Handling your Hilleberg tent in strong winds

This is a short film about how to handle your Hilleberg tent in strong winds. We show you how to pitch a tent in stormy conditions and give you some practical tips about how you can make your trip as safe and enjoyable as possible.
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[@ravbuddy]

Someone give this man a raise

[@IIISentorIII]

I sometimes go camping with my industrial wind blower turbine, and in the night check if other campers have properly set up there tents. Most tents fly away but in my experience Hillebergs stay strong!

[@tommygerald7323]

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[@vicentebeau1847]

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[@vicentebeau1847]

@Tommy Gerald You are welcome xD

[@joelhemms2448]

I’m ditching the Terra Nova and I’ve bought my very first Hilleberg, what a company you have built!

[@HoboTurtle]

when a company invests its time to simulate a severe weather to demonstrate how to properly use its products and spends time educating its customers to improve its products' capacity, you know it's a trustworthy company. i own Hilleberg's soulo, tarp10, and bivanorak, and all of them are probably the most worthy investments i've made in outdoor gears. great great great

[@paul333000]

Great video. Just shows how good these tents are. Had my nammatj 2 for 7 years now. I’m LOVE it. Last used in 50+mph winds coming from all directions. Not a single problem. Off to Dartmoor again tomorrow for 10 nights wild camping. Thank You Hilleberg for making my trips so much more enjoyable.

[@felixcat9318]

What an outstanding masterclass of a tutorial this is, one which packs so much excellent advice into this short video. In such conditions one's tent becomes a lifesaver, a necessary sanctuary from the elements. Having a sufficiently good tent and the familiarity of experience with it is going to pay dividends in such weather. The tips, suggestions and knowledge gained from this video are unequalled. Thank you.

[@LukaszGogolkiewicz]

Have taken my Kaitum 2 GT on a mountain with 140km/h gusts and 100km/h winds. Stood up all night very well. Solid tents, thanks Hilleberg.

[@gerritdeen]

Did you use the standard 9mm poles?

[@LukaszGogolkiewicz]

@@gerritdeen yep, everything was standard. Except the I had the titanium solid pegs.

[@donnyo65]

I've been looking for a new tent for a while - having watched this video I am now prepared for the extra weight and cost of one of these wonderful tents.

[@James_Cy]

Was mountaineering in the North Cascades and had a Hilleberg 3 person tent. We camped out on a glacier 7500 ft up. Pretty bad storm rolled in within an hour. Built snow walls and hunkered down for a full day. The winds were howling and the wind chill was 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The hilleberg did it's job 10 times over.

[@ContrastNY]

I like the 70's "non hollywood" music!

[@willek1335]

70s music for 70 mph winds

[@14guitars67]

Thank you for putting the time, effort, and expense into this excellent tutorial and for doing it in actual severe wind conditions. This is an excellent video. For the life of me I can't imagine why anyone would downvote it. I now use the same techniques on all my other tents and tarp shelters, as well as on my Nallo 4GT.

[@Rurik8118]

The Keron 4 GT ‘Black’ worked well for us during a 1800km Snowkite trip on Greenlands 🇬🇱 icecap. The winds howled for days keeping us inside the ‘survival capsule’. Great product !!

[@jackbloznowski5429]

I don't have your make and model tent, but your video has so much good advice on how to set up a tent under high winds. Fantastic!

[@ValkyrieHikes]

The tent in the video is the Hilleberg Nallo 3 person tent, Red label series tent, I believe. I hope that helps.

[@fritzd2116]

Excellent video! That method using the clove hitch to secure the guylines is brilliant!

[@HillebergTentmaker]

Thank you! Glad you like it.

[@p82d]

Same, I'd never considered clove hitching to pegs, so simple but so sensible!

[@esmex8829]

Dedicated Videos on the wind capacity of each Hilleberg tent would be amazing!

[@loskillo]

For everyone except the poor person setting up the tents.

[@erhanbayramm]

Very important test and especially openning tent in front of the wind machine. Thanks !!

[@Thestripper1]

That's what i love about Hilleberg products. No bullshit, just kept promises.

[@HerrFinsternis]

Pff I'v enjoyed my Jannu for years, but I'm really glad I'v never had to do this! Did have weather change for the worst and was glad I'm always in the habit of fully guying out my tent. She didn't budge :)

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I like to have multiple kinds of ground pegs that will work in a variety of conditions. The ones shown are a decent general purpose type, but there are larger size versions which will hold better if soil allows their use. I also have the steel spike style with a plastic cord holder at the top if the ground has too many rocks or even if the soil is frozen. The only kind i dont yet have is sand anchors. My method may not work well for backpackers considering the extra volume and weight, but for everyone else its nice to have choices. Cool tent!

