Hot take: My old 4-season tent from a big box store was a joke compared to the Hilleberg I borrowed for a trip out of Talkeetna.

The Hilleberg held up perfectly in a 3-day windstorm on the tundra while my old one would have shredded, so what's your go-to shelter for serious Alaska weather?

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the_eva8d ago

Genuine question, how many people are actually dealing with three-day tundra windstorms? Most of us are just trying to keep the rain off during a weekend hike. That old big box tent probably works fine for 95% of trips. It sounds like you went on a truly wild expedition, which is awesome, but maybe not the normal use case.

leo_kelly8d ago

My buddy's Ozark Trail tent shredded in a 20mph gust, @the_eva.