Gordigear Tanami Light 140 vs Latitude Tents Scout

The Gordigear Tanami Light 140 and the Latitude Tents Scout are both softshell 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 Tanami Light 140 brings 52 kg, 3.46 m² of floor, 130 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Latitude Tents Scout counters with 45 kg, 3.12 m² of floor, 130 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.

The Scout is 7 kg lighter at 45 kg against 52 kg, which on a factory roof rated for 68 to 75 kg is often the difference between a legal fit and a rack upgrade. Inside, the Tanami Light 140 gives 3.46 m² of sleeping floor against 3.12 m², about 11 percent more, though both are rated for 2. Setup is not close. The Scout opens as a clamshell in 60 seconds; the Tanami Light 140 takes 2 minutes. Over a trip with a new campsite every night, that gap compounds. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.

They open differently: the Tanami Light 140 is a fold-out and the Scout 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. Canvas differs too: 265 gr/m2 ripstop polyester-cotton blend, polyurethane impregnated and UV resistant against 320g rip-stop polyester-cotton with waterproof & UV-resistant coating; oxford polyester rainfly; 550g PVC travel cover. Closed, the Scout sits 10 cm lower on the roof — 25 cm against 35 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.