Mountain Hardwear  Trango 3 Tent

This tent is amazing except for one critical flaw; there needs to be a 5th pole that goes up and over the centerline to support the fly. The large area in the fly where the logo's are placed, immediately sagged and made full contact with the tent. All of the condensation soaked through the tent and ran down the inside as well as dripped all over us. The fly is made of incredibly nice, waterproof material, so condensation build-up was significant enough that our sleeping bags etc were pretty wet. I think that I would have been happy with it if I added my own 5th pole, but at nearly $1k for the tent/footprint I didn't feel like making modifications.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Excellent craftsmanship, quality, materials, and poles. Best of the best in those terms. But this tent does have some flaws that *may* push you towards something else: 1) Tent "clips" appear to be easy to use but in reality they open opposite of that of a carabiner, you have to apply pressure both above and below the clip to open it, then apply pressure again to close it, this feature is VERY annoying with the amount of clips you have all over the tent. If you do this without gloves, you're fingers will be sore by the end of it. 2) The main doors have two seperate panels that zip on exactly the same plane, which makes the zippers catch easier than you'd like. 3) The mesh panel is on the inside of the doors, so if you want to get some fresh air you must unzip both doors, tie back the solid outer door, then rezip your mesh door closed, this process takes literally 4-5x longer than a traditional 4 season tent door that has the mesh on the outside, solid panel inside, or both combined etc. 4) There is only one roof vent on the tent, and the fly does not have an opening to air out that vent, that makes for some interesting condensation issues that you wouldn't find on something similar like the north face VE25. 5) Most rain fly covers are affixed with velcro around the pole, this tent has you use the carabiner clips to loop into, great in theory, but this process is incredibly difficult when squeezing under the tent, you need both hands to fiddle with it in order to get this process done. In closing, this tent is excellent quality, bomber 4 season, super robust, but it does have some design flaws that may lead you to other brands with similar designs.

This review is for the Trango 2, but the design is nearly identical. The tent itself performed well early on, seeing use high on Longs Peak and Mount Whitney. It's very heavy for what it is, the stakes are of poor quality, and the guy lines are easily tangled. However, it's a sturdy, very roomy 4-season tent. Unfortunately, Mountain Hardwear does not honor their warranty. I recently noticed that the fly was flaking laminate everywhere off all the seams--think epic "tent dandruff." I sent in the fly at my expense ($20), only to have it show back up on my doorstep a few weeks later. The only communication I ever received from Mountain Hardwear was my return tracking number--that's it. No discussion of a repair, no offer to replace the fly, no discount on a new fly. Nothing. They stated only that the product was beyond its useful life. My tent was used a grand total of perhaps 15 nights out. Zero long-term sun exposure. Always stored dry and indoors. If you charge a premium price for serious mountaineering gear, your warranty should mean something. Potential customers should know Mountain Hardwear does not honor theirs.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] this tent more or less saved our life's. It did a stand up job on withstanding the very high winds on the Alaska peninsula for 3 days. It also kept us completely dry and had all the room we needed to sleep 3 and put all our gear in the big vestibule and packs and guns in the small one. Also did and outstanding job on Kodiak in march with the winds. the inside of the tent was a lot warmer even with the cold weather and high winds

Absolutely amazing tent! I've used it both spring and fall throughout Algonquin Park, through cold wet weather to warmer dry day. never had any issues including condensation. obviously not a summer tent. couldn't say enough about it. truly camping without worry! Happy Paul

Used this tent on Mt. Shasta and Rainier in 2011, Kahiltna glacier in April 2012 (crevasse rescue class), and Denali in June of 2013. A little heavy but if you split the tent between two of people, no problem. We had three people living in it for three weeks, snug but still enough room for eating, changing clothes etc.. Our boots were in the rear vestibule, and our packs in the front vestibules. Front vestibule was awesome to cook in at 17,000ft camp. Quiet in the wind when guided out properly. The best thing is not worrying about the weather while your are snug in you sleeping bag.

Brilliant in the Scottish mountains Nice a spacious

My husband and I purchased this tent a few years ago, and I can’t even begin to tell you how much both of us love it. We’ve camped in the worst weather imaginable, including almost hurricane like storms and blizzards, and it has held up perfectly to everything we’ve put it through. We try to be mindful of forecast when we camp and we don’t intentionally go out in super harsh conditions purposefully, but weather can be so unpredictable sometimes and I don’t think we would’ve made it through the storms we’ve camped in had we chose any other tent. We camp with our 50 pound dog, and the tent fits the three of us comfortably. Once we practiced setting it up a couple times, it became a breeze and it doesn’t take us any longer than 10 minutes max to set up. If anything ever happens to our tent, we will definitely be replacing it with the same model.

easy set up, roomy, and offered great protection in really cold weather

Great tent! Went camping and the weather went from bad to terrible... rain poured and winds were breaking huge branches of the trees around us... the tent barely moved. It was rock solid! Just the inside edges have got a little bit sweaty inside.