Hilleberg Keron 3 GT Tent In-Depth Review in the Snow

[@petergilbert72]

Hilleberg say it is the two ground straps at each end that tension the tent and that it is these four pegs that are essential - not the vent guys or the pole guys. With regards the door straps, once the tent is set up and pole pegs in the ground you can detach the door strap if you wish (maybe not such a good idea in snow though). But you need to remember to reattach before taking down the tent.

[@ALinsdau]

Great pointers!

[@niben71]

Excellent tent! Got the standard Keron 3. Worked fine skiing winter in the Swedish national park Sarek and other polar circle activities. Mayby not Antartica but probably harsh enough for most. Also an excellente base camp tent overall for fishing or hunting and even well appreciated from my nephewes backyard camping :) Also the loops are for attaching the footprint / extra groundsheet.

[@DerekGHikes]

Dammit, this tent is so awesome, now I want it haha! I saw someone with one in a Reddit post and fell in love with it. I have like 6 tents and don't need another but I can't stop buying more gear haha... It's an addiction!

[@ALinsdau]

It's definitely addicting.

[@vickilinsdau8687]

Very comprehensive 👍🏻

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks!

[@Rurik8118]

Love the butter ‘bite’ clip …. Keep up the posts ))

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks, will do!

[@nasos_zovoilis]

Great review and what a tent!

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks for watching!

[@ColdCaseGear]

Awesome. We use Hilleberg tents exclusively. We have a Saivo, Anjan 3GT and the new Anaris in our stable. For us, these tents can't be beat for extreme mountain weather here in Southwest Colorado.

[@ALinsdau]

Very cool!

[@ychuen5753]

nice review , thank you

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks for watching!

[@ykdickybill]

Regarding opening the door, I was once in a severe Gail in a tunnel type tent and the instant I opened the door to go out for a pee, a gust flattened the tent as it had lost ‘ the bubble effect ‘ you get with the doors closed………….😉

[@ALinsdau]

Ouch.

[@vickilinsdau8687]

Quite a set up😎👍🏻

[@ALinsdau]

Sure was!

[@Hajmeddig123]

Did you waterproof it with silnet ? I've seen a couple of bad reviews about Hilleberg not seam sealing their tents and therefore them leaking. I imagine it's not a problem in winter but can you confirm if you think the tent is solid in heavy downpoor and not only in dry snow ?

[@ALinsdau]

Wouldn’t recommend that. I put it on my MSR Hubba and it’s left a weird tacky film on things over the decade.

[@krimke881]

A COOL! i was looking for a rv of this and here we are. one thing. no storm flaps? do you have any enlightening thoughts about with or without?

[@ALinsdau]

I believe storm flaps an add-on option. I never used/needed them in Greenland, Antarctica or Denali - I just pile up snow.

[@tonyshikes]

Al, thanks, I love this tent. I am looking at getting my first winter 4 season tent. This one is just too expensive. Can you recommend a good tent that won't break the bank. I'll mostly be snowshoeing in say 6 - 10 miles from my car within the tree line mostly overnighters. I'd love to go heavy duty like this one but it's just too expensive. I'm 6'1" and 210 lbs. and wouldn't want my footbox to touch the tent if possible. Thank you for all your great videos.

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks! I'm going to do a video of the Hilleberg Nammatj 2. I love that tent as well. It's not nearly as expensive but worked for me in Antarctica, Denali, etc.

[@Hajmeddig123]

Can you recommend this tent ?

[@ALinsdau]

Yes.

[@LaramieJim]

I got the same tent in sand color, footprint and sand-snow pegs. A great tent for Wyoming!

[@ALinsdau]

Nice - send a pic in action when you can.

[@the_expeditionteam]

Thank you this Review, Aaron. I've few queries if you can help answer them. 1) You mentioned in your book- Antarctic Tears, to use tent poles as stakes. Do you recommend any specific make and diameter for tent pole as stakes? 2) would you recommend Nammatj 3 gt or Keron 3 gt? Thank You.

[@ALinsdau]

I've seen 9mm and 10mm aluminum poles used as tent stakes in Antarctica. Any make/model should do. The 10mm will be tougher but they're much more expensive. I still go with Hilleberg's snow stakes. They're crazy expensive but versatile. If you're solo, I'd just use the Nammatj 2. It worked great for 3 months in Antarctica and a month on Denali. If you have a 2 person team on a mountain with small areas for pitching, the Namatjj 3GT. If you have the space, the Keron 3GT is even better - it's a palace.

[@the_expeditionteam]

@@ALinsdau Thank You , Aaron.

[@michaelsargeant5923]

I bought the saitaris, love the room . Great 2 person

[@ALinsdau]

Glad you like them!

[@tysonkampbjj]

The stakes are interesting. I bought the rei snow/sand stakes and rigged up the carabiner and paracord myself at quite a discount to what Hilleberg asks for theirs. I'm a big Hilleberg fan too but I agree the snow stakes are priced a quite a premium.

[@ALinsdau]

They're spendy but survive the toughest I've thrown at them. I've only wrecked a few in Antarctica so far.

[@tysonkampbjj]

@@ALinsdau I really appreciate your videos and it's a great touch that you respond to so many user comments and make your knowledge accessible to hobbyists like myself. I watched a trailer of what appeared to be a documentary of your excursion in Antarctica and I can say with certainty I'll never test gear to anywhere remotely near the levels you have. I have deep respect for your experiences and the information is extremely valuable. Thanks.

[@archangelgabriel261]

Nice vid.. 👍

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks!

[@vickilinsdau8687]

Great video😎how do you put up & take it down if you’re in a storm?

[@archangelgabriel261]

You tie one of the guylines to your Rucksack or sled so it won‘t blow away.. 👍

[@ALinsdau]

@@archangelgabriel261 Yes, in windy conditions, I'd clip the tent guyline to the sled. Super important!

[@beck4218]

Looks like Hilleberg stopped using elastic anchors for the inner/outer tent interface.

[@ALinsdau]

Good to note.

[@22leggedsasquatch]

The vestibule could function as a hot tent, with some adaptation

[@ALinsdau]

That it can!

[@dannyt5965]

Toggles are to connect the footprint

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks! I've never bought a footprint so that's good to note.

[@MrManurhin]

"In-Depth Review in the Snow" -review on a tent made in the artic, for the arcic, on a parkinglot....

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks for watching.

[@IIISentorIII]

Give the man some credit! This man vent to the South Pole, The coldest and driest place on Earth, an extreme location that's incredibly hard on the human body. The world's driest air, makes it a struggle to even climb a flight of stairs. Humans are the only wildlife there in the snowy desert nearly a thousand miles from the coast. The Geographic South Pole sits on top of a featureless, barren, windswept and icy plateau at an altitude of 2,835 m (9,301 ft). At the equator, you are overal "lighter" because the Earth rotates around its axis once a day. On the North Pole however the force of gravity is greather which means every kg you carry "feels" like 2 kg. It takes some serious skills and effort do do that and come back ;) Cheers from Switzerland

[@alexandermattisson6995]

Professional adventurer? o no

[@ALinsdau]

Thanks for watching!

[@beck4218]

Good stuff, but so many guylines.

[@ALinsdau]

It's a bit crazy, true. But they're the only practical way to keep the tent up in a storm. In no wind conditions, you can skip the middle. The tent might just sag a big, though.