I have done well with springbar tents even in the wind. I have 4 different sets of tent stakes for them. Pick the set that holds into the ground the best, and stake it down at all points. And streach the floor out. When the scouts get lazy and think that just the 4 corners are good enough they find themsleves out in the middle of the night looking for the hammer
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cross-threaded is tighter than Locktight
Here is one called the Asolo Chameleon. it is close to your price range retail(I can do much better than that). Really good tent. Asolo tents are high quality units. they are made at the same factory that makes 70ish percent of the middle to upper end tents in the industry. Check out the mm of water proofing. heres the specs.
CHAMELEON 6
Asolo
FEATURES
6 person, 2-room tent
Internal room divider can be removed to make one huge sleeping area
135 qu. ft. vesibule/entertainment area has a stand-up height of 6'9"
Rear access/exit
Convertible "no-see-um" mesh windows throughout
Sturdy duffle carrier bag
Heavy duty aluminium pegs
Fly: UV resistant rip-stop polyester, 3000 mm PU coating
Floor: Heavy-weight nylon oxford, 5000 mm PU coating
Poles: 7000 series aluminium on main, vestibule and ridge poles
Inner tent: breathable polyester with large mesh panels
Colour: Blue/Grey
Dimensions: 19'10"x13"x6'8'
Wt: 27lb
Persons: 6.
Price: $529.95
A little big maybe.
I can also do the Kodiak tents and any msr tent. the kodiaks are all about PROPERLY staking them down. use the guylines that come with them and all the stake out points and they do very well in the wind. they are heavy though. about 10 pounds more than the springbar due to the higher quality floor.
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95 YJ arb's and a 208 to 1 C.R.
48 willys 3.8L 31" ss
79 J10 cool.
I've been using Springbars for years for anything that I don't need to pack in. If properly staked down, they hold up to just about anything. I've been down at Lake Powell when a fierce wind storm came through. We had about a dozen tents in our group. The ones that weren't Springbars ended up with snapped poles and torn sides while the ones that were Springbars were all just fine. Another experience, camping at Flaming Gorge and a huge rainstorm came through. It caused a mudslide right through our camp. Our tent that was not a Springbar, but was a very nice tent, got clobbered. completely ruined. The Springbar stood strong. To top it off, Springbars take about 2 mins to setup and take down, much quicker than most tents.
I've had a Mountain Hardware Trango 3, 4 season tent for about 15 years. Spent hundreds of nights and it's held up amazingly. My only complaint is that in warmer weather it doesn't have the ventilation to keep it cooler inside. Unless you're seeing lots of snow and winds well over 30-40 a 3 season would be sufficient.
I'm going to pick up the Mountain Hardware Hammerhead 3 next spring to replace it.
I have done well with springbar tents even in the wind. I have 4 different sets of tent stakes for them. Pick the set that holds into the ground the best, and stake it down at all points. And streach the floor out. When the scouts get lazy and think that just the 4 corners are good enough they find themsleves out in the middle of the night looking for the hammer
I've helped the tent fall on the scouts a few times when they only stake the corners.
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Those springbars really lack the cool factor... but ill have to check them out. I guess I should also include a weight size requirement in there as well. Id like to go with something lighter rather then a bigger canvas tent. I havent cross checked the weights but im sure the springbar options are simlar to nylon tents.
but ill have to check them out. I guess I should also include a weight size requirement in there as well. Id like to go with something lighter rather then a bigger canvas tent. I havent cross checked the weights but im sure the springbar options are simlar to nylon tents. 
