Originally Posted by JonS
Back in the day before Mountain Hardwear, TNF mountain 24 was the business, the VE 25 was a little bigger.
Then the designers from Sierra Designs and TNF quit and started Mountain Hardwear, they went on a tent kick for a bit.
The Trango II and Trango III were like the Mountain 24, but moved the side poles crossing point off the floor so along a side wall, you had 4 points of contact, made is stronger and, in my opinion better.
They were pretty darn great for a lighter weight 4 season.
I'd still put a Moss Superdome II or III up against most hurricanes. Those things were great to have someone else carry if you got to sleep in it.
Let us know what you end of deciding, I've moved to floorless tipis for rugged winds and 4 seasons as the stove makes it pretty darn nice.


I like the looks of the MH Trangos. Very similar to my SD Tiros 1. Four poles, crossing points well off the floor. The Tiros' vestibule isn't as generous as the Trango's and has a pure rectangular footprint. But with the MH history, there's got to be some Tiros DNA in the Trango line.

The Tiros has the weight advantage, but man, I'd hate to spend weeks living out of that thing with another dude.