Trango 2 Tent - 2 Person by Mountain Hardwear Review

This tent is on par with the North Face VE-series, and is extremely well made.Attention to details for durability and long-life were made for this tent.All of the stitching is excellently done, the durability of every pull, tab, wall, zipper, etc, show quality and durability.This tent is built for extremely harsh, cold conditions.The poles are incredibly well engineered (if not, over-engineered), as well as the clip system.No sleeves to catch the poles, rip, or cause problems setting up the tent.Every part of the tent, except the floor and fly are made of rip-stop nylon.This is, by far, the highest quality tent that I own.I gladly put my life in this tent's hands, on Winter trips.It is a true expedition tent - it doesn't get harder core than this.

However....

There are a couple compromises with this tent.First, it's HEAVY.Almost 9 lbs, out of the store.By the time you add a tarp/ground-cloth, guy-lines, stake ties, and other stakes, this baby hits 10+ lbs in a flash.Secondly, the stakes that come with it are great for solid ice and varied solid ground types, but they aren't good for softer snow and other types of anchor.My primary use is soft, dry snow environments, which often need a bigger stake than these little pokers, to hold in high wind.SMC-snow stakes are a must on a few of the corners for the environments I plan to use the tent in.Finally, the ability to pitch the fly without the tent seems great, but I question the necessity.I wish they hadn't put all of the clips under the fly, because they add weight and catch on the poles, when the tent is set up.Cute feature, but by the time you're buying a tent like this one, chances are pretty good that you have other, lighter, and more situation-appropriate tents to do the job of the fly-only feature.

This tent retains heat quite well, so I can't imagine using it in any season or environment, other than frozen.Just in the house, while prepping it for use, it was about 10 degrees F higher than the house temp, and that's without the fly.Body heat goes a long way.This tent would be severe overkill for warmer environments, unless really high winds or sustained, drenching rains were anticipated.

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Product Description:
214548 Features: Protect yourself from the weather beneath a taped, full-coverage nylon fly, with a silicone-coated outer and polyurethane coated inner; lightweight and strong, it sheds water easily thanks to its reduced porosity Get a great strength-to-weight ratio with Atlas Scandium XL poles are light and durable with an anodized finish for protection against corrosion and denting Store gear and boots out of the weather in one of the 2 dry-entry vestibules before you enter either of the 2 dual-canopy and mesh doors Store whatever you need to while you add support to the vestibules with the 2 tension shelves beneath the Evolution Tension Arch No fumbling in the night to the internal guyout system has reflective guy-out loops for the welded guy clip anchors; plus, reflective zipper pulls and starter point are easy to see in in minimal light Get plenty of fresh air through the mesh and canopy zippered thru vent See the world clearly through the SVX window, internal guy system, welded guy clip anchors, mesh storage pockets and Super-light buckles and webbing Fly, poles and footprint can be used without the tent body as an ultralight shelter Specifications: Capacity to suggested use: 2 person to 4-season Trail weight: 9 lb 2 oz Floor area to vestibule area: 41 sq ft to 11 + 54 sq ft Dimensions: 92 x 66 x 44 inches Number of poles to freestanding: 5 to yes Doors to windows to vestibules: 2 to 1 to 2 Floor to canopy to fly material: coated nylon taffeta to nylon ripstop to coated nylon taffeta Stuff size: 24 x 8 inches

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