4 season tents, bivy flys and sleeping bags for alpine hunting.

[JUST-DOO-IT]

Just bought a Eureka Tundraline, which is based on the 80's Canondale Aroostook, for canoe wilderness tripping.  This is supposed to be a great tent for nasty weather but it's heavy at 12 lbs.

[Looper]

For tents, there are a lot of great choices.  Mountain Hardware, NorthFace, Bibler, GoLite, Marmot, Big Agnes, Black Diamond.  I used to do a lot of mountaineering and extended back country ski trips, when I lived in Alaska.  I used a Mountain Hardware Trango for most of the time, but it was heavy.  I'd split the load with a buddy.  I used an Outdoor Research bivy sack a lot, too.

For sleeping bags, Western Mountaineering and Feathered Friends make some of the tops.  I've got a Feathered Friends bag with 800 fill and Goretex.  I've used it in soaking  conditions in Southeast Alaska and never got wet.

One thing to definitely splurge on is your sleeping pad.  I'd rather pack an extra 2 pounds of thick sleeping pad, than go with a thinnner one.  A good nights sleep more than makes up for the extra weight.  You'll also sleep  a lot warmer.

[ozy clint]

i've already got a pad. it's a thermarest prolite plus, in the small size.
looks like i've got some researching to do!

i'd say that there will be 2-3 of us in the hunting party. one day i may want to go solo.
no wood up in tahr country.
-20C would be the coldest overnight minimum that i would expect. warmer through the day. anything between -20C and 10C is possible.

[Tim in Wa.]

Kifaru Super Tarps are a real versitile system,I've got that setup,no regrets.I've never seen anything that beats it.
Tim

[ozy clint]

some must have features are.

free standing, able to put the fly up 1st.

i really like the hilleberg 'jannu' or 'tarra'

[Tim in Wa.]

A couple things to think about reguarding a shelter that can accept a stove;
_in the winter you don't need as much spare clothing because you can dry you'r wet stuff out.
-you don't have to pack another stove or fuel to cook with.
-you don't have to pack a water filter,you can boil water when you have the stove burning anyway.
-you can use a wood stove with spark screens in area's where no camp fires are allowed
Tim

[stalkin4elk]

Go to ALASKA OUTDOOR FORUMS and then to the GEAR  section. Lots of good reports on hard used equipment. They rate Hilleberg products as supreme.

[hawkeye n pa]

I borrowed a Hillenberg Jannu tent for a Colorado back pack trip. Extremely well made and easy to put up.  A true 4 season tent and pack weight is around 6 pounds.   Also bought a campmor ultra light tarp and it has really held up well.    In the 80's had a cheaper "4 season" tent collapse  due to high winds and  5" of wet snow.

[Canadabowyer]

Take a look at these.Quality and very light.
www.tarptent.com