[@klorex100]

Bags filled with sand can be used instead, can be cheaper/easier if you don't really need sand spikes often on your trip

[@AndyWardle]

I use delta ground anchors on my soulo and my nammatj 3GT. Only the guy lines. If they’re in properly the earth will vanish before the pegs. Available on eBay and probably other sites. 👍 frozen ground? Get a rock and bang them in. Flexible hard wearing plastic pegs won’t break.

[@calevel]

I just got me a Hilleberg Enan in Red with a foot print and although not a 1 lbs plus like others ultra light that I could’ve gotten for less $ I still think I made the right decision based on their weather worthiness.

[@eliritashurina]

I been camping using Hilleberg and it’s awesome😘🥰❤️🤘✅

[@dougieranger]

Ordered my Keron 3 yesterday, my first Hilleberg, can't wait to try it out. Cheers Hilleberg!

[@brettcoxxxx]

How is it going with your Keron?

[@dougieranger]

Oskar Eriksson I love it Oskar. Used it last week on the NC500. It’s completely dependable and has never let me down in any respect. Highly recommend it.

[@brettcoxxxx]

@@dougieranger Great to hear that, although I´m not surprised

[@dougieranger]

Oskar Eriksson It’s just fantastic.

[@timothyahernRoxyCat]

Does the sound track come with the tent? I feel like I'm in surf cafe in Malibu. Love it.

[@AndyWardle]

We just bought the nammatj 3GT. I can vouch for it. First time out. Wild wind. It never moved. Easy to pitch. Easy to take down. It's an amazing bit of kit. Well worth the price. You get what you pay for with hilleberg. Check my latest video for a glance. (Not the Roger Moore one lol)

[@johnb365]

Great video , handy hints. great tents too. love the funky music

[@Destro7000]

There has to be a better way, or a better windproof design....quicker to put up but super strong. I hope the tech is advancing. Love that you actually wind-test your tents though!

[@NOMAFILMSTUDIO]

Can anyone tell me the background music for this video? thx

[@p.richter9592]

Great video, with lots of great tips 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Super.Quasar]

Please run the test again with the wind machine side on, with and without twin poles so we can see the difference twin poling makes. Preferably with a Keron tent with three poles.

[@AndyWardle]

Gary Row 30 seconds in. Side on. If it can take it single pole there’s no point trying double pole. Agreed??

[@82ogo]

wow cool tip ~!

[@bradsimpson8724]

Is that the Nammatj(or however you spell it)? Looks like a pretty bombproof affair. This is why you hear people complain about the sticker price of Hilleberg tents, but nobody ever whines about construction quality. You get what you pay for.

[@HillebergTentmaker]

Yes, this is the Nammatj in this video.

[@Kim-wc7un]

Exept the best zipper quality

[@jondunit6232]

escamotage at around the 5:12 mark the wind is blowing from the side

[@user-fx5sw4jy7hYz9Hzi]

I mean, would you be inside it if bomb went off. Yeah no.

[@jondanir]

Just bought my Hilleberg Saitaris for $2350. Shitload of money for a tent, but I cant wait to use on my winter expeditions :D

[@ridged8]

beautiful piece of gear tho

[@campionoverbagh561]

Excellent thanks for the tips

[@Rudecheers]

'And the winner for todays role in one of our video's is ... Johan!' "What kind of video is it? Setting up a tarp on a beautiful meadow?" 'Hm.... kind of....'

[@johnmoore477]

An example of Swedish thoroughness and practicality here. The tent does look like a bit of a faff to put up. My MLD Duomid pyramid tent weighs 635, needs four pegs and a centre hiking pole to erect but it can be pegged down quickly with another 13 pegs. Will it stand up to Hilleberg winds? Well, it hasn't blown away yet.

[@JorgeMendezTol2]

Super execele contenido,🎬📽️🎬 wuauuuu!!! 👌🚀Sigan así🚀 y saludos👍😃 desde zapopan jalisco México 😄🙋‍♂️

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

excellent video

[@lonckelph]

Do you know if there is a tent (solo or duo) that would resist winds >150km/h ? Even 200 km/h ? or let's say what is the strongest wind (and tent) that resisted ? And yes, wind would be changing direction all 5 or 10 minutes. So multiple directions.

