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Posted by Bill S on March 26, 2008 at 9:06:21 pm EDT
In reply to Backpacking tent posted by MBArcher on March 26, 2008 at 1:12:12 am EDT

For those not used to metric, Otto's 18 m/s wind is about 40 mph or 34 knots (for the pilots and sailors).

Otto, I have seen Hilleberg tents used on Denali in winds of 60 to 70 knots (a bit over 30 m/s). Bo makes good tents! I have seen some other, very popular expedition tents come apart in those same conditions.

One thing about Hilleberg tents that differs from a lot of other companies - Bo takes them out himself to test in severe conditions (as does his son, who is taking over more of the management of the company). I see him about once a year, and he always has an album of his latest trip into really horrendous conditions. We have the problem here in Calif that the requirements for "fire-resistance" of tents involves so much expensive testing that a small company like Hilleberg can't afford to do the tests for every individual jurisdiction (even though the tests are basically the same everywhere, except for the requirement of using a Calif-authorized testing lab). Nothing stops you from buying the tent elsewhere and bringing it in personally, but it can't be sold in the state or shipped in by a dealer without that local "authorized" lab doing the testing.

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