User Review: Mountain Hardwear Trango Assault

Reviewed March 17, 2002 by Gforce

Rating: rated 5 of 5 stars
Design: 4-pole rectangle
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: super easy
Weight: 8.5 lbs (?)
Price Paid: $600 canadian

This is the ultimate alpine shelter -- every aspect has been well thought out by people who understand the realities of life in the mountains.

The main performance of the tent -- what really counts -- is excellent, but it's the details that make you sure you chose correctly. The tension shelves are the smartest bit of tent-design i've see, and the nine (yeah, nine) mesh pockets and two shelves keep everything but sleeping bags off the floor, making the most of the 'ledge hugging' floorspace -- if you need one of the optional gear-lofts you're a worse overpacker than i am -- i prefer the head space. The internal guylines can be re-rigged as handy clothes lines. In deep snow dig out beneath the spacious vestibule and you'll have a luxurious cloak-room that you can almost stand up in, holds all your gear and traps the cold air.

Decide how many layers you need by peeking out the window, about which i was first skeptical but now i believe! The rear vent and hatch, mesh door and double zipped vestibule door allow for many venting options... I could go on and on, as you will if you buy one, irritating your friends with lesser tents.

Bottom line: stongest tent for the weight, fits great in tight spaces, snow ledges, etc., all the features you could hope for and more, good lookin', easy to set up.

i use mine alone mostly (sometimes i can drag my girlfriend out with us, but the vertical gain must be limited). if i was sharing the tent (and the weight) i would go for the Trango 2 - same features, more floorspace, 2 doors, a little heavier. Mountain Hardwear really know their stuff (ask Ed Viesteurs) and i 100 percent recommend this tent. I use it in BC's Coast Mountains year-round...lots and lots of snow.

ps: i emailed Mountain Hardwear with a question about the internal guy system - their representative answered my question promptly and sent me a spare set of guylines and sliders as well as a few stickers later that week. nice work.

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