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Did you have a chance to try the tent out in the rain again after leak fix?

anyone upgrade their niak poles to 10mm?

Well I'd just got done watching your niak pitching in a storm and thought I'd research a dipole ermmmm maybe not 😂

Great video, thanks! Getting straight to the point and useful infos, awesome! Will try it out soon in Patagonia 😀

You definitely deserve an award for this one!

That's a good weather test for sure !

I'm not a huge fan of a tip up design. One mistake or one stake getting loose in windy conditions and you're likely to puncture the flysheet. Even if this is a great tent, I'm not sure it can safely sustain that kind of wind anyway.

Nice video, at first i doubted this would be a relevant video. If you pack a Niak it's because it's a light tent with a small footprint, easy to find a sheltered spot for,...if you take a Niak you are not expecting big storms in the area at that time a year, you are not bringing extra poles or pegs on those travels,.. you are probably the lucky guy with a tent, not just some bivyback or hammock and a tarp,.. If you really can't find a sheltered spot you are going to sit up in the tent during the whole storm, supporting the poles and hoping the fly doesn't tear, the pegs hold,.... it's a risk you take while packing or even buying a tent for a trip,... While you are hoping your Niak holds during a storm a lot of lightweight tents will collapse, tear up, even without flying debris, a lot of poles will snap, a lot of tents will leak in a way that closing the inner tent will not solve,... On the other side there will be people in a decent 4 season tent like the soulo or in a dedicated storm tent with much more staking options that sleep like nothing is happening but they carry a 2.7kg tent instead of a 1.7 kg tent,... If you are car camping with a Niak without youtube obligations you can use the car to shelter your pitch or just sleep inside the car. But then I remembered that there are a lot of people with lots of money but no camping experience. People that would buy the most expensive tent in the store without any idea about black, red or yellow label and pitch it a the place with the most stunning view unaware of the weather,...

You might want to look at the KUIU Storm Star. Very strong and water tight! Cheers !

The Hilleberg Niak is a lightweight, quick pitch, roomy shelter for a mobile traveller. Think hiker/cyclist. It is easily beefed up with 10mm poles, 3mm cord and seam sealing. The experienced traveller pitches to minimise the effects of poor weather.

You have a great voice, could be a voice over or voice actor

I believe that any tent, regardless of its brand, is likely to leak in harsh weather. The intense winds can force water into the stitching, making it crucial to ensure those seams are sealed.

Great looking hiking tent. I've only got experience with free standing tents but I'm more and more looking at these kind. Put a plastic cola bottle cap inside your pegs bag, very useful to put pressure on the peg without hurting your hand.

I always like tarptents have a few

Did you contact Hilleberg ?

Nice video. Thank you. Now new is the Dipolo 2 DW . For me and my dog a perfect tent.

Great video, brilliant content. . Saw the last one when you tried to put your tent up in incredible conditions. Top effort. I recently bought the Dipole 1 DW, and I think it's one of my fav tents.. Really underrated and not a lot of exposure compared to many other similar tents iMO.

You can’t fly drones in designated wilderness areas. I’ll go ahead and report this

60 years ago when I started camping, the advice was ‘never touch the canvas’, if you do it will leak.

Hey man, great video as usual. I'm about to do a thru-hike in Picos de Europa (spain) in about a week. I have the same tent and I recently did the seam sealing (crossing my fingers I did it correctly). I was wondering what kind of cord did you get for the side pegs. I'll probably need to get some cord attachment to make sure my tent doesnt fold under bad weather conditions. Love the fact you used it under some rain. Can't wait to finally put it to test. Cheers.

Seam seal, seam seal, seam seal. All sil-nylon tents need seam sealing, unlike polyester ones. Even if the manufacturer says there's no need.

Great ultralight set up Alex, the scenery was as usual an excellent pick.

Great video! I love the tarp setup. Looks almost like it was designed for this tent, even color matched! I've had the red Hilleberg Niak for about a year and love it so far. I have a slightly larger and much cheaper tarp I think I will give this a try with when car camping. If it works out well I might invest in something more lightweight for backpacking in inclement weather. Curious what rain gear you have, and how you felt it held up? I know you said you should have kept your rain pants on, so I assume you had them on when setting up the tent/tarp, and I see your jacket is a Saloman, but what model? Thanks in advance!

I had to get the laptop out once I saw you posted. I knew my phone wouldn’t do it justice! Thank you for the beautiful shots! It was nice to be able to listen to rain with you, without worrying you were going to get struck by lightning or blown away! Being the storm chaser you are, it was nice to see you enjoying the beauty instead of living on the edge. 😂 Happy trails and travels!

