Gordigear Mulloway vs Yakima SkyPeak HD
The Gordigear Mulloway and the Yakima SkyPeak HD 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 Yakima 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 Yakima SkyPeak HD counters with 82 kg, 2.89 m² of floor, 171.45 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.
On weight they are effectively level — 79 kg against 82 kg — so the roof load question resolves the same way for both. Floor area is close to identical at 2.86 m² and 2.89 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. Headroom separates them further: 171.45 cm in the SkyPeak HD against 140 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. The Mulloway lists about 31% lower than the SkyPeak HD.
They open differently: the Mulloway is a pop-up and the SkyPeak HD a clamshell. That is not cosmetic — it decides whether headroom is even across the tent or tapers towards one end, and how much of the roof the tent occupies when closed.
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
Yakima
SkyPeak HD
The SkyPeak HD is Yakima's hardshell rooftop tent, using a clamshell design with an expansion pop-out that opens the interior to 81.5 by 55 inches with a 67.5-inch peak height. It is the heaviest of Yakima's current rooftop tents at 180 lbs (82 kg) and adds USB-powered dimmable interior lighting, a floor pass-through port with solar-cable routing hardware, and tent-side T-slots rated to 75 lbs per side. Yakima rates it 4-season and backs it with a limited two-year warranty.
- Hardshell clamshell design with quick pop-out setup
- Integrated USB-powered dimmable lighting plus a floor pass-through port for solar cable routing
- Access doors on three sides and tent-side T-slots for gear (75 lbs per side)
- Heaviest of Yakima's current rooftop tents at 180 lbs (82 kg)
Which one to pick
Take the Mulloway if the budget is fixed. Beyond that the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex, cargo rails — are where the remaining difference lies.
Every specification, side by side
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Pop-up | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | 4-season |
| List price | $3,430— best of the tents compared | $4,999.99— worst of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 174 lb— best of the tents compared | 180 lb— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 7 ft 1 in— best of the tents compared | 7 ft 1 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 4 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 10 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 5.1 in— best of the tents compared | 6.5 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 7 ft 1 in— best of the tents compared | 6 ft 9 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 4 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 7 in— best of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 30.8 sq ft— worst of the tents compared | 31.1 sq ft— best of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 4 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared | 5 ft 7 in— best of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 2 in | — |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 30 sec | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | Aluminium 18 mm honeycomb core with aluminium planking | — |
| Fabric | 320 gr/m2 ripstop polyester-cotton blend, polyurethane impregnated and UV resistant | — |
| Warranty | 2years | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | Yes | Yes |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | Yes | — |
| Solar ready | — | Yes |
| Carries cargo on top | Yes | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Gordigear product page | Yakima product page |
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