Being a Hilleberg user since 20 years back I can really vouch for the usability and durability of their products. I have two tents, two tarps and the Bivanorak. I plan to buy the Mesh Tent 1 this summer to have a really light solo option as well. My Nammatj 3GT is 15 years old and is used for summer as well as winter trekking and to this day it is still as new. Off course you have to take care of it and dry it out completely when you get home before packing it. But a lot of it is due to the quality of the materials that Hilleberg uses. No matter what you pick, you won't be disappointed.
Thanks Micke. Nothing better than you endorsement. I got to test the Bivanorak and still need to pick some up. They would be great for so many situations.
This is the tent Carrie and I use when we go out. We split the load. So easy to put up. Even in high wind we got it up in 5 mins. Proper bomb shelter. I feel safe in the worst weather. We got the green one. But what a beast Love it. Great review Bruce. Atb.
I love seeing you out in the open country. Tent strength is a much bigger deal over there and I can see why. We get really heavy snow so this tent would be perfect here. Glad Carrie likes to go out.
I have an Nammatj 2 and a Keron 3. Unless weight is critical, I think the Keron 3 is the way to go if you want to sleep two in bad conditions. Great tents for sure. The Nammatj 2 is my go to tent for one person. Both are terrific tents. You can trust these tents with your life. I certainly do.
This is a great tent and that vestibule is perfect. If you ever came in out of the snow or pouring rain then you can understand how important it is to have that space to shed outer clothing before climbing into the main tent.
I love the extended vestibules. Just picked up the Anjan 2 and I think for a lightweight tent it is a great little sister with similar features. Going up in the mountains soon.
Nice review. Just bought this with footprint (I highly recommend) and looking forward to taking it on a motorcycle trip to Alaska and Yukon this summer. No telling what the weather will look like but certainly a very good chance we will get rained on several times. I have a Redverz Atacama which is similar in design but much taller (advertised to roll your bike in the vestibule but I just like it to get dressed at 6'4"). Weighs about 15+ pounds however so looking to lighten my load. The ability to get into the tent structure before actually having to get into the sleeping area so you can shed wet clothes etc. is a must.
I hope to! It's definitely a trip of a lifetime and we're cramming a lot into it on several different fronts. Will take at least a few months for the trip, and probably years to edit the pictures and video! A lot of good vids on You Tube that I have enjoyed watching.
That is why I love these tents really. Tons of explorers and great euro-hikers use them, but it is the Alaskans that give them the most cred in my opinion. I have a 13 year old Kaitum that a hunter used year round and it still stands. I have to get up there and do some exploring soon. The last two trips up the sun came out as I flew home and I was glued to the window looking at all the beauty.
Hey Bruce, good to see you. I like you Hilleberg hat 🙂 We have just brought the 2Gt so will be putting that up later. Looks like a great tent and can't wait to use it up in the mountains. I hope you are well. All the best Si
Hi , just got this tent - it`s just great , (NB- helsport from Norway made the first tunnel tent ) The weigt is 4.0 kg and that is just ok for backbacking when your going into tough weather . Great review as always Bruce.
Hi Bruce , have you tried the mesh inner tent in hot ot humid conditions ? Not that thats a common problem in Norway but in the summer monts down under the treeline it can get quite hummid so I am think of buying it .
What to me is most interesting about this tent is its door arrangement. By having a near vertical door you can enter and exit without a wet door dangling water everywhere. I’m surprised that Hille doesn’t use this arrangement on all of their GT models. I also think the bug net you describe is an excellent addition too.
I agree Robert. I get comments all the time on why invest in expensive tents and my reply is any other tent or a Hilleberg, I would choose the Hilleberg easily if I feel the situation could get bad.
Wow .. these tents look just fantastic. It seems like many, many folks whom are in the outdoors a LOT are using this tent. Thanks for sharing your p.o.v. :)
I kind of noticed that as well. Seems in the states everyone is concerned with weight and just can't get their heads around this type of tent, then you see over in Europe it is the norm. I am going to go out this week by myself and I feel I am strong enough to take this solo. Might sweat a little more, but it will be fun.
Brilliant review and maybe this will be the tent for me, for scottish mountains in the winter. I like room and I'm old school quite happy with carrying weight on my back. This looks like the tent for me! Liked and Subscribed.
