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Haven't used toured CC but my backpacking experience tells me that hail is basically a non-issue for 3 season tents. The times you need a 4 season are in high winds and heavy or blowing snow. Hail slips right off the canopy of any tent. Snow on the other hand builds up and weighs down a tent, for which case you need the additional sturdiness afforded by a 4 season. I've been stuck in a 3 season tent under marble sized hail many times, and it's just like rain, only a lot louder.