SlingFin - CrossBow 2

I own a lot of ultralight shelters (including two Durstons which are really nice) but after ten years of pyramids for winter (MLD and HMG) I gave in and got the Slingfin Crossbow two years ago. YMMV but I’m way happier with a freestanding tent that isn’t dependent on two working trekking poles for functionality when dealing with truly cold temps. It’s just that extra bit of redundancy and comfort (the Slingfin seems to handle high wind better—on snow and rock I find getting “ideal” pitches on UL shelters gets way harder.) Originally I was mainly concerned with wind resistance but I had an Iceline pole snap on me on a trip in snow early summer and that sucked (was using a Xmid for shelter.) From now on if I’m camping in snow I’ll take the Slingfin.

Crossbow has an additional mesh inner you can get for the warm weather. I highly recommend the crossbow, it’s bombproof

SlingFin have really good and light 4-season tents. I have a HotBox (double-wall, assault style) and really satisfied. The 4-season version of the CrossBow is amazing too.

As a guy who owns two Tarptents and a Slingfin this is the right answer. Only reason I don’t own one is because the others are still great and it would be wasteful to buy another tent

The xmid 2 is pretty solid if you use all guy points. If you want something sturdier that you can take into the mountains, look at sling fin.

I love my Slingfin tent. Dual doors, they make a lightweight option. Company started from the MSI tent designer who wanted to change the expedition designs and MSI said no.

Slingfin. Bombproof, and thoroughly wind tested.

I was just going to recommend Eureka! Tents but they no longer exist. My family had those when I was growing up (90% BWCA trips) and I had one recently that went through the wringer and never caused any trouble. Big Agnes and Northface have been very good for me over the years. I've moved on to Slingfin but they don't make a four person other than a dedicated hot tent.