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Philip_J_Fry
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I have a TarpTent Moment DW. I was pushed to -6C (in Jarrahdale WA no less, north of Margs!) with a mesh interior and a S2S Spark Sp1 sleeping bag + s2s ultralight insulated mat, had to crack out the emergency blanket. I feel if I was going to consistently do cooler weather like that I would go for the TarpTent with solid interior and a heavier sleeping bag. It has vestibules...but not as large as the ones you have got on the Hille GT series.
I had all my bikepack kit (bar roll, saddle bag, shoes) in the vestibules though. Plenty of space for a hiking pack in the main larger vestibule to give you an idea of how large it is. With some creative moving gear around and organisation you could probably carefully cook in the larger vestibule - the prospect of burning alcohol spillage freaks me out in any tent though.
I carry mine in my handlebar roll. The carbon poles that you can spec with the tent fold down to 46cm - these are carried in the bag with the tent to protect them, as I can't fit them lengthwise in my small frame bag. Packed dimensions about 46cm by 10cm diameter, but no doubt the thickness compresses down when I put it in the bar roll.
The tent fly itself has loops for extra peg points around the edges in windy conditions, as well as points to attach additional guys. It's also extraordinarily well ventilating.
TT Moment is ~1kg. The sil-nylon seems quite fragile, but is actually incredibly tough. If you want something super tough or need extra vestibule go with a hille GT series. Check out the TT Double and Single Rainbow and Double Moment.
I use a Tyvek groundsheet and take a few extra alloy pegs in case of windy conditions so I add about 150g or so.
Edit: just re-read your post and realised I have so much more to write. Brb, I'm getting a kebab from the Turks round the corner and will be back to type more + pics.
Edit2: Boom. Edited. See the photo a few posts back. Kebab was good.