Best tent for Alaska sheep hunt

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I took a Bibler Eldorado on a Chugach sheep hunt years ago and endured some serious wind. The poles are fairly flexible and the tent was basically laying down on top of me, but the poles never broke and I stayed dry. The tent stood back up as the wind died down and was good as new.

Nice. I like those "old" Bibler designs. I have the Bibler Eldorado and the Bibler Bombshelter. Both about 20 years old but fairly lightly used. They haven't been in those kind of high winds, but I would expect both to do well - especially the Bombshelter. The internal pole design largely eliminates "flapping" and the Bombshelter has something like 5 poles (Haven't set it up in a while). I think 4 structural poles and one mainly to support awnings.. The Eldorado has not vestibule of any sort which makes storing boots and such a bit problematic, but it sure is a cozy den for one person. I have the optional vestibule for the Eldorado, but if you are backpacking, by the time you add the vestibule you may as well have just packed a different, larger and heavier tent.