[@HillebergTentmaker]

Hello +Louis-Philippe LONCKE. We purposely do not give any wind speed ratings for the tents. When you get a number indicating wind speed strength the tests are usually done by bolting the tent down in the floor and then turning the wind machine on and measuring the wind speed. It is not a very good way of measuring what really happens when you are actually using the tent outdoors since the wind can turn and also one of the first things that can happen in severe weather is that the pegs come out - or even worse that the tent cant be set up. The average working speed that we use is around 112 km/h but that is not necessarily the max speed - again, we do not give one specific number for it. For extreme wind we would recommend using a black label tunnel tent with extra guy lines and doubling the poles. Hope that helps!

[@Martin-nv3qh]

I am considering the nammatj 2 for solo trips, but one of the main attributes i want from a tent i strength against wind. I like the fact that this tent has a bigger vestibule than soulo but im not sure about the strength. How would this tent fair against other black labels? Which tents are the strongest against wind and is the nammatj 2 far behind?

[@AndyWardle]

Martin nammatj is better. More headroom. Slightly heavier but better.

[@realist7190]

Great test!

[@veggiebiker]

and the wind takes your tent and attached rucksack and drops it in the middle of a loch...hee hee i would love one of these tents and will when funds allow.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

*When someone is trying to set up their camp site too close to yours...*

[@whistlenorvell5197]

What is the best type of stake (peg) to use in snow or ice? Petzl ice screws ?

[@LycanthropiesSpell]

Nice refresher video :-)

[@thewanderinghermit7609]

my Nallo2 never did let me down even in strongest storms

[@masterac7344]

hie, i do hesitate to buy one of your tent, last year i camp in the french alpe and the wind was so strong it bended some of my pole at a 90 angle, the only tearing i got was for the inner tent because it streach it too much. i read one of your comment that you don't give specific number for your wind resistance, the wind i had was probably around 90 km/h, it seem you test your tent around 120km/h so i should be fine right ? does the KERON GT and the saitaris have the same resistance for wind ? my old tent was a tunnel so i don't trust that design to hold on well

[@MrPalarran]

Great tent and great tutorial.....but music is very ugly!

[@Jennersville]

Sleep well my friend.... sleep well....

[@Televinken1891]

Is it really recommended to have the vestibule towards the wind? Feels wrong and risky when you want to open the tent.

[@petergilbert72]

Yes, that’s Hilleberg’s advice for very strong winds. The vestibule ‘soaks up’ some of the wind and prevents outer and inner from touching. However, access is more difficult - crawling, then securing the door zippers with the red lock zip lock afterwards. Tom Heaney Adventures channel discusses this with his Jannu in extreme wind.

[@drill888golf]

good job nice video :))

[@francoisb4830]

c'est courageux :)

[@frankjobs7113]

wow

[@ridged8]

Soundtrack please? I'm just here for the music, my Staika is great

[@HillebergTentmaker]

Hello Lee. I believe the soundtrack was created for us years ago. It is called "Surfing in Silence" by Nils Bergholz.

[@ridged8]

@@HillebergTentmaker It's a damn good one. Thank you for your time

[@snakedike]

Why does Hilleberg recommend against snow walls? We traditionally build them about 4 feet high when winter mountaineering.

[@brettcoxxxx]

I think they say in a video that the wall can fall down on the tent

[@snakedike]

@@brettcoxxxx Thanks Oskar. I suppose that's possible. But in 30 years of climbing I've never seen that happen.

[@myeongjicamper]

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[@normpaddle]

cant get a stake in the ground in the tundra...rocky, no solid soils

[@AndyWardle]

Norm M alpkit spikes and a rock or mallet. Job done

[@igorkorneichuk1139]

Where is wind test of Niak?)

[@frankstocker5475]

Would be much easier to turn the wind machine off.

[@SuperAbleABEL]

What is to stop rain coming through the vents when the wind blows them fully open?

[@AndyWardle]

SuperAbleABEL you close them 😂

[@farizgibson9205]

how much per set

[@daciimini8672]

great….scientificaly review…good job

[@c64116]

whelp. This is amazing, but too bad they arent affordable.

[@Jakelol1980]

I want to see someone do this when its Winter with bare hands in that kind of wind. Ouch!!!

[@Jay-hr3rh]

Perfect tent if u want it pitch on a runway. Good for jet engine blast.

[@griffonsa]

lololol, how many times did they yell CUTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?