Hi, Bruce. Nice review - as always - thanks for sharing. It would be awesomr if you also showed some footage with You, your mat and sleeping bag. In thats way it would give the viewers (i.e. me) a better look of how much space the inner tent had. 10-4 Out
Have this tent in the sand color, I like it so much I am contemplating buying the Nammatj 2 for trips that call for a lighter tent weight. The Suolo is sorely tempting me as well though
You really can't go wrong with a Soulo. Some of my buddies in the UK have spent days of torrential downpours in their Soulos with no issues. Maybe a Soulo with a Tarp 5 combo would be nice. Personally I like the Red and Yellow labels more. They are super strong and can put up with a lot of abuse. I think a lot more than given credit. I have had an Anjan 3 GT in heavy snow conditions and it didn't skip a beat. I have become way better at staking since then and think it would be ample for our wet snow around where I live and the weight savings is nice. I suppose if you are doing some pretty crazy unprotected settings the Black Label is a nice insurance. Guess it depends on what you are up to. I am planning on doing the PCT in the future and I would go with the Niak the whole way with high confidence I would be safe.
@@naturecallsoutdoors Thanks for the reply, much appreciated as I know you have had the opportunity to try many different Hilleberg's. I think part of my problem is that Hilleberg makes so many nice tents I want them all! I'll have a longer look at the red label tents, the Jannu is another that caught my eye, could handle any storm imaginable and has enough space(barely) to fit my large dog with me, albeit it is not as roomy a design as some of their other tents but it is relatively light and looks bomb proof.
I was over at Hilleberg yesterday and one of the guys I have gone on some trips with in the snow and we talked about the Jannu. I have not had a chance to get one out, and was hoping this winter one would be available for a snow trip. Both of us agreed that it wasn't a good solution for basic ground dwelling as the angle and length of the vestibule would not be very usable in total. He runs a Staika most the time. What is the conditions you are hoping to use the new tent in?
@@naturecallsoutdoors I'm thinking all seasons, but particularly winter in both alpine and sub-alpine conditions with a 150lb Great Pyrenees sharing the inner with me in cold winter conditions(-15 to -20 degrees Celcius and below. He is probably fine in the vestibule to -30 with a closed cell pad to lie on, he thrives in the cold). In all honestly, my Nammatj 3 GT is probably the ideal tent for camping with my big pooch, I'll just have to accept the bulk and weight(no one expects winter camping to be real ultralight anyway I don't think). Perhaps if I can scratch the money together I'd be happiest with the Soulo for use when I'm out alone and use the Nammatj for most other trips when out with other people and/or my dog?
Haha, that Jannu does look like it would do well for winter mountaineering trips in heavy winds and snow loads though, at the cost of some comfort vs. other models : )
Looks like a beautiful tent! I love the design and set up time. That extra room would be great for cooking and storing gear. Very pricy though.. over $2000 in Canada
Thanks Al. Sometimes I just love certain pieces of equipment. I am trying to figure out how I can hump this out by myself this week to play in the snow. Might need to get out the pulk
Placing into wind is ok with this model due to the door design but not for Nallo style as under heavy storm with wicked winds will blow force rain under zipper guide
Bruce, I have heard a lot of complaints regarding the length of this tent. Is it true tall users brush up against the inner tent? Seems like a great winter camping tent but just curious regarding this. I am 6 ft, would this be a long enough tent? Thanks!
It is really important with the slant back tents to have them set up perfectly if you are going into rain I think. The issues is if the foot end is into the wind, the wind can push down on the outer enough to connect with with the inner. The Nammatj design is very apparent for this if you look at the foot end there are 4 stake out points, and if you peel back the outer like I do somewhere in this video, you will see that the distance from the outer to the inner on the foot end is about 8 inches. Quite a bit. I think if you paid close attention to that you could be fine even with the foot end into the wind. Then knowing how to utilize the airflow effect of the tunnels also comes into play. I would get that flow going as well as possible and really work to have condensation moving. The slants will be close, and they are designed to fit someone I think who is 6'5" anyway, but depending on the pad height and sleeping bag height , and I guess foot size, you may touch the inner. But if you have the system working that shouldn't be a problem, the inner should be dry. Hope all that made sense
We've been using for for a few seasons. My two criticisms are no rain protection above the door resulting in lots of rain ingress in poor weather plus the ventilation options are relatively poor. I guess that you cannot have everything. Oh, we've managed to break two pole sections in spite of being very careful. Not entirely impressed by this.
Thanks Michael. Love to hear specifics from people. Always helpful and the fact I don't get to put all this gear to the test like you might. I bet that wasn't fun to have poles break. What do you think happened?
