Winter Camping Tents
As you venture up to higher altitudes, your choice of tents become critical, because the right tent will not only provide shelter from the rain and snow, but the right tent is also lighter, needing less effort for your carry up the mountain. Winter camping tents provide that balance.
Here are a few winter / four season tents that you can use for your next high altitude hiking trip.
Marmot Alpinist Tent 2-Person 4-Season
The Marmot Alpinist Tent (2-Person) focuses on the the two critical keys needed for an alpine / winter tent. Strength, and low weight. Weight less than 5lbs, the special 3 pole design hold sturdy even against the toughest mountain storms. With steep tent walls, snow will not build up on the sides of the tent and cause it to collapse - very critical for a winter camping tent.
The tent floor is made up wit 70d Nylon and the body is a 40d Waterproof Breathable MemBrain - great fabric to protect against the rain or slow, while reducing the condensation inside the tent. Packed, the Alpinist will fit snugly into a 20 x 51 cm bag.
Eureka Alpenlite 2XT Tent 2-Person 4-Season
The Eureka Alpenlite 2XT Tent features 2 roof vents and 4 wall vents so the tent does not trap heat during the summer, yet a bombroof fly that keeps the cold air, snow and sleet out of the tent during the cold winters. Made of 75D Nylon for the fly and 70D nylon for the floor, this freestanding tent is quick set up with its clips and post and grommet corner attachments. It is also seam sealed to ensure that the tent is totally waterproof.
Eureka Zeus Classic Single Wall Tent
The Eureka Zeus Classic Single Wall Tent is a breeze to setup, very lightweight, and yet very stable, even in the toughest of weather conditions. It would make an excellent choice for you to lighten your pack on a backcountry trip. With the shock-corded 7000 series aluminum frame, it is not wonder why this tent is so sturdy.
Winter camping tents like this is big enough for two people, or for a solo camper who wants plenty of room and to really be comfortable. It also has the bathtub design so water wont creep easily, an area where you can put your items outside the tent but under the shade of the rain, which is also a great place to do your cooking if the winds are too strong outside.