Stormworthy lightweight tents

I can report that my TT Double Rainbow held up well in a windstorm near Wolf Creek Lake north of Sonora Pass pitched solidly above tree line.

Solidly staked with the correct stakes, weight in the tent and a good set of poles, handles down.  Placed in a protective area. Using ridge lines.

I’ve only had the SS Li after owning a silnylon 6 Moons Lunar Duo.

Set up in my backyard. Open range at 6,600’. Properly pitched, it did well with high wind and hard rain.

Wind on the struts tend to lift stakes out of the ground. I imagine the Dipole would be similar. Otherwise it handles very well. The slope and the DCF work it it’s favor. A slight modification , extending the line and using groundhog stakes and I think it may top the list.

I’ve had an X-Mid 1P in some alpine storms and it’s held up pretty well.  I do think it would benefit from some mid panel tie outs, which I think are in the new versions (Mine is the original Massdrop version).  I’ve had it in storms with high winds, rain, sleet, hail, and maybe just over an inch of wet snow.

I’ve got no experience with any of the Tarptent’s you mention but did spend a night in Wind River Range in a moderate storm with someone in a Silnylon Moment single wall and a Contrail.  They didn’t blow away, but I think their occupants thought they might!   I’ve also camped with someone that had a Rainbow 1P (Silnylon – this was years ago) that did not do well in winds at all – I was in a Golite Shangrila 2 that was rock solid by comparison.  The Statospire looks like it’d be the best of that group of Tarptents in poor weather conditions.

Thanks a lot guys for the very valuable inputs. Much appreciated.

A friend of mine bought a Double Rainbow Li and returned it after spending one night in it in the alpine. He cited poor wind performance as a major factor. He has a lot of experience in ‘mid shelters of various sizes in silnylon and DCF. It’s hard to beat a shelter where all the geometry is based on triangles.

I thought the  StratoSpire could use some pull outs as well.
The net tends to be a little droopy.
overall though very pleasant.

Good wind resistance.
The side struts need a little attention in staking. This was pointed out in a prior post I’ve made here as well as a few YouTube videos.

Henry Shires suggests a longer stake which would certainly work if conditions were correct.

Under extreme conditions, the wind can provide enough lift where the struts pull the tent out to pull out the ground stake.  (Photo from TarpTent)

A slightly longer line will lead a much better hold.

I messed with it and added another stake, trying to redirect the force.
Overkill for most situations.
‘Two needle stakes hold it in place one was worried about weight.