All weights are packed weight BLACK LABEL Keron & Keron GT . Nammatj & Nammatj GT. Keron . kg/ lbs oz Keron GT . kg/ lbs oz Nammatj . kg/ lbs oz Nammatj GT . kg/ lbs oz Keron . kg/ lbs oz Keron GT . kg/ lbs oz Nammatj . kg/ lbs oz Nammatj GT . kg/ lbs oz Saitaris . Saivo . Tarra . Staika . . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz RED LABEL Kaitum & Kaitum GT . Nallo & Nallo GT . Kaitum . kg/ lbs oz Kaitum GT . kg/ lbs oz Nallo . kg/ lbs oz Nallo GT . kg/ lbs oz Kaitum . kg/ lbs oz Kaitum GT . kg/ lbs oz Nallo . kg/ lbs oz Nallo GT . kg/ lbs oz Nallo . kg/ lbs oz Nallo GT . kg/ lbs oz Allak . Jannu. Akto . Soulo. Unna . . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz YELLOW LABEL BLUE LABEL Anjan & Anjan GT. Anjan . kg/ lbs Anjan GT . kg/ lbs oz Atlas . Altai. Anjan . kg/ lbs oz Anjan GT . kg/ lbs oz Atlas Altai UL . kg/ lbs oz Basic . kg/ lbs Altai XP . kg/ lbs oz Rogen . Enan . Rajd . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz . kg/ lbs oz EUROPE OUTSIDE OF EUROPE Hilleberg the Tentmaker AB Hilleberg the Tentmaker, Inc. Önevägen NE th Street S- Frösön, Sweden Redmond, WA USA : + WWW.HILLEBERG.COM : + () - : + : + () - THE TENT HANDBOOK [email protected] : -.. [email protected] General information Welcome!. About us. Hilleberg principles . Design & manufacturing. Materials . Welcome to the Hilleberg Tent Handbook 2015! The Importance of tear strength . Fabric specifications. 2014 was a busy year for us, and we are excited about the results. Firstly, we were busy The Hilleberg difference is in the details . with our new one person Enan, which will debut in our Yellow Label series. Using the ever Choosing the right Hilleberg tent . popular Akto – which we introduced in 1995 – as a model, we designed the Enan to be both Tips for using your tent . simple and as light as possible, while still living up to our principles of strength. The Enan Reflections of a Tentmaker . weighs just 1.1 kg (2 lbs 7 oz), but is remarkably strong for its weight. We have had over 140 Black Label Tents tester days in the Enan, and it has performed beyond our expectations! Black Label introduction. We were also streamlining our production process. We created better workflows within our Keron & Keron GT . design and purchasing groups, and we worked very hard to get our material stock to the The story of the Keron . Nammatj & Nammatj GT. point where we have optimal production potential. And we spent a great deal of time creat- Saitaris . ing more efficient systems within our manufacturing facility. Saivo . 2014 also saw a deepening of our relationship with Mid Sweden University, with whom we Tarra. have been working for many years. Our county of Jämtland has long been renowned for its Staika . hiking, climbing and paddling, just as our town of Östersund has long been a center for elite Red Label Tents cross country ski racing. Jämtland is the also perfect outdoor testing “laboratory,” with out- Red Label introduction . standing opportunities for real world testing in all types of weather, so it has become a hub Kaitum & Kaitum GT. for outdoor industry companies. No surprise, then, that Mid Sweden’s Östersund campus Nallo & Nallo GT . has garnered a strong reputation for both sport science and sports technology engineering. The story of the Nallo . Allak. Mid Sweden has built a textile lab, and they are building a cutting-edge wind tunnel for both Jannu . human and equipment testing. Both I and some of our staff have been involved in projects, Akto . so our cooperation with the University has been beneficial to both of us. For many years, we The story of the Akto . have maintained our own wind testing equipment, where we can set up tents outside, and Soulo . where we typically let tents sit for eight hours or more to test how their structure handles Unna . high winds. We also use our wind machine to determine how the tents can and should be Yellow Label Tents set up in challenging, windy conditions, and we can also “add water” to the system to rep- Yellow Label introduction. licate wet weather. Now, with the University’s textile lab and their wind tunnel, we can do The story of Yelow Label tents . even more rigorous testing, of both materials and of the tents themselves. Anjan & Anjan GT. Life is indeed busy and full of surprises! Despite that, we at Hilleberg always take as much Rogen . Enan. time as we can to get out into the mountains. We hope to see you out there! Blue Label Tents Blue Label introduction. Atlas. Bo Hilleberg Altai . CEO & Founder of the Hilleberg Group Rajd . Shelters Shelters introduction . Mesh Inner Tents . Tarp . The Hillebergs don’t spend all their free time in the