Head to head
Hilleberg Nammatj vs Mountain Hardwear Trango 2
The Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 gives each person more floor — 20.0 sq ft against 15.1, which is the difference between roomy and standard. The Hilleberg Nammatj is the lighter carry at 5 lb 1 oz, and the Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 is the cheaper of the two at ~$1,050.
 Hilleberg Hilleberg Nammatj | Mountain Hardwear Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | 4-season | 4-season |
| Rated capacity | 2-person | 2-person |
| Floor area per personestimated | 15.1 sq ft (standard) | 20.0 sq ft (roomy) |
| Floor area | 30.1 sq ft | 40 sq ft |
| Vestibule area | 12.9 sq ft | — |
| Peak height | 37.4 in | 38 in |
| Minimum trail weight | 5 lb 1 oz | 8 lb 10 oz |
| Packed weight | 6 lb 10 oz | 9 lb 10 oz |
| Weight per personestimated | 40.5 oz (trail weight) | 4 lb 5 oz (trail weight) |
| Doors | 1 | 1 |
| Freestanding | non-freestanding | freestanding |
| Poles | DAC aluminum | DAC aluminum |
| Wall type | double wall | double wall |
| Season rating | 4-season | 4-season |
| Packed size | 20.1 x 6.7 in | — |
| Approx. price | ~$1,295 | ~$1,050 |
Hilleberg Nammatj
The Nammatj is the Nallo built for worse weather: Kerlon 1800 instead of 1200, 10 mm poles instead of 9 mm, and a lower 37.4-inch profile. Ten and a half ounces heavier than the Nallo 2, two more square feet of floor, a smaller vestibule and $350 more. This is Hilleberg's Black Label line, which is the one they will sell you for a winter expedition; the Red Label Nallo is the one for everything short of that.
Best for
Winter expeditions and exposed camps where the tent has to survive conditions you cannot walk away from.
Mountain Hardwear Trango 2
The Trango has been the American expedition tent for thirty years, and the numbers show what that job asks for: 40 square feet for two people, and only 38 inches of peak height. Twenty square feet each is the roomiest per-person figure in this catalog, tied with the Nemo Chogori, because the tent is somewhere you wait out weather rather than somewhere you sleep. Eight and a half pounds and $1,050. Mountain Hardwear's own site returns 403 to automated requests, so the fabric details are not captured here.
Best for
Expeditions and big alpine objectives where storm days inside are part of the plan.
Rows where the two differ are tinted. Specs are the makers’ own; floor area per person, weight per person and pad fit are our arithmetic on them.