letsroll Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 I am in the need of a 4 season two man tent. It seams to make more sense than each person taking a Bivi. Right now I am checking out Moutain hardwear Ev2, Mountain Hardwear Trango 4 Tent, MSR Prophet Tent, REI Geo Mountain 3 Tent. What do you guys think of the single wall tents? Would a two wall design be better for weather? Looking to take the tent up Rainier so possible rain, snow, and high winds to deal with. We will say money is no object, rather spend money and get the best tent possible than deal with bad products or have to up grade later. Also I am 6 foot 6 inch so it must be roomy to deal with my tall ass. I also would like to be able to cook inside as well. My finall cosideration will be weight. What is your favorite 4 season tent? Quote
munckee Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 I have a bibler ahwahnee that is constructed beautifully. However, if I had to do it again, I'd probably choose an Eldorado. Quote
snoboy Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 Did you read this thread yet? One thing to consider is that it's less work to chop out a narrow ledge for two bivy sacks, then a wider ledge for a tent, if you are into that sort of camping. Quote
letsroll Posted June 14, 2004 Author Posted June 14, 2004 Ya must still be brain dead after this weekend. Saw it after I wrote mine. Checking out the Edlorado and ID MK1 xl, but what about the others like the MH? Quote
jjd Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 The MSR Prophet is a massive (and heavy) tent. If you like MSR, check out the Fury (which I have and love) or the Phantom. Prophet: Specifications: Capacity: 3 - 4 Persons Floor + Vestibule Area: 54 + 14 ft² / 5 + 1.3 m² Interior Peak Height: 3 ft 6 in / 1.06 m Minimum Weight: 11 lbs 11 oz / 5.3 kg Packaged Weight: 12 lbs / 5.8 kg Packaged Size: 8" x 22" / 20.3cm x 55.9cm Fury: Specifications: Capacity: 2 Persons Floor + Vestibule Area: 36 + 9 ft² / 3.3 + .8 m² Interior Peak Height: 3 ft 9 in / 1.1 m Minimum Weight: 6 lbs 10 oz / 3 kg Packaged Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz / 3.5 kg Packaged Size: 6" x 20" / 15.3cm x 50.8cm Quote
Joey Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 I just happen to be using an MT Hardwear Annapurna which at about 6lbs, its hangin' up there with the Trango's, but I know that i'm very interested in buying an EV2, but havent got the cash yet, so for now all I can do is day dream about it... But I do agree with Munckee on the Eldorado. Its simple and straight foward, but not much of a family camping tent....lol Quote
Stephen_Ramsey Posted June 17, 2004 Posted June 17, 2004 One quick comment ... Mountain Hardwear tents may be heavy but our Trango held up famously at Muir a few years ago in a windstorm with gusts clocked at 90 mph. My two cents. Just curious, how did you clock them? I didn't think they had a working anemometer at Camp Muir. I always heard the NPS "extrapolated" based on meterological data from Paradise. Quote
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