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The Hilleberg difference...
..at HIlleBerg, “comfort” is a major performance attribute, be- cause in a tent, comfort is not about luxury. It’s the comprehensive measure of a tent’s overall performance, since it includes everything from keeping you dry when it’s wet and comfortable when it’s warm, to how much room there is to sort gear or move around. We achieve such “comfort” by considering seemingly small things in every aspect of every tent.
We favor double wall tents not only because they o er the greatest ventilation and breathability possibilities – and overall comfort – but also because they provide the greater con dence of having two layers of protection between you and the elements.
We link the inner and outer tents and put the poles on the outside so that a broken pole is less likely to compromise the tent’s integrity, and so that the tent goes up in one step. That single step pitching means you can get out of the weather quicker, and stay drier longer.
Inner & outer tents can be used separately
Disconnect the inner and outer tents to use the inner tent alone in warm and dry conditions. Or use the outer tent alone as a group gathering spot in camp or as an impromptu lunch shelter. Photo: Adam Trigg (rediscoverna.com).
Roomy vestibules
Provide both gear storage and protection for the inner tent door. Extended vestibules, as in this Keron GT, add even more space for gear. Photo: Erin Smart.
It means your inner tent stays dry when you are setting up camp in wet weather. It also means you can quickly put up your tent during, say, a midday break, disconnect the inner tent, and you’ve got a dry, roomy shelter from wind and weather.
We make sure that all models are at least big enough for their intended number of occupants and their gear. Our inner tents are designed with as near vertical inner walls as possible to create the maximum usable space and headroom without adding weight, and their doors gure prominently in the tents’ ventilation systems.
These considerations – and those detailed here on these pages – are only some of some of the details found on our tents. Others include zipper aps to help protect the zipper; toggle and ring or pole clips for securing rolled away doors in both outer and inner tents; and pockets and either a clothesline or loops for a clothesline in all inner tents.
Well thought out doors
Allow full and easy access, and can be configured in multiple ways to adapt to changing weather conditions. Photo: Will Copestake (willcopestakemedia.com).
Spacious, bright interiors
Offer plenty of space so you can get a good night’s sleep, lounge, or weather storm days in comfort. Photo: H. Cammann (sandracammann.de).
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