Is This Still Our Favorite Tent? | Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ultamid 2

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ธ.ค. 2023
  • We've had the HMG Ultamid 2 for over 7 years now, and after hundreds of nights using it, we are sharing what we like and don't like about the tent.
    In this review of the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ultamid 2, we show how we use the tent as a couple, and what components are now starting to fail.
    Overall we have been very happy with the Ultamid 2, but there are now lighter options and some unique designs that we are interested in!
    Use these links to support the channel:
    HMG Ultamid 2: summitforwellness.com/ultamid2
    MSR Tent Snow Stakes: amzn.to/41aCgxf
    Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Trekking Poles: amzn.to/3Rvlo15
    Some of Our Most Recent Gear Purchases! Use the Links Below:
    Outdoor Vitals Skyline Fastpack: summitforwellness.com/outdoor...
    Outdoor Vitals CS40 Pack: summitforwellness.com/outdoor...
    Garmin Epix Pro 2: summitforwellness.com/epix-pr...
    ----------------
    Summit For Wellness helps you to Move More, Eat Well, and Be Adventurous.
    ----------------
    OUTDOORS GEAR WE USE
    Hyperlite Mountain Gear Ultamid 2 Person Tent- summitforwellness.com/ultamid2
    HMG Porter Pack- summitforwellness.com/hmg-porter
    HMG Southwest Pack- summitforwellness.com/hmg-sou...
    Exped SynMat Duo Winter Pad- amzn.to/31Tsenm
    Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Poles- amzn.to/2DvmeI6
    Steripen Water Purifier- amzn.to/2QYu5kh
    Garmin Epix Pro 2: summitforwellness.com/Epix-Pro-2
    Garmin Fenix 6X Sapphire- summitforwellness.com/fenix6x
    Garmin Inreach- amzn.to/3kZmYog
    Sony a7iv- amzn.to/3te69w5
    Sony 20mm F1.8 Lens- amzn.to/3nGrE7d
    Insta360 X3- www.insta360.com/sal/x3?insrc...
    ----------------
    Check Out All Products We Recommend! summitforwellness.com/recomme...
    ----------------
    Get SFW Apparel Here: shop.summitforwellness.com/
    ----------------
    CONNECT WITH BRYAN @ SUMMIT FOR WELLNESS
    PODCAST: summitforwellness.com/podcast
    FACEBOOK: / summitforwellness
    INSTAGRAM: / summitforwellness
    TH-cam: summitforwellness.com/youtube
    PINTEREST: / summitforwellness
    #backpacking #ultralighthiking #ultralightgear ‪@HyperliteMountainGear‬
  • บันเทิง

ความคิดเห็น • 30

  • @VinceFowler
    @VinceFowler 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for sharing your experience. I just bought an Ultamid 4 for winter camping… making room for my wife and/or one of our teens.

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's an awesome tent in the snow and storms! There will be plenty of room for all of you in it, that's our favorite part of the tent

  • @aleja5706
    @aleja5706 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for the description, it serves as a reference. hopefully you will continue to make more videos like this one.

  • @IanTheOutdoorGuy
    @IanTheOutdoorGuy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great review

  • @TheLostAdventuress
    @TheLostAdventuress 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For the zipper not zipping all the way just squeeze it like you said , it will fix it . Don’t crush it just a small adjustment

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks, I've been avoiding it since I didn't know how much pressure to do and didn't want to mess it up. After reading your comment I did it today and got it to work. I actually had to squeeze decently hard. I haven't pitched it to test it but in my hand it closes all the way and stays closed when I try to pull them apart!

    • @TheLostAdventuress
      @TheLostAdventuress 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SummitForWellness ah right on! I remember when I learned that I thought it was magic and I felt dumb with some bags I’ve thrown away cause of that, happy camping stay safe

  • @mobilewintercamp7515
    @mobilewintercamp7515 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    7-1/2 years , I think you did well. Yes plenty of new designs to choose from. How does that center pole do in snow, does it sink over time?

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes it does sink a bit in snow so you need to pack down a pad as much as possible before you set up the tent. So when we first get to a site, we'll keep our splitboards on our feet and stomp as much as possible to create a pretty firm ground. If it's cold enough, you could figure out where the center pole will be and pour some water on the snow and let it freeze, then it becomes much sturdier.

    • @mobilewintercamp7515
      @mobilewintercamp7515 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SummitForWellness wow never heard of the water idea, that’s great how simple thanks

  • @cirquare
    @cirquare 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    good review!! just curious what's your next tent

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great question, we are going to try out the Durston Xmid Pro 2+ and will have videos on it soon. It's going to be a little different style, I'm guessing there will be less room inside for gear which I usually like having it in with us, but the pitch looks very simple and it's much lighter!

  • @FrateleToaca
    @FrateleToaca 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi! Really nice review. Can you please tell me what are you using to strap the trekking poles? Many thanks!

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We just use Voile straps to hold them together but I've forgotten them on trips before and used paracord and that worked even better actually!

    • @FrateleToaca
      @FrateleToaca 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SummitForWellness Cheers!

  • @DBogey
    @DBogey 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Try using magnets to keep the net up against the wall.

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's actually a really good idea, thanks for that! It might cause some condensation to drip inside but we usually don't have too many issues with condensation

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@naorfilm I would assume a couple small magnets you could get at a craft store would be plenty strong enough

  • @philliptaylor2870
    @philliptaylor2870 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Guess I got a lemon. A tent that leaks is trash. Mine leaks like a faucet under light rain. Had to buy DCF tape to fix as HMG customer service wasn't interested in helping me. Mine leaked bad at the mesh seams. Like through the seems where the mesh is seen in.Premium price for a leaks tent that I had to go fix myself. in. More HMG for me.

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😮 They wouldn't even take a look at it?! That's pretty messed up, for an expensive tent they should've at least looked at it for you. That's a bummer, hopefully your fix makes it usable now at least.

    • @philliptaylor2870
      @philliptaylor2870 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SummitForWellness they asked for a bunch of pictures for consideration and gave me some rediculous waiting list. I felt it wasn't good enough. Im testing it this weekend. I was so stoked about this tent. Looked stupid next to $100 walmart tents that week. Great Channel btw.

    • @philliptaylor2870
      @philliptaylor2870 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wound up buying the Durston Xmid. Holly shit!!!! Plus I emailed Dan inquiring about guyline specs and he responded within a day. The dude is outstanding!!!!! I'm now a Durston guy.

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@philliptaylor2870 I got the xmid too but haven't tested it out! I heard the guylines are short so if that's the case I'll have to modify them and put on longer ones but I'm excited to test it soon!

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When I got the HMG Ultamid HMG was pretty small still and they were awesome to talk to. Over the years though they got big, their team that I knew have mostly left, and now I hear of a lot of issues internally which is a huge bummer. Durston is pretty small and I hope doesn't run into those growing pains at any point

  • @riverstones-wd40
    @riverstones-wd40 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You need to dump the tent and get a free-standing ..nemos are lightweight

    • @SummitForWellness
      @SummitForWellness  22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nemos can't stand the weight of snow or high winds. Lots of areas we camp have winds that'll tear up the Nemo.

  • @jbruell94
    @jbruell94 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Two hobbits describing how big it is