 1P? I mean, do people use traditional 2P tents for actual two people?

deleted

since there’s a vestibule on both sides, and the wall looks like it’s near vertical, maybe it would be wide enough.  Especially if the two people were very friendly.

Joey G

That’d make for a heavy 1p tent. For a few more ounces, the BA Tiger Wall 3 Platinum is a much roomier, much more versatile, double-wall option for 1/3rd the cost.

I find HMG a curious company. They’re in the UL space but you can find options to all their products from a variety of their peers at lower costs, lighter weight, and equal craftsmanship. Strangely, I still love their stuff, though doubtful I’d ever own that particular tent.

I like dome tents and I also would like a dyneema tent.

Dyneema domes seem to be expensive.

Not sure what’s actually better from their peers that’s a dome, dyeema, and around this size.

I don’t really want a true 1P tent.

I think the only way it could be better is if it was double wall and a design similar to arc dome or x dome.

To me, it is a similiar design with the free spirit’s goromity but in dyneema

https://tfstents.com/products/goromity

“c’mon durston, we all want to hear your take!”

My take on the HMG? Or are you referring to my take on a dome tent that we have launching in a few days?

Are they issuing mortgages to afford this thing?

Let’s look at the price.

A comparable type of dome dcf tent would be the Tarptent Double Rainbow Li. The Tarptent Double Rainbow Li is 799$ with a silpoly floor. Tarptent doesn’t offer a dyneema floor, but if we were to just say they did and the price difference between a silpoly floor and dcf floor was similar to what Durston is charging ( 100$ ) then that would bring the DR Li to 899$.

This tent is 950$. So honestly, not too far off price wise against the rest of the cottage folks.

DR Li was a VERY popular tent when it came out. I wonder how much love this tent will get since it’s from a less liked company on this forum.

I personally would pick this over the DR Li because of the aluminum poles and pole design for a 4oz weight penalty.

Just my 2 cents.

not the first time brand beats product and not the last … total waste of perfectly good arguments ; )

the CrossPeak checks a lot of my boxes (more than many other tents): outside poles, sleeves, alu, single-wall, 1+, <1kg, however I’m not a fan of DCF (puncturing, packing) – if DCF becomes more robust I’ll be happy to change over

two things maybe to improve with another version: take advantage of the full poles (so many use hubs these days) and move the crossing points apart to create a triangle (even a small one will suffice) with the short cross (stronger in my experience and head higher than foot) and make it fully freestanding (staking out the entrance is not freestanding)

what I find bemusing is all this white showing up recently (tents, backpacks, pads, etc.) – granted the artist in us will welcome the challenge (seen some really nice paintings on backpacks) but this gear is for outdoor use, so I’ll be curious to see what they look like in a few years ; )

VSD, I have a 10 year old white HMG Southwest backpack and it’s as white as ever. The color holds and it is surprisingly resistant to staining. I have a few deeply embedded red blotches on it from desert trips but otherwise, it’s incredible how well the material holds up.

Thanx for the perspective Jon : )

most of my polyester / nylon gear I can see the stains / bleaches even on dark greens and blues – why I like my camo so much: “it’s meant to look that way” : D

but if I ever get an artistic urge to beautify all that empty canvas I’ll give white a try ; )