Gordigear Mulloway vs Latitude Tents Explorer
The Gordigear Mulloway and the Latitude Tents Explorer are both hardshell tents in the same part of the market, which makes them a genuine head-to-head rather than a comparison across categories. Gordigear and Latitude Tents take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Gordigear Mulloway brings 79 kg, 2.86 m² of floor, 140 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Latitude Tents Explorer counters with 75 kg and sleeps 2.
On weight they are effectively level — 79 kg against 75 kg — so the roof load question resolves the same way for both. The Explorer lists about 7% lower than the Mulloway.
The Mulloway uses aluminium 18 mm honeycomb core with aluminium planking; the Explorer uses aluminium hardshell. Canvas differs too: 320 gr/m2 ripstop polyester-cotton blend, polyurethane impregnated and UV resistant against heavy-duty rip-stop poly-cotton with waterproof & UV-resistant coating (3000mm hydrostatic head). Closed, the Mulloway sits 7 cm lower on the roof — 13 cm against 20 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Gordigear
Mulloway
The Mulloway is a 2-person aluminium hard-shell tent with a semi-automatic pop-up shell that Gordigear rates at about 30 seconds to open. It has a low 13 cm packed profile, a 50 mm memory-foam mattress, dimmable 2-colour LED lighting and windows on all four sides. The shell is an 18 mm aluminium honeycomb core with aluminium planking.
- Fast semi-automatic pop-up setup at about 30 seconds
- Low 13 cm packed height, the slimmest of Gordigear's hard shells
- Dimmable 2-colour LED lighting and heater-port preparation
- 2-person only, with less interior headroom flexibility than the scissor-hinge Hapuku
Latitude Tents
Explorer
The Explorer is Latitude Tents's hardshell roof tent, opening on gas struts in a claimed 30 seconds and packing down to a 20cm-tall closed profile (excluding the supplied roof bars). It sleeps two on a 70mm foam mattress with an anti-condensation mat, and includes a built-in three-setting dimmable LED light plus load-bearing roof bars rated to 85kg closed and 25kg open. The maker publishes a 3000mm hydrostatic-head rating and a Gale Force 8 wind rating but does not list the tent's weight or full open dimensions as text.
- Hardshell opens on gas struts in a claimed 30 seconds
- Slim 20cm closed profile with roof bars rated 85kg closed / 25kg open
- Built-in dimmable LED light and 70mm foam mattress with anti-condensation mat
- Manufacturer does not publish the tent's full open dimensions in text
Which one to pick
These two are closely matched on the numbers that usually decide it. Read the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex — and let whichever of those you will actually use break the tie.
Every specification, side by side
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Pop-up | Pop-up |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $3,430— worst of the tents compared | $3,190— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 174 lb— worst of the tents compared | 165 lb est.— best of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 7 ft 1 in | — |
| Packed width | 4 ft 4 in | — |
| Packed height | 5.1 in— best of the tents compared | 7.9 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 7 ft 1 in | — |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 4 in | — |
| Floor area | 30.8 sq ft | — |
| Interior height | 4 ft 7 in | — |
| Mattress thickness | 2 in— worst of the tents compared | 2.8 in— best of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Shell material | Aluminium 18 mm honeycomb core with aluminium planking | Aluminium hardshell |
| Fabric | 320 gr/m2 ripstop polyester-cotton blend, polyurethane impregnated and UV resistant | Heavy-duty rip-stop poly-cotton with waterproof & UV-resistant coating (3000mm hydrostatic head) |
| Warranty | 2years | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | Yes | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | Yes | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | Yes | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Gordigear product page | Latitude Tents product page |
Related comparisons
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