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Originally Posted by tkbike
Averaging 100+ nights a year on the trail in a tent, I can assure you that only 1 in 10000 distance hikers carry a hilleberg tent. If you are going to spend that much money on a tent, the zpacks duplex blows away any hilleberg tent in every season!
I would look at nemo tents for lightweight, roominess and durability at a very reasonable price.
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Yeah, some friends of mine like their Zpacks, Tarptents, Six Moon Designs, Mountain Laurel Designs, etc. Lots of winter camping, above and below treeline, and not a Hilleberg in the bunch. If you want to climb Denali, then that's another story, but for most people a Hilleberg is heavy and overkill.
Take some Tenacious Tape, or Gorilla Tape or old fashioned duct tape in case you need to make a repair. Cut a short piece of a wooden dowel rod and wrap some tape around it - no need to carry the bulk and weight of a whole roll with you. I do the same with Leukotape in case I need some.