Mountain Hardwear Trango 3.1 - 3 Person Tent

The winter mountaineering standard for over a decade, Trango tents are extremely refined shelters for two, three and four people. Featuring Atlas Scandium XL poles combined with our fourpole design and including our patented tension shelf for added strength, Trango tents excel in the toughest conditions. Poled vestibule offers additional room front and rear. Guaranteed watertight construction. Superlight option pitch with fly and Pitch Light footprint to shave pounds. Footprint sold separately.

• Tent Capacity: 3
• Number of Doors: 2
• Guaranteed watertight construction with fully taped fly, taped perimeter seam, welded corners and welded guy clip anchors. Rain room tested with 1200" of rain in 24 hours.
• Atlas Scandium XL poles
• Proprietary Evolution Tension Arch stabilizes tent using fewer poles
• Pitch Light configuration allows user to set up a superlight shelter using only the tent fly, poles and footprint (sold separately)
• 2 dry entry vestibules
• 2 dual canopy and mesh doors
• 2 Tension Shelves
• SVX window for a brighter interior and visibility of exterior conditions
• Welded guy clip anchors
• Internal guy system
• Reflective guy-out loops, starter point and zipper pulls for easy set-up at night
• Welded zipper flap construction is lighter and drier than a sewn flap
• Watertight door zippers
• Reflective zipper pulls
• Mesh storage pockets
• Mesh and canopy zippered thru-vent
• Superlight 1/4" buckles and webbing reduce tent weight
• Gear can be stored off the floor using canopy pockets or a accessory gear lofts (sold separately)
• Number of Vestibules: 2
• Floor Area: 48sq ft / 4.4sq m
• Vestibule Area: 18sq ft / 1.7sq m
• Interior Height: 4in / 121.9cm
• Body Fabric: 40D Nylon Ripstop
• Fly Fabric: 70D Nylon Taffeta 1500mm PU/SIL
• Reinforcement Fabric: 75D Polyester SD Ripstop 600mm PEReinforcement Fabric: 75D Polyester SD Ripstop 600mm PE
• Number of Poles: 5Number of Poles: 5
• Minimum Weight: 1.6lb / 4.8kg
• Pitch Light Weight: 3.5lb / 1.58kg
• Packed weight: 11lb / 5.2kg

Reviews - Mountain Hardwear Trango 3.1 - 3 Person Tent

Thop - 08-10-2010

Perfect - just what I wanted.
I needed an expedition level two person tent, for winter use in the Rockies and in New England. Very high winds (potentially up to 100 mph) and really cold - think Mt. Washington and the Presidentials in the Whites in February. I have set-up the tent in primo conditions in the backyard, and it is simple enough - high wind will make this a 2-person set-up, but that is OK. It sure looks bomb-proof. I got the 3-person model because I am often out with my son who is 6'6" and I am 6'1", and we like to be able to get some of our essential gear in with us (boots, summit packs, food if it is extraordinarily cold). I really like the supported vestibule for that reason too. The extra 1.25 lbs (as I recall) for the 3-person vs. the 2-person is the price we pay. We will split the tent up for packing-in anyway. The 3-person also gives me a bit more interior height, and I really like being able to sit-up fully in order to change clothes, but that was not a deciding factor. It is sure roomy enough. Plenty of interior pockets, which I like, but no attic. Cost was a factor too, as always. I got this from Altec with a 25% discount, and that helped, still a significant purchase, but then it is a "significant" piece of gear, one which needs to be tops when your life is on the line in bad weather. As for Altec, as usual, no problem: good price and fast service. Once I have had this out in the field in winter, I'll give a follow-up review."

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