Hilleberg - Nammatj 3

I would go with the nammatj... Since you're sharing the weight between two persons anyway, the weight penalty isn't that large; I'm guessing your friend's tent is heavier than an xmid. You'll also benefit from having a ton of space inside. That said I think you would also do okay with the x-mid. I spent 4 weeks in Chilean patagonia last january using a sierra designs high route 3000 (somewhat similar to the x-mid, but double walled) and did okay. One bad windy night with a lot of flapping. This comes down partly to being lucky with the weather, but also largely because most of the time you won't be camping in super exposed spots.

I would be Hilleberg all the way, absolutely no question! The X-Mid doesn’t seem as strong as the Hilleberg and it certainly could give some sleepless nights!

If you are planning on setting up camp and do day hikes, take the nammatj. If you are breaking camp every morning and bringing your tent with you, take the xmid.

Budget not an issue as per your post, then Hilleberg are outstanding, and their customer service/aftercare is second to none. How big is your dog is the key question and how big are you? Also is weight an issue? as in what are you looking to carry depends on fitness, then equally ground etc. Do you plan to be in mountains and super exposed/remote? Ok so planning that you want something to take the worst conditions and your dog is small and your not massive either then hard to beat the Soulo ( but its a one man tent so as i said wont take a large dog on the inside of the inner, well not without being very cramped - get the groundsheet on any of these makes a big difference in condensation also not jsut for keeping tent protected). Same parameters but keeping a bit lower and want something super lightweight but really high strenght to weight ratio then the Enan is really good, can use a 10mm Nammatj pole on it also and well id challenenge anyone to find a better setup for the weight to strenght and features, also great in summer. Its touted as 3 season's but it far exceeds its performance design envelope ive had it in some hellish conditions (granted i alwasy separte the side guys to 4 on all the hilleberg range). For vs conditions hard to overlook the Nammatj at circa 2.5kg. This is what i have used alot with both a Belgian Malinois and also a Dutch Shepard to give you an idea of size wise (its a 2 man tent). You will get a lot people saying lanshans and everything else, and there is alot of "haters" lol for Hilleberg, but there is a reason why we use them on expeditions. They deliver in spades and having used all different brands over the years, and had failures, they are pretty much the only brand that not had an issue with, except Carinthia bivy tents etc but they are not suitable for your dog. But yea Hilleberg are my go too, the Kerlon material is exceptional.

If you’ve actually already got a Nammatj, I’d take it in a heartbeat. A Hilleberg black label tent is almost total peace of mind. It’s built for Patagonia. I’m not saying the Xmid couldn’t handle it - I know someone who has done it with a Duomid and had no issues but you’ve already bought the Hilleberg and it’s bombproof.