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Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent
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Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent

Item # 779410

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The Ghisallo 1 from Mountain Hardwear is a freestanding solo tent that offers great ventilation and secure bike storage—now's the time to act on those bike touring plans.

  • Ghisallo features 1 mesh door with dry-entry vestibule, plus a 2nd vestibule that stores your bike upright and fully enclosed out of sight
  • Bike vestibule is accessible from inside the tent through a zippered porthole
  • Ghisallo is made with lightweight materials including a coated nylon ripstop canopy and fly, a durable nylon taffeta floor and Atlas 7001UL aluminum poles
  • Ghisallo's tent poles break down into small sections that fit easily inside your pannier
  • Evolution Tension Arch™ technology results in a lighter, stronger tent; added fabric reinforces the poles and stabilizes them in 3 dimensions
  • Welded SVX window lets light in and allows views out; SVX window film offers excellent UV- and cold-resistance, and it's is cold-tested to -60°F
  • For extra stability each guyout point clips to the frame on the interior side of the rainfly via welded attachment points
  • Reflective starter points, color-coded pole end locations, Power Clips and superlight 0.25 in. buckles/webbing ensure a quick and easy setup, at night, with gloves on
  • All guyout points and zipper pulls are reflective for easy identification and mesh pockets keep tent organized
  • Pitch Light Option: Footprint (sold separately), fly and poles pitch without canopy to create a lightweight, warm-weather shelter
  • Comes with stuff sacks, wire-peg stakes, guylines, owner's manual and illustrated pitching instructions
  • Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only

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Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent Specs

Specification

Description

Season3-season
Design typeFreestanding tent
Sleeping capacity1
Average minimum weight3 lbs. 11 oz.
Average packaged weight4 lbs. 2 oz.
Average weight - metric1.87 kilograms
Floor dimensions87 x 28 inches
Floor dimensions - metric221 x 71 centimeters
Floor area17 square feet
Vestibule area9.8 + 12.4 square feet
Peak height53 inches
Peak height - metric135 centimeters
Doors1
Canopy fabricRipstop nylon/mesh
Floor fabricCoated nylon taffeta
Rainfly fabricCoated ripstop nylon
Number of poles2
Pole materialAluminum
Pole diameter8.6 / 9.6 millimeters
Packed size5 x 18 inches

Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent Customer Reviews

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Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent
 
2.8

(based on 6 reviews)

50%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (5)
  • Easy to set up (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Avid adventurer (3), Casual adventurer (3)
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Comfort driven (3), Minimalist (3)

      Reviewed by 6 customers

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      Apr

      7

      2009

      (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      I like this tent

      By brainman

      from Monterey, ca

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Easy To Set Up
      • Fly Works Well
      • Lightweight
      • Sturdy
      • Waterproof

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Beach
        • Bike Traveling
        • Hiking
        • Mountaineering

        Comments about Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent:

        I like this tent because of the lightweight and easy set up. It doesn't take up very much space at all. Being it's small and compact allows me to carry neccicity things like more food and water. And inside the tent has enough space above your head or below your feet for all your personal belonging so you don't have to leave them outside. Knowing there there with me and not outside is a piece ofmind. The vestible was real cool and and kept my bike out of site and covered. The clear peak out window on top of the tent was so cool, you could see the stars as you lay down before you go to sleep. I would definately recomend this tent for bike touring and overnite hiking.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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        Mar

        27

        2009

        (5 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        Borders on False Advertising

        By Pedal Boy

        from At the moment, Key West, Florida

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Pros

          Cons

          • Too Cramped

          Best Uses

            Comments about Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent:

            Bicycle (26" Surly Long Haul Trucker) would only BARELY fit into the bicycle compartment of this tent and ONLY if I removed the panniers first and stored them in the front vestibule. Even then I had to put considerable stress on portions of the tent material to get it to fit and because of this could NEVER zip the fly to the bicycle compartment. The end result of all this was that the bicycle protruded into the sleeping area of the tent and greatly reduced my ability to turn or roll in my sleep. After three weeks on the road tears appeared in the netting and I threw the entire tent into the trash bin. The CONCEPT behind this tent is a GREAT idea. But in practice the tent is not nearly spacious enough to fulfill its promise and fails miserably. Does the bicycle in the photo shown tucked neatly away inside its compartment belong to a small child?

