We just bought a new tent made by MSR called (and you've gotta love this) the Mutha Hubba. It is a three person tent (so it fits 2 with some gear) with almost vertical walls. This allows you maximum use of the floor area so that you can both sit up and read. At 6'4" (192cm) I've found that tents that advertise being 2 metres long still don't fit because the walls angle in so much, this one at 2.1 metres fits me fine. Two doors is also a nice feature in a tent to be used by two people, with two vestibules for storing wet motorcycle gear. Most of the body of the tent is mesh for supreme venting (and reducing condensation) while the rain fly is a silicone impregnated (that should be an interesting word combination showing up on search engines around the globe...) fabric that is stronger and lighter than ordinary waterproofed nylon.

The best part is that this 3.3 kg tent has pole sections short enough to fit in Touratech panniers!

If you look at the "tent" section on the left I think you'll find that this tent meets most of the criteria you should look for when purchasing a tent for overland motorcycle travel. We're going to try it on a car camping trip in Florida next week and then this summer up to Inuvik before heading to South America next year. I'll let you know how it works out in the real world!

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Ekke Kok
'89 R100GS
'03 R1150GS Adventure

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Ekke Kok

'84 R100RT 141,000 km (Dad's!)
'89 R100GS 250,000 km (and ready for another continent)
'07 R1200GS Adventure 100,000 km (just finished Circumnavigating Asia)
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