[@0LoneTech]

@Tab Valentino What plastic pegs? Hilleberg tents come with hardened aluminium pegs (different profiles depending on the class of the tent, in this case Y for a black label Nammatj intended for rough weather). Were you confused by the anodized colour?

[@Jail-Left-Wing-Traitors]

wish i could afford a Hilleberg :(

[@ronanrogers4127]

When I’m in weather like that I try to phone a friend. If that doesn’t work, I swear a lot....and get on with it

[@cgitt]

what's the trousers on this guy?

[@bordebomb6631]

u r so gay

[@cgitt]

steve t excuse me!? I was asking about pant's brand.

[@stridskuk90]

Sergei Bambizo Looks like swedish brand "Lundhags"

[@HillebergTentmaker]

Hello Sergei Bambizo. stridskuk90 was right. The pants are called Enigma and they’re from Swedish brand Lundhags. They are made of breathable Dermizax fabrics and reinforcements in Shoeller Keprotec with Kevlar :) In other words, pretty bombproof! Unfortunately, these pants are no longer in the collection but their style Rocketeer is rather similar.

[@cgitt]

Hilleberg The Tentmaker Thank you

[@UpNorth2000]

Where is the companion video on how to sleep like a baby inside with the noise? ;)

[@Monscent]

Yep. Hilleberg products are pricey but theyre good as fuck. I don't think I've ever heard of someone that was let down by the quality of their gear..

[@jaswats9645]

A bit of a breeze there.

[@ansi9164]

6:06

[@panotnap]

этот вентилятор нужно ещё хаотично перемещать и варьировать по силе; тогда будет натурально

[@SonovMi]

I had the wind snap the pole on my Hilly Alto in Scotland. Pitched right too... Straight back for a refund of £320 and bought a Vango Hurricane that never let me down. Just sayin.

[@georgewashington5365]

might you by any chance not seated the pole correctly perhaps by pulling the pole instead of pushing, those dac poles are the best period.

[@paul2pie]

I have flattened a Vango Hurricane twice in Northern Ireland weather. Once one peg goes it puts tons of pressure on the others, I'm more experienced now and add rocks to the pegs and use shock chord tensioners.

[@user-ur9il8vt7u]

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[@darillfow]

There are plenty of good cheap tents out there that will handle the extreme weather, snow, rain storm, windy storms etc, they work just as good. Hilleberg's price is way too high & greedy in my opinion. Just being honest.

[@southchum101]

So all i need is a lot of guy lines and pegs, and make sure to come out into the storm every now and then to readjust and add more pegs and lines. Sounds legit and so convenient. Ah the inherent flaws of a tunnel tent design.

[@AndyWardle]

southchum101 use delta ground anchors. Then relax and feel safe.

[@azclaimjumper]

@@AndyWardle I'd never heard of these until I read your reply. Sadly, I live in U.S.A. & they are only sold in the UK.

[@AndyWardle]

@@azclaimjumper that’s a shame. Ebay ?? I thought they would ship worldwide.

[@keiohiro]

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[@CosgroveNotts]

This looks OK if you are about 12 and in the scouts. Can't beat a hotel when you come to your senses.

[@AndyWardle]

cosgrove notts why you watching videos of tents??

[@CosgroveNotts]

Andy Wardle .I have no idea why I'm watching this Andy ... I have to say your videos are interesting and informative . I'll buy you a beer when I bump into you

[@AndyWardle]

cosgrove notts ahh that would be nice. Cheers. 🍺

[@Leopolis1991]

I can't understand why you shoot a video with a test of the tent's stability from the wind, you don't shoot how it looks inside during a strong wind. So on the video I can't see if there is a floor inside from cloth, or how large the volume of a particular tent is. I think it is not difficult to put several sleeping bags with inflatable mats inside the tent and then tourists would have more information how big this tent inside. If you do a test for wind, then you could do a test for water resistance and show the same video inside tent, because I do not believe that the material that has a mark of 1200, will withstand heavy rain, of course that the snow tent will withstand, but if I buy this tent not only for using only in the winter, but in other times of the year -where is possible water fall :), and the test for breaking the material shows how strong it is, but does not show its water resistance. I will be grateful if you take my suggestions and make correctionsduirng filming the next future videos.

[@marcosluciosilva2433]

7:25 stone brutality rsssssss god video

[@HammerofThor00]

Jesus Christ that 70's surfing music makes me mute this....Great job though putting that up in crazy wind for demonstration

[@Lawiah0]

Never put ground pegs in at an angel, always place then VERTICALLY.

[@user-kd1du1yp4g]

Hire a narrator next time please