Hilleberg
Hilleberg Helags 2
Where it fits
- Also works for
- Backpacking and wild camping
- Not for
- Winter mountain
Why these labels
- Backpacking and wild camping: Light to carry: 2.1 kg
- Winter mountain: 3-season rating, not built for winter storms
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 5/10 UK, roughly May to September, nights above about 8 °C, sheltered pitches.
- Three-season hills: 6/10 UK hills in spring and autumn. Wind, rain, and nights near freezing.
- Winter camp: 4/10 UK winter or high ground. Below freezing, strong wind, possibly snow. Capped at 4: needs the maker's 4-season rating and wind 7+.
- Weight: 4/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Two people on three-season trips (spring to autumn) who want a strong tent with two doors
- Sleeps
- 2
- Seasons
- 3-season
- Min. weight
- 2.1 kg
- Flysheet
- 5,000 mm
- Inner length
- 220 cm
Packed size 11.58 L, 51 cm long and 17 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
About one and a half 2-litre bottles long and about one and a half times as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Nordic Outdoor £1,299.95 In stock. Free delivery.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 4/10How much it adds to your pack. This is the whole tent: two people sharing can split it. 4: A bit below average.
Hilleberg's minimum weight of 2.1 kg is in the 2.0-2.69 kg band (2.4 kg packed with everything, from its 2026/27 handbook). Two people sharing carry about 1.1 to 1.2 kg each. OUTDOOR magazin weighed its test tent at 2.38 kg.
Rain protection
From maker's figures 8/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 8: Clearly better than most.
Hilleberg's 2026/27 handbook gives the Kerlon 1000 fly as 5,000 mm (ISO 811), in the 3,000 mm+ band, and the Yellow Label floor (70D nylon) as 15,000 mm, so no point is taken off. The printed figure alone gives 8 at most: a 9 or 10 needs 3 reviews that say it stays dry in real storms.
Wind
Estimate from maker's specs: maker's season rating (fewer than 3 reviews about wind) 5/10How steady it stays in strong wind on open ground. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
No published review says how it copes with wind, so this is an estimate from the maker's season rating.
Space
From maker's figures 7/10Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 7: Better than most.
Hilleberg's 2.9 m² inner area for two people is 1.45 m² each, in the 1.35-1.59 m² band. The inner is 220 cm long, with two vestibules.
Packed size
From maker's figures 4/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 4: A bit below average.
Hilleberg's packed size is 51 x 17 cm: 3.1416 x 8.5 x 8.5 x 51 = 11,576 cm³, so 11.58 L, in the 10-14.9 L band.
What reviewers say (out of 10)
Ratings marked * are from reviews and are not part of the trip score. They are reviewers' scores, not our own measurements. How we score
Pitching*
Reviewers' average 8/10How quickly and easily one person can pitch it, including in wind and rain.
4 reviews on pitching, e.g. "Tunnel tents are easy to pitch and with the Hilleberg Helags this is no exception; it will set you back five minutes tops.".
Condensation*
Estimate: only 1 review about condensation (fewer than the 3 we need, so never above 8) 8/10How dry it stays inside on still, damp nights; higher is drier.
1 review on condensation, e.g. "The ventilation with vestibules (partly) open is fine and condensation less than I usually have.".
In short
Good for
- Two people on three-season trips (spring to autumn) who want a strong tent with two doors
- Walkers and cyclists who pitch and strike camp every day
- Shared carrying, at about 1.1 to 1.2 kg each
Strengths
- 2.1 kg minimum weight for a tent with 2.9 m² of inner and two vestibules
- Fly 5,000 mm and floor 15,000 mm
- Easy pitching: three of four reviewers score it 4 or 5
- Two doors, so neither person climbs over the other
Weaknesses
- Packed 51 x 17 cm (11.6 L)
- A tunnel needs pegs and guylines to stand, so it is not freestanding
- Snow-free seasons only (Hilleberg's Yellow Label, three-season)
- Wind and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores for lack of enough independent reviews
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (6)
- Hilleberg: The Tent Handbook 2026/2027
- Hilleberg: Helags product page
- Outdoorguru: Hilleberg Helags 2 tent review (tent supplied by Hilleberg)
- OUTDOOR magazin: Hilleberg Helags 2 Testsieger (German)
- The Great Outdoors: Hilleberg Helags 2 review
- Great Walks: Review of the Hilleberg Helags 2 two-person tent