My Latest Bicycle Touring Tent

The Hilleberg Staika is my latest tent. After all the problems with leaks and breakages I’ve experienced with my MSR Hubba Tour, I decided to buy another tent, yes, another one! Some people like to buy shoes or clothes, I like to buy tents!

After a little research and looking at different brands of tents, I decided to go for the Hilleberg Staika. I already owned a Hilleberg, the Nammantj 2Gt. Which, despite being a good tent, doesn’t really suit my needs. It’s not free-standing, and being a tunnel tent isn’t as versatile.

Looking at the Staika on paper, it ticked all the boxes for me: it was free-standing and had two decent-sized vestibules. It was a bit heavier than my MSR at 4kg, but what’s a bit of extra weight if the tent’s right. There was nothing else to do but buy one!

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After several trips using the Hilleberg, I found it didn’t suit me quite as much as I’d hoped. There’s nothing wrong with the tent at all. It’s a brilliant tent. Well made and will stand up to a lot of abuse. And if there’s a storm blowing, I know which tent I’d like to be in. But what on paper looks good, in reality, doesn’t always work out. And the only way to see if a tent is any good is to try it out. Although granted, it’s an expensive way to find out. But as I said earlier, I like to buy tents.

The search for the perfect tent goes on! You can read more about how I choose my touring gear in my Long-Distance Cycle Touring Guide.

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