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What would be the best 4 Season Tent, built for harsh winter conditions to buy?

  • I would like this tent to be: - As spacious as possible, therefore the tent should fit 3-4 (or more) people. - Be waterproof, rain and snow proof and be operable in both summer ...show more

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    Unfortunately, what you are asking for simply does not exist...but there are some good options out there for you. 4-season tents are quite expensive and are not spacious by any means. Keep in mind that most 3-4 person 4-season tents are more like 2-3 person tents. So if you want something spacious you will need to go much larger. Also, tents have very little insulating capabilities for either the walls or floors, as they are only made to protect you from the elements. To insulate a tent you will need to bring sleeping pads for the floor and wear an insulated coat and use a quality sleeping bag to stay warm (which will cost you $500-$800 for something that can handle -35C temps). Tents will also not have many places to store things off the ground, except for a few mesh pockets or possibly a gear loft (mesh net near ceiling), but these are quite small in most cases. Almost all 4-season tents are brightly-colored and I have never seen a camo one. Also keep in mind that condensation is almost always a problem in tents in cold weather conditions, particularly with any humidity in the air, but some tents do have better ventilation than others. Also, it is important to know how you will be using this. Will you need to carry it anywhere? If so, weight and size are a major issue. The following are a couple of your options, in increasing order by price (but not necessarily quality or optimum fit for your needs): Big Agnes Flying Diamond 8 (8 person): 175" x 96" floorspace, good headroom, 27 lbs ($600) Mountain Hardwear Trango 4 (4 person): 106" x 99" floorspace, ok headroom, 13 lbs ($725) Bibler Bombshelter (4 person): 90" x 80" floorspace and minimal headroom, 9 lbs ($800) MSR Stormking (5 person): 120" x 120" floorspace and ok headroom, 13 lbs ($1000) Marmot Lair (8 person): 156" x 156" floorspace and good headroom, 26 lbs ($2000) North Face Dome (8 person): 155" x 155" floorspace and good headroom, 51 lbs ($5000) Good luck.

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You have the concept of tent confused with the concept of housing complex. Your tent is not what needs to be insulated. Your down sleeping bag alone is going to cost you about $500. You better be looking for a cheap four-season tent, so you can afford to fill it with your insulation requirements. The North Face Nova sleeping bag, rated for 0° is $459.

MountainMan

For this important investment I would find some different models on REI and other places like that and narrow them down by what you need and then check reviews from people who have bought them and by outdoor reviewers you can find . It's hard to buy a bad tent when you go higher end but their are some better than others and some offer better value. Big Agnes , Marmot, Nemo, North Face, Sierra Design or MSR are good ones. Amazon also carries many of these and have a lot of reviews from users . REI is higher priced than most so check around. Also, those color schemes might be a challenge as most tent flys for 4 season will be like a yellow or olrange color .

Dunkin

Aside from the standard canvas wall tents, this tent is one I have been drooling over and may meet most of your needs, especially if equipped with the stove! I have seen these in use and they are impressive. The only downside, for me, is minor...the center pole. But it is also the center pole that gives it much of its strength. One of the few large options that has an attached floor too. Here you go... http://www.cabelas.com/product/Camping/Tents/View-All-Tents%7C/pc/104795280/c/104779080/sc/105517980/Cabelas-Ultimate-Alaknak8482-Tent/732548.uts?destination=/catalog/browse/camping-tents-view-all-tents/_/N-1102375&WTz_l=Unknown;cat105517980

Scott

I'll suggest a few of expedition level tents under $1000 they are probably as close as you can get to what you want, but i would definitely suggest pairing with an expedition level sleeping bag. I'll suggest a few of those too. Keep in mind these are on site prices for all. A quick google shopping search may give you a slightly better price. Tents -Mountain Hardwear: Trango 4 $725 -Black Diamond BombShelter 4 $800 -MSR Stormking $1000 -SierraDesigns Polar Tunnel $1000* Sleeping Bags(All are rated about -30f or below since you said your extremes were to -31F(an you'll have a tent)) These might be overkill, but you will not be cold. -Western Mountaneering Bison(-40F) $835* -Feathered Friends Snow Goose (-40F) $850 -Feathered Friends Snowy Owl (-60F) $990 -Mountain Hardwear Ghost SL (-40F) $680 -North Face Inferno (-40F) $660 As i said these bags may be a bit overkill but, the brands that I listed for them make probably the best sleeping bags on the market(that I know of). I would definitely trust them in the heavy cold which you think you'll be in. Hope these suggestions help out. *My Top Picks

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