I think one was that the pole had not seated properly but the other I think was unfortunately an idiot on site who carelessly fell onto our tent. A bit of gaffer tape and the repair sleeve work just fine so the respective trips were not ruined.
Hi Bruce, I have a question concerning the Nammatj GT line. I am weighing up whether to get the two man or three man version. I initend to use it as a summer tent for bike touring in France and a winter tent for trekking in Scandinavia. The GT line appeals to me, as I can dig a trench in the vestibule area when camping in the snow, allowing me to sit on the edge of the inner with my feet in trench while doing food prep and so on. While bike touring in summer it would give me a lot of space to safely store bike panniers. I am about as tall as you are, I believe (6ft 3in in my case). One of the things I have observered about winter camping is that one tends to spend more time packing, unpacking and organising gear while sitting or kneeling inside the inner tent, than in summer. There is about a 10cm difference in height between the 2 man version (95 cm in the inner) and the 3 man version (105 cm in the inner). I can see that as well as the 3 man GT you have also reviewed the 2 man Nammatj. Did you notice the difference in height and did it affect your ability to move or sit up around while inside the inner?? At 6ft 3in would you reccomend the 3 man version over the 2 man version, or is the difference insignificant??
Quick answer is go 3 GT. Especially bikepacking as the weight is nominal really. For backpacking mainly I would go 2 GT for the weight savings. What I think I am going to do is make a small footprint for the vestibule for the slant only so the main area can be dug out. Doesn't have to be much, like Tyvek house wrap. Anything to keep any wetness out of the sleep area. That is what I find kind of critical in the snow. Around here we have very wet snow and anything that can be done to keep the sleep area dry really helps. Either way I think the GT will be a great route and since I am 6 feet even I think you may like the 3's added height. In the winter I have hats on and seem to be a lot more clumsy. I need to work on that this season. I am bringing a high absorbent towel also. And more control on how people get in and out. We had to shelter 5 people in an Anjan 3 Gt during a snow storm and consequently got everything soaked and made for a miserable night. Plus we had to do a rescue and have a person sleeping in the vestibule. I think you can do the 2 GT, but so much more control on everything. I think a 3 GT, a footprint for part of the vestie would be awesome. Then practice, practice, practice. I have an Altai right now that I am practicing with for a group snow tent this winter. That is a real bugger to get up quick and taut.
Hey I was curious if you thought the GT is worth the weight on a backpacking trip? I've been tossing up between the regular nammatj2 or the GT. I plan on using it mainly for winter camping hence why I was considering the GT.
I would go for the GT. Winter to me means snow. And if you are having 2 people in there, you will appreciate the extension. Even in the rain, tents with the front entry I find a little inconvenient. You can just shove the gear around to get in and out, and plenty have done it, but when you can have easy ingress and egress I find everyone like that. I find myself cooking in the tent more often in the wintry conditions too and having more ability to vent the better. You can make it so the door zips down from the top which is great addition for cooking, and great if you get a bunch of snow overnight you zip it down and keep the snow out. If only one person the the GT is too much though. Hope that helps
Yes you can. They have a little kit, little pockets to put your pole ends in, then you string the poles through the suspension loops. Works pretty well.
Being a Hilleberg user since 20 years back I can really vouch for the usability and durability of their products.
I have two tents, two tarps and the Bivanorak. I plan to buy the Mesh Tent 1 this summer to have a really light solo option as well.
My Nammatj 3GT is 15 years old and is used for summer as well as winter trekking and to this day it is still as new. Off course you have to take care of it and dry it out completely when you get home before packing it.
But a lot of it is due to the quality of the materials that Hilleberg uses.
No matter what you pick, you won't be disappointed.
Thanks Micke. Nothing better than you endorsement. I got to test the Bivanorak and still need to pick some up. They would be great for so many situations.
This is the tent Carrie and I use when we go out. We split the load. So easy to put up. Even in high wind we got it up in 5 mins. Proper bomb shelter. I feel safe in the worst weather. We got the green one. But what a beast Love it. Great review Bruce. Atb.
I love seeing you out in the open country. Tent strength is a much bigger deal over there and I can see why. We get really heavy snow so this tent would be perfect here. Glad Carrie likes to go out.
I have an Nammatj 2 and a Keron 3. Unless weight is critical, I think the Keron 3 is the way to go if you want to sleep two in bad conditions. Great tents for sure. The Nammatj 2 is my go to tent for one person. Both are terrific tents. You can trust these tents with your life. I certainly do.