            • Gift:
            • No
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

            (5 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

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            Mar

            21

            2009

            (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

             
            2.0

            Not impressed

            By Laurbee

            from Schaumburg, IL

            About Me Casual Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Lightweight

            Cons

            • Bike opening is too small
            • Difficult To Setup
            • Too Cramped

            Best Uses

              Comments about Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent:

              From the picture it looks like the ideal biking tent. but it reality there are some frustrating design flaws. First its too small, the pole set-up was difficult the first time and the rain fly was very tight. color coding is not obvious.
              Second on the side vestibule where the bike is, the zipper was too small; like a tease. it was onle about 18 inches in length.
              the whole reason for getting the bike was to have access to the pantiers which we found could not happen with the current design. Lastly the vestibule for the bike was too small when trying to close the opening.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Comfort Driven

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

              (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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              Jun

              26

              2009

              (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              Seems like a good tent . . . .

              By TGBiker

              from Folsom, CA

              About Me Casual Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Comfortable
              • Easy To Set Up
              • Fly Works Well
              • Lightweight
              • Waterproof

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Bicycle touring

                Comments about Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent:

                I really liked this tent and I think the idea is a good one. That said, I was a little troubled by how much stress is put on the tent pole that creates the vestibule for the bike. It seems like too much.

                Additionally, this tent isn't rocket science to put together, but there were no pitching instructions included and the only instructions on the web were for the footprint and fly pitching, alone.

                The tent fits my bike well: the smallest version of a 2008 Novara Safari sold. I fit well in it: 5'6, 160 pounds.

                It's comfortable and sturdy enough, and I also like having the bike parked, covered, next to and accessible.

                • Gift:
                • No
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Comfort Driven

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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                Apr

                3

                2009

                (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                4.0

                For the absolute minimalists.

                By ht

                from San Francisco, California

                About Me Avid Adventurer

                Pros

                • Lightweight
                • Packs well in pannier
                • Quick Easy Set up
                • Sturdy

                Cons

                • A little pricey

                Best Uses

                • Backpacking
                • Bicycle touring

                Comments about Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent:

                At first, I did find the set up a little difficult but after a few set ups, the set up becomes super easy. I had no problems fitting my bike with panniers inside the vestibule with the minor exception while sleeping, that my nose was right up against my front tire but very comforting to know that my prize possession is invisible to the outside world and visible to mine. I have been looking for something this small, lightweight and that can conceal my bike as well for quite sometime now and I'm glad it's finally here. The Ghisallo 1 held out fairly well under 40 mph winds with a few guidelines to ensure its security. I would recommend this to anyone who is touring by bike, or for the backpacker. This is definitely not a car camping tent.

                • Gift:
                • No
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Minimalist

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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                Mar

                29

                2009

                (2 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                2.0

                This is a niche product

                By Mike the mountain biker

                from Las Cruces, New Mexico

                About Me Avid Adventurer

                Pros

                • Easy To Set Up
                • Great stakes
                • Lightweight

                Cons

                • Cramped
                • Poor Fly Design
                • Tiny Floor

                Best Uses

                • Everything with Cycling

                Comments about Mountain Hardwear Ghisallo 1 Tent:

                This tent would be ideal for a small weight conscious cyclist. Unfortunately, that is not me. The sleeping area is only 28 inches wide and you can not set up in the tent. Because there is no floor in the gear vestibule, it will be easy to track dirt into your sleeping bag. The bike vestibule sounds like a good idea, but I would rather have that space for me rather than my bike. The construction appears sound. There are many nice features like pockets, fly zippers that open from the top or bottom, it is very light weight. The walls of the sleeping compartment seem too low. While it didn't rain when I slept in it, the wind carried dust under the fly and into the sleeping compartment. The poles set up nicely, but when taken apart, it is difficult to get them into a neat stack. The window is a nice idea, but since you can't sit up in the sleeping area, you just see sky through the window. Though it would be nice to have another window near ground level to look out while you are lying down. The stakes are the best thing about the tent. They are extruded aluminum in a Y cross section with notches for the guy cords. I am returning this tent and seeking one that is light weight and has more room for me.
                Mike

                • Gift:
                • No
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Comfort Driven

                Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

                (2 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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