Nice video , just subbed. Interesting looking tent too. Thanks for posting 👍

Hi, Lovely video. I just wondered how you edited your videos, if there was a special programme or something? Tent looks interesting. I have an xmid but find it flaps in my face a lot during wind. How does that compare?

I'm on the lookout for a lightweight spacious 1 man that can fit stuff in and is ok in wind and rain (ie. the UK 😂) so thanks for showing this tent, looks good. Great relaxed informative style youve got.

Hi Alex. Great to see you back out. Lovely video. That tent looks a solid option for sure. You should try a nyloflume pack liner. Cheap, ultra light, waterproof and tough for what it is. Keeps everything in pack dry and no need for a cover. 👍

Loving this mate. Glad I stumbled upon your channel! 👌🏻

Hey Alex great to see another video brother. 👍👍 Beautiful scenery, what ya doing in the UK?

Just an all round really nice video with great shots, atmospherics and useful details about the tent 👍

Interessantes Video. Gruss Jürgen 🤠

Your equipment information is, as always, very helpful. Beautiful video with your drone shots and Timelapse. Well done!

You made a nice film there Alex. I've not seen that tent before, I agree with you about the Footprint idea. I did the same on my last trip. Take care Grant 👍.

Thank you for this video! Whoops. I bought it, and I received it today... The Hilleberg Allak 2... Almost regretting it already, I must test it in rain this weekend before our 10 days hike in August.... 🤞😪🌦

Have a look at this @HillebergTentmaker

Good tips. I have learned a lot of good tips and tricks for using my Duplex. Thanks

pegs are usually the ones to go on a trekking pole tent. i've got those 9 inch pegs for this exact reason when i go out in the scottish hills

Spray a little fabsil over the vent material.

Delta pegs u want brilliant put wet gear in other side of tent

this is great! wish dark /grey dcf was in here also, grey dcf 0.8 vs the camo 0.67 that would be cool! currently looking at a bonfus tent, and i'm undecided between camo or the grey dcf ( the grey is for sure more robust since it's heavier/ thicker so it will also be better in heavy weather) will also be darker then the spruce green, but i don't think it would beat the camo in see trough capability

Great video. FYI my Nallo has never leaked even in Scottish weather.

Can I ask where did you get the tent from? And if you imported it, how long did it take to arrive? Crazy day to pitch the tent out in the open 😱

This pack is a piece of junk. Life lesson. When you are asked to buy a car without test driving there is a reason. Zpack does just that with their packs. We spent $1,000 for two packs that would not carry any weight. To add to the problem every time we called Zpack they came back with a different lie of the weight it will carry. The response was always in ratio to what weight we said we were carrying. When we said we had 25 lbs we were told it would carry 30. When we said 30 in a different call they said 35. This pack would be nothing more than a very expensive day pack. We hiked the whole AT and saw one other Zpack. When we saw that young land again, she had traded hers in for another pack. PLEASE DO NOT BE SUCKED IN BY THE FAKE VIDEOS THAT ZPACK PUTS ON TH-cam. These not unbiased reviews. If you see a video that just praises this bag and sounds like an infomercial, I will guarantee that is exactly what it is.

Hi. Many thanks for your video. I really liked it. I have a Niak myself, (with only mesh inner, for pure sommer use in kind conditions), but never tested in such conditions. I guess seam sealing is smart for such conditions for a yelllow label. I also have a Allak 2 used in similar weather with no leaks. I also have a Keron 3 GT used in "all weather Norway can produce". After about 300 nights it start to leak in the air vents and seam sealer was needed to "get it back as new". That was mainly my own fault. It is very easy to tight up all lines in the evening when the moisture make the tent "hanging" and forget to loose them in the morning. When the sun dries up the tent during the day it will cause major stress on all stichings. All Hilleberg tents have stiching that will swell with moisture and seal, but only to a sertain point... So for all tents with such stiching, (no matter what brand), it is important to untight the lines in the morning. I learned the hard way. 🤣

All i hear is leaks and severe condensation from hilleberg tents even with the seams sealed so I’ll stick with my vango banshee that doesn’t do any of this at a fraction of the price

I think you had it backwards based on the wind direction 35:03

You certainly like the wind and the rain, luckily or not we are blessed with all that palaver here in the UK. Just binge watching your vids to catch up. Haweswater reservoir one of my favourite places especially when the water level drops to critical and the sunken village of Mardale eerily starts to reappear. Chin chin

For a moment there I thought you were going to utter the quote "garlic, rosemary and salt" from the cult film Withnail & i. Love the sound of the rain whilst cooking. Chin chin

New sub here, fantastic pitch you got there with all the boxes ticked, also, very well edited and nice relaxing vibe. Love it that folk across the pond use the term "nippy" for it being cold. Haystacks will definitely be my next wild camp when I get off this hamster wheel, thanks for taking the time and effort to share. Chin chin