It's an absolute beautiful beast. I own one in green.
It really is. So many options and ways to accomplish a great outing year round.
This is a great tent and that vestibule is perfect. If you ever came in out of the snow or pouring rain then you can understand how important it is to have that space to shed outer clothing before climbing into the main tent.
I love the extended vestibules. Just picked up the Anjan 2 and I think for a lightweight tent it is a great little sister with similar features. Going up in the mountains soon.
Great review, answered all my questions and made up my mind. Keep up the good work
Great Adam. I would find it hard to pick one really.
Nice review. Just bought this with footprint (I highly recommend) and looking forward to taking it on a motorcycle trip to Alaska and Yukon this summer. No telling what the weather will look like but certainly a very good chance we will get rained on several times. I have a Redverz Atacama which is similar in design but much taller (advertised to roll your bike in the vestibule but I just like it to get dressed at 6'4"). Weighs about 15+ pounds however so looking to lighten my load. The ability to get into the tent structure before actually having to get into the sleeping area so you can shed wet clothes etc. is a must.
Thanks David. I hope you are going to share your trip. Sounds epic.
I hope to! It's definitely a trip of a lifetime and we're cramming a lot into it on several different fronts. Will take at least a few months for the trip, and probably years to edit the pictures and video! A lot of good vids on You Tube that I have enjoyed watching.
Use them up here in Alaska they are great for a car or truck camping awesome in the summer or winter
That is why I love these tents really. Tons of explorers and great euro-hikers use them, but it is the Alaskans that give them the most cred in my opinion. I have a 13 year old Kaitum that a hunter used year round and it still stands. I have to get up there and do some exploring soon. The last two trips up the sun came out as I flew home and I was glued to the window looking at all the beauty.
Hey Bruce, good to see you. I like you Hilleberg hat 🙂 We have just brought the 2Gt so will be putting that up later. Looks like a great tent and can't wait to use it up in the mountains. I hope you are well. All the best Si
That is great you have the the Namatj. Seems like a favorite model over there
Hi , just got this tent - it`s just great , (NB- helsport from Norway made the first tunnel tent ) The weigt is 4.0 kg and that is just ok for backbacking when your going into tough weather .
Great review as always Bruce.
Audun Gillerdalen Verdens første tunneltelt var det vi som introduserte i 1970,
Thanks Audun. I hope to get a Helsport one of these days. Just not common over here. I should just come over there.
@@naturecallsoutdoors 😉
Hi Bruce , have you tried the mesh inner tent in hot ot humid conditions ? Not that thats a common problem in Norway but in the summer monts down under the treeline it can get quite hummid so I am think of buying it .
What to me is most interesting about this tent is its door arrangement. By having a near vertical door you can enter and exit without a wet door dangling water everywhere. I’m surprised that Hille doesn’t use this arrangement on all of their GT models. I also think the bug net you describe is an excellent addition too.
Its a beautiful tent for sure 😊
Excellent review, I own one and it’s the best tent I’ve ever used for good and bad weather situation you can stake your life on it.
I agree Robert. I get comments all the time on why invest in expensive tents and my reply is any other tent or a Hilleberg, I would choose the Hilleberg easily if I feel the situation could get bad.
Wow .. these tents look just fantastic. It seems like many, many folks whom are in the outdoors a LOT are using this tent. Thanks for sharing your p.o.v. :)
I kind of noticed that as well. Seems in the states everyone is concerned with weight and just can't get their heads around this type of tent, then you see over in Europe it is the norm. I am going to go out this week by myself and I feel I am strong enough to take this solo. Might sweat a little more, but it will be fun.
Just received, love it. I bought the 3 man.
Awesome. Are you in the Hilleberg Facebook group yet?
@@naturecallsoutdoors soon to be, thx
@@naturecallsoutdoors I am now, thx
I own this tent and love it.
It would be so great to finally meet and we could tent geek out.
Very nice review bruce! enjoy watching.
Thanks. I love to handle these tents. They are made so beautifully. The Nammatj 3GT is almost perfect really.
Brilliant review and maybe this will be the tent for me, for scottish mountains in the winter. I like room and I'm old school quite happy with carrying weight on my back. This looks like the tent for me! Liked and Subscribed.
Hi, Bruce.
Nice review - as always - thanks for sharing. It would be awesomr if you also showed some footage with You, your mat and sleeping bag. In thats way it would give the viewers (i.e. me) a better look of how much space the inner tent had.
