Tunnel tents – too short!

I am 5 10 and have found the length OK in the Nallo and Anjan 3gt. Any taller and I could see an issue.

Also used a Kaitum 3 and Keron 4gt which had loads of leghth.

HI Steve, Yes, love the Kaitum design, but too heavy.

I have the same issue. I end up using my Allak as a workhorse 2 person, partially for that reason, and pay the weight penalty. TBD on the Niak.

I’m 6′ and didn’t have any problem in a Nammatj 3 with a Thermarest foam pad, a Thermarest Xlite Long Wide pad on top of that, and an REI Magma sleeping bag. I had my head almost touching the vertical door. But a few more inches of length would be welcome!

What about Helsport Fjellheimen Superlight Camp?
It is downward sloping, but 230 cm (7 feet 6-7 inches) long so I can’t imagine it should be a problem.

Have you looked at the Cloudburst?

https://www.tarptent.com/cloudburst3.html

CB3 is prolly not enough of an apple

The Helsport tents look cool. They are hard to find in the US, but there’s a place called backpacking-united.com in Germany that will ship to the US. No idea if they are reputable.

The Cloudburst doesn’t sound quite as storm worthy as a true 4-season tent. Mainly because it doesn’t have a way to close off all the mesh from wind and spindrift. With sod cloths added around the fly it might be OK, but it’s still not designed and tested as an expedition 4-season tent like some of the Hilleberg tents.

Some possible problems: The webbing sleeves for poles could freeze shut. If the zipper is small it could ice up. The vents are a bit small, there’s no way to stop spindrift from coming into the one facing into the wind, and they can blow shut in high wind. The mostly single wall design won’t be as warm as a true double wall tent. (On a recent trip in a friend’s Hilleberg Nammatj the interior got up to 65 degrees in the morning once the sun came out while it was around freezing with 30+ mph wind and heavy blowing spindrift outside. Overnight the interior stayed at least 10-15 degrees warmer than outside.)

If the concern is wind worthiness above the tree line and not true 4 season conditions then I would think with the 3rd pole the CB3 would work.

Tarptent Scarp 2? I’m 195cm and have had the same issues with my Nallo (alleviated by wrapping the end of my sleeping bag in my raincoat), but don’t have any issues with the Scarp. The endwalls are vertical for ~40cm, making it much nicer. Lovely roomy tent too. Have had it out in some nasty winds without too much concern. Can always add optional crossing poles for extra stability.

Any long -term use reports on the Tarptent Cloudburst 3 ? I have seen some threads (here at BPL)  that date from when it first came out.

• Is it any good for above treeline, possible high winds and some snow (i.e. Summer, Spring and Autumn in WA State Cascades)?   We don’t do any try Winter camping. But sometimes early spring here and later autumn can get cold and windy

If set up as in this photo by J Scholl (from the TT Gallery)

using the third pole and guying that out and using the optional liner , you will get good protection from direct wind but some will still come in under the fly and through the mesh between the floor and the fly.

however that would not apply if you have snow on the ground and would reduce condensation build up when not.

On the other hand , the Scarp 2 has a full solid (fabric ) inner available and it is still larger than many 2 person tents.

franco@tt