My 3 person Hilleberg Nammatj is still roomy with two people and gear.
But then again I don't drag my entire living room out with me to go "camping" and am of the belief that you can enjoy the outdoors without dragging a circus tent out there.
For one person, I think the Hilleberg Akto is the best tent ever made. I would say the Soulo, but I think the Akto is 90% as good but 30% lighter. Just my own opinion, of course, they are all excellent tents. I also have a Nammatj which I love for 2 persons.
Multiple tents is the only sensible option but honestly if it had to be one tent I think the Hilleberg Nammatj is up there. It has really big vents both front and back and full mesh convertible door. You could probably makeshift something to lift the outer fly off of the ground for the hottest months.
I have a Hilleberg Nammatj and a Storm Star. I would 100% save the extra and get a Hilleberg, I know they are a lot of money but I've not owned another tent that matches Hilleberg in quality and easy of use.
The Nallo is a fine tent too, and lighter, but the Nammatj has better ventilation and slightly more room.
I really like the look of the Vern, I think it's one of the best looking tents. The Storm Star is a great tent, but I don't know, it doesn't really excite me. Super taught which means it's very quiet in the wind, though. The only thing I would consider with the Storm Star is that it uses the thinner DAC poles meant for weight saving, which I don't think are appropriate for a 4-season tent, and there has been a number of people with broken Storm Star poles, and it is very difficult to get a new set of poles for the Storm Star. I believe there is someone making sets and selling them on eBay for the SS, but I don't know what the quality is like, I don't think they are DAC poles.
Hilleberg Soulo, Namatj, Storm Star or Vern - but I would trust the latter less due to most reviews I've seen being from fairweather campers and the quality of materials/construction. I've had the Hillebergs out in Iceland and North America. The Storm Star is also known as a tank. I'm also not sure on the snow loading of the Nortent.
Any good 4-season tent will have no issue holding up to strong winds on exposed beaches. I recommend a sealed 4-season model not just for the stronger poles, but because it will keep blowing sand out of the tent, which can become a huge issue in big storms. I once endured a 20hr, 80km/h+ wind storm on the Nahanni River in my 3 season Mountain Hardwear Aspect 2 tent, and while the poles miraculously didn’t break, the entire inside of my tent was full of sand when it finally let up. Like, a quarter inch of sand everywhere, and I’d been breathing it all night. With every gust the tent would fold down onto my chest, and I’d get peppered with a fistful of sand at my face. It was probably one of the most intense, miserable nights I’ve ever had in the backcountry.
Several of my friends had heavier 4 season tents and slept through most of the ordeal, and had zero sand in their tents.
Something like a Mountain Hardwear Trango, Marmot Thor or Hilleberg style tunnel tent would be your best choice if you’re expecting serious wind. They’re not cheap, but they’ll take whatever you can throw at them.
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