10-4 Out
I will add those into the future. Thanks
Have this tent in the sand color, I like it so much I am contemplating buying the Nammatj 2 for trips that call for a lighter tent weight. The Suolo is sorely tempting me as well though
You really can't go wrong with a Soulo. Some of my buddies in the UK have spent days of torrential downpours in their Soulos with no issues. Maybe a Soulo with a Tarp 5 combo would be nice. Personally I like the Red and Yellow labels more. They are super strong and can put up with a lot of abuse. I think a lot more than given credit. I have had an Anjan 3 GT in heavy snow conditions and it didn't skip a beat. I have become way better at staking since then and think it would be ample for our wet snow around where I live and the weight savings is nice. I suppose if you are doing some pretty crazy unprotected settings the Black Label is a nice insurance. Guess it depends on what you are up to. I am planning on doing the PCT in the future and I would go with the Niak the whole way with high confidence I would be safe.
@@naturecallsoutdoors Thanks for the reply, much appreciated as I know you have had the opportunity to try many different Hilleberg's. I think part of my problem is that Hilleberg makes so many nice tents I want them all! I'll have a longer look at the red label tents, the Jannu is another that caught my eye, could handle any storm imaginable and has enough space(barely) to fit my large dog with me, albeit it is not as roomy a design as some of their other tents but it is relatively light and looks bomb proof.
I was over at Hilleberg yesterday and one of the guys I have gone on some trips with in the snow and we talked about the Jannu. I have not had a chance to get one out, and was hoping this winter one would be available for a snow trip. Both of us agreed that it wasn't a good solution for basic ground dwelling as the angle and length of the vestibule would not be very usable in total. He runs a Staika most the time. What is the conditions you are hoping to use the new tent in?
@@naturecallsoutdoors I'm thinking all seasons, but particularly winter in both alpine and sub-alpine conditions with a 150lb Great Pyrenees sharing the inner with me in cold winter conditions(-15 to -20 degrees Celcius and below. He is probably fine in the vestibule to -30 with a closed cell pad to lie on, he thrives in the cold).
In all honestly, my Nammatj 3 GT is probably the ideal tent for camping with my big pooch, I'll just have to accept the bulk and weight(no one expects winter camping to be real ultralight anyway I don't think).
Perhaps if I can scratch the money together I'd be happiest with the Soulo for use when I'm out alone and use the Nammatj for most other trips when out with other people and/or my dog?
Haha, that Jannu does look like it would do well for winter mountaineering trips in heavy winds and snow loads though, at the cost of some comfort vs. other models : )
Looks like a beautiful tent! I love the design and set up time. That extra room would be great for cooking and storing gear. Very pricy though.. over $2000 in Canada
Very comprehensive Bruce. 👍🏼
Thanks Dougie. It is really fun to get to handle this level of tent. Just beautifully made. Maybe Trigger will like this one.
Nice review and a great looking tent for sure. Take care, Al
Thanks Al. Sometimes I just love certain pieces of equipment. I am trying to figure out how I can hump this out by myself this week to play in the snow. Might need to get out the pulk
Yea. Love my pulk in the winter. It almost spoils you for summer. Take care, Al
Great review...thanks for posting
Thanks for commenting Carl
Great video. Thanks
Thank you Martin. I appreciate it
His voice reminds me of John Lithgow.
Placing into wind is ok with this model due to the door design but not for Nallo style as under heavy storm with wicked winds will blow force rain under zipper guide
hi there.... thx for the vid. Are you using a tarp to protect from UV?
Bruce, I have heard a lot of complaints regarding the length of this tent. Is it true tall users brush up against the inner tent? Seems like a great winter camping tent but just curious regarding this. I am 6 ft, would this be a long enough tent? Thanks!
It is really important with the slant back tents to have them set up perfectly if you are going into rain I think. The issues is if the foot end is into the wind, the wind can push down on the outer enough to connect with with the inner. The Nammatj design is very apparent for this if you look at the foot end there are 4 stake out points, and if you peel back the outer like I do somewhere in this video, you will see that the distance from the outer to the inner on the foot end is about 8 inches. Quite a bit. I think if you paid close attention to that you could be fine even with the foot end into the wind. Then knowing how to utilize the airflow effect of the tunnels also comes into play. I would get that flow going as well as possible and really work to have condensation moving. The slants will be close, and they are designed to fit someone I think who is 6'5" anyway, but depending on the pad height and sleeping bag height , and I guess foot size, you may touch the inner. But if you have the system working that shouldn't be a problem, the inner should be dry. Hope all that made sense
@@naturecallsoutdoors Thanks for the through reply! Great review!
