Tienda Big Sky Chinook 1Plus

The tent is excellent and has some really good design features and the quality is up there with the best manufacturers. Big sky international have been great to deal with and I'd definitely recommend the products and will probably buy a different tent in the future.

Best tent for hiking.

Big Sky Chinook 1Plus tent

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I bought this tent last year and hadn't used it more than setting it up in the yard. Just returned from a week long trip to Southern Patagonia where I used this tent with the cloth inner. I really can't comment too much and the only reason i give it 4 instead of 5 stars is because the weather was too nice to evaluate fully. One night of about 50 mph wind gusts to which the tent remained steady (three poles, only 4 guy outs) and a night or two of light to moderate rain- no snow.

Minimal condensation (myself only) and ease of set-up. The lighter material means you hear the wind some, but again I had only 4 guy lines. Later when I added four more, the wind was not so bad so could not tell if it would help appreciably, but I imagine so. The inner door zippers liked to snag the outer door if you aren't careful to either roll and tie back or hold back the panel (duh- my bad) and if collapsing one of the inner sides to create a vestibule the pockets along the floor on that side were very flimsy due to no anchoring of the floor (and even on the other side not so robust) but pretty much otherwise good.

I liked the packability but the outer bag seems a little delicate and the seam stitching could be a lot heavier. The fasteners and other hardware though small seem adequate. I do like the numerous guy out loops (I think 12 in all) so there should be NO issues in keeping it grounded. I used two different size triangular aluminum MSR stakes, long for the tent, shorter for the guys. It might be better the other way?

I am looking forward to really seeing what this tent can do in more extreme conditions. In summary I think this is a very good option for 4 season protection along with weight considerations, particularly when you consider the ability to house two persons in a pinch.