outdoors; they can party, as well! In October, , Mid Sweden Uni- Mesh Ridge & Mesh Boxes. versity presented Bo with an honorary Doctorate of Technology for his ongoing work with them. “I am deeply honored by this,” says Bo, “and I am very thankful that Renate, Rolf, and Petra could join me at the ceremony and celebration.” Bivanorak . Windsack. Accessories . : Göran Svensk, Managing Director of Hilleberg AB, and other Hilleberg staff testing the new Enan on a company backpacking trip in Anarisfjällen, Jämtland, Swe- den. Photo: Magnus Brogren. : An Allak makes an airy bungalow in the Sorra valley in northern India. The ancient castle Khar sits above the valley, and gives the area its name of Kharnak. Photo: Tilmann Graner (www.foto-tilmann-graner.de). 2 Printed by Journal Graphics, – www.journalgraphics.com About us , , a professional forester, founded his 1971 1973 1975 1977 1980 1990 own company, Hilleberg AB. That same year, while on a ski vacation in the Austrian Tyrol, Bo met Renate Neuner. A£er a couple of years, the two had fallen in love, married, and she had moved with him to Stockholm, Sweden. Their marriage was the final, necessary ingredient in the mix that has become Hilleberg the Tentmaker. Before Renate, Bo’s fledgling company was primarily a forestry equipment concern, with tent making as a hoped-for Bo Hilleberg establishes his company, Hil- Hilleberg introduces the Keb, the first com- Bo discovers that a certain type of silicone- Bo redesigns the linked inner and outer The introduction of the Keron, then and now Hilleberg begins making dome tents. Pic- sideline. An avid, lifelong outdoorsman, Bo was terminally leberg AB, and, on a skiing trip to Austria, mercial tent to have a connected inner and coated fabric is six to seven times stronger tent design so that the two pieces can be the company’s signature tent. tured is a multi-color Staika prototype pro- frustrated with tents that required pitching the inner tent first meets his future wife, Renate Neuner. outer. The simultaneous pitching of both than nearly any other tent fabric then avail- disconnected. and incorporates this into a duced in 1989 for a South Pole expedition. elements of the tent make it an immedi- able, and adopts it for all Hilleberg outer tunnel tent design. and then covering it with a loose rain fly that usually displayed ate success. tents. This is first use of silicone-coated the same properties as a kite in the wind. He envisioned a tent fabrics for tents, and the beginning of the that had an outer and inner tent that pitched together, simulta- Kerlon family of fabrics. neously – but he didn’t have the necessary sewing skills. With 1995 1998 Bo and Renate’s marriage, conjugal and commercial became 2000 2003 2005 – 2011 2013 2015 one: Renate took charge of the sewing while Bo handled design and sales, and with their combined efforts, the company flour- ished. Today, family and business are still inextricably linked. Bo is Chairman, and is still in charge of design and development; daughter Petra handles all company business outside of Eu- rope; and Bo, Renate, Petra and her brother Rolf make up the governing board of directors – clearly, family synergy contin- The Akto, a roomy, very light, solo tent with The original Saivo debuts, and showcases ues to beget success. true all season function, is an immediate hit the new short pole sleeve and clip system, In 2000, Petra Hilleberg founds Hilleberg, Hilleberg adds models in all categories, Hilleberg classifies all tents into one of four Hilleberg introduces the Enan one-person upon its introduction. which makes pitching tents with multiple Inc., the US subsidiary in Redmond, WA. including the Atlas and Altai group tents; Labels – Black, Red, Yellow or Blue – each tent in the Yellow Label line. Built on the Red pole crossings simpler and quicker, espe- In 2003, Rolf Hilleberg becomes Manag- Kaitum and Kaitum GT tunnel tents; fully representing a grouping by components Label Akto design, the Enan is a wonder- cially in windy conditions. ing Director of Hilleberg the Tentmaker freestanding Allak and Soulo dome tents; and/or construction. Göran Svensk is fully light 1.1 kg (2 lbs 7 oz), and features in Sweden. and the Saitaris and redesigned Saivo dome named Managing Director of Hilleberg, the new, lightweight Hilleberg outer tent tents, both built with a new pole system AB, the Swedish headquarters. Bo Hilleberg fabric Kerlon 600. and designed for the most demanding continues as CEO. conditions. Some of our partners GEN PA O RT K N S E - I R V 2015 philosophy is simple: leave the places you enjoy in as Vi Skogen Leave No Trace good or better condition than you found them.