Really great review. Amazing tent. For hiking Im worried its a bit to heavy heavy for the backpack... Would you bring it for hiking?
We've been using for for a few seasons. My two criticisms are no rain protection above the door resulting in lots of rain ingress in poor weather plus the ventilation options are relatively poor. I guess that you cannot have everything.
Oh, we've managed to break two pole sections in spite of being very careful. Not entirely impressed by this.
Thanks Michael. Love to hear specifics from people. Always helpful and the fact I don't get to put all this gear to the test like you might. I bet that wasn't fun to have poles break. What do you think happened?
I think one was that the pole had not seated properly but the other I think was unfortunately an idiot on site who carelessly fell onto our tent.
A bit of gaffer tape and the repair sleeve work just fine so the respective trips were not ruined.
I love mine, except I wish I had gotten green or sand. The red stands out too much.
Hi Bruce, I have a question concerning the Nammatj GT line. I am weighing up whether to get the two man or three man version. I initend to use it as a summer tent for bike touring in France and a winter tent for trekking in Scandinavia. The GT line appeals to me, as I can dig a trench in the vestibule area when camping in the snow, allowing me to sit on the edge of the inner with my feet in trench while doing food prep and so on. While bike touring in summer it would give me a lot of space to safely store bike panniers. I am about as tall as you are, I believe (6ft 3in in my case). One of the things I have observered about winter camping is that one tends to spend more time packing, unpacking and organising gear while sitting or kneeling inside the inner tent, than in summer. There is about a 10cm difference in height between the 2 man version (95 cm in the inner) and the 3 man version (105 cm in the inner). I can see that as well as the 3 man GT you have also reviewed the 2 man Nammatj. Did you notice the difference in height and did it affect your ability to move or sit up around while inside the inner?? At 6ft 3in would you reccomend the 3 man version over the 2 man version, or is the difference insignificant??
Quick answer is go 3 GT. Especially bikepacking as the weight is nominal really. For backpacking mainly I would go 2 GT for the weight savings. What I think I am going to do is make a small footprint for the vestibule for the slant only so the main area can be dug out. Doesn't have to be much, like Tyvek house wrap. Anything to keep any wetness out of the sleep area. That is what I find kind of critical in the snow. Around here we have very wet snow and anything that can be done to keep the sleep area dry really helps. Either way I think the GT will be a great route and since I am 6 feet even I think you may like the 3's added height. In the winter I have hats on and seem to be a lot more clumsy. I need to work on that this season. I am bringing a high absorbent towel also. And more control on how people get in and out. We had to shelter 5 people in an Anjan 3 Gt during a snow storm and consequently got everything soaked and made for a miserable night. Plus we had to do a rescue and have a person sleeping in the vestibule. I think you can do the 2 GT, but so much more control on everything. I think a 3 GT, a footprint for part of the vestie would be awesome. Then practice, practice, practice. I have an Altai right now that I am practicing with for a group snow tent this winter. That is a real bugger to get up quick and taut.
Thanks for the sub!! Looks like you have some awesome stuff. Currently checking out your channel. Subbed.
Thanks Dan. I look forward to getting to know you.
Same to you!
What’s the ventilation is like. I wish it wasn’t shaped like a big doghouse.
Hey I was curious if you thought the GT is worth the weight on a backpacking trip? I've been tossing up between the regular nammatj2 or the GT. I plan on using it mainly for winter camping hence why I was considering the GT.
I would go for the GT. Winter to me means snow. And if you are having 2 people in there, you will appreciate the extension. Even in the rain, tents with the front entry I find a little inconvenient. You can just shove the gear around to get in and out, and plenty have done it, but when you can have easy ingress and egress I find everyone like that. I find myself cooking in the tent more often in the wintry conditions too and having more ability to vent the better. You can make it so the door zips down from the top which is great addition for cooking, and great if you get a bunch of snow overnight you zip it down and keep the snow out. If only one person the the GT is too much though. Hope that helps
I have this tent in Green, its great but its NOT going to fit 3 people unless someone slept in the vestibule .
Can you pitch just the inner tent?
Yes you can. They have a little kit, little pockets to put your pole ends in, then you string the poles through the suspension loops. Works pretty well.
Don't you make a hot tent???
Hilleberg doesn't. Take a look at Seek Outside.