Boxing day sales approach and its time for me to make a decision on a tent.
So Im looking at grabbing a relatively light weight 2p tent for over night hiking. Will mostly be hikes in the blue mountains and in NSW all year round with two people. How ever ild like one thats able to handle the overland track in tas and mt Kosciusko (probably not during winter or when theres regular heavy snow, at least not yet).
So far im looking at the goondie 2, mont moondance 2 and wilderness equipment space 2. I like the sound of the goondie and mont because you can grab the winter inner only for much less than getting a whole new tent when/if i decide to do some harsher winter outings, as far as i know you cant get the wilderness equipment inner separate. The pack size of the mont and the WE seems pretty good, the goondie looks pretty big but its hard to tell as ive only seen it packed in different bags.
Im trying to decide between the 4 season and 3 season versions. My main questions are:
1 - how well will the 4 season versions of these tents stand up if i get more adventurous and want to do Tasmania or the likes closer to winter. My guess is they would be warmer but not suitable for any snow loads or particularly strong winds.
2 - if i went with the 4 season version rather than the 3 season mesh, would i be waking up in a pool of my own sweat in summer, How breathable is it in the hotter months.
3 - does any one have any thoughts on the tent range im looking at or others i should consider instead, so far im leaning towards the WE because i can get it for a good price, ive ruled out some of the lighter options like MSR hubba hubba and Big Agnus Copper because im not too sure about their durability and my ability not to find a way to destroy them.
Would it be best to go with the 3 seasons for more comfort during summer and make sure i have warm enough sleeping gear for the blue mountains in winter, then look at something like a macpac Olympus later on if I end up getting more adventurous during the winter months, or would you recommend going with the 4 seasons to start with.
Sorry if its a basic question, not really sure how much of a warmth difference there is between the 3 and 4 season versions, sales person suggested that the full nylon wouldnt become a sweat box in the summer, but im sceptical. There's not much of a weight difference between the 3 and 4 season for the WE space 2, only around 40g.
Cheers