Mountain Hardwear Hammerhead 3

[Tor]

Got this tent a while back. We have been very satisfied with it so far. First the numbers:

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CAPACITY 3
Min Wt 8 lbs. 1 oz.
Pkg Wt 8 lbs. 9 oz.
Dimensions 7 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 3 in.Area (Sq. Ft.)46 + 10 vestibule + 10 vestibule
Int Height 4 ft. 6 in.
Pack Size 20 in. x 7 in.
No. of Poles 3
Pole Size 9.8mm
Pole Material Atlas 7001 Aluminum
No. of Doors 2
Hooded Fly No
No. of Windows 2
Gear Loft Optional
Floor Material 70D 2.1 oz. Nylon taffeta w/ 3000mm coating
Fly Material 75D 1.9 oz. Polyester taffeta w/ 1500mm coating
Wall Material nylon no-see-um mesh, 70D 2 oz. ripstop nylon
Roof Material 70D 2.1 oz.
Breathable ripstop nylon Netting1.4 oz. 24D Tricot Nylon No-See-UmColor
Fly: Light Blue;
Floor: Dark Blue;
Canopy: White
Style Modified 3 Pole Dome
Activities Backpacking, Canoeing
Use 3.5 Season
Special Features Dual doors w/ dual 10 sq. ft. vestibules, roll back ceiling panel, 2 fly vents.

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Setup is a breeze once you figure it out. A couple of trial runs won't hurt. I marked the poles where the cross over each other to make it easier to set up and keep symmetrical while you set it up. This tent has two doors, so I don't have to crawl over my wife to get out in the morning.

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We also use two go-cots (very very comfortable, I'll write a review later). When these two cots are inside, there isn't much space left. Only outside each cot do we have a little space. However, we store a lot of our stuff under the cots at night.

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It has two storage pockets inside each door. Storage loft is optional (we got it, and is triangle shaped. Nice feature). The tent has a huge roof vent on the back side, a pretty big side vent on the front side, and also a vent in each door.

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The vestibules could have been a little bigger, but still serve their purpose. The rainfly can be attached to the poles in strategic places for good wind protection, and staked down with the red tiedowns. However, we have never used this feature. The tent does not come with a footprint, so we bought one separate. Should be included in my oppinion.

We have always stayed dry in this tent, even during serious downpours. All in all, very satisfied. It's not the cheapest tent out there though.

Happy Camping.

[Chase the Lion]

We bought a Hammerhead 2 in October and left on a 3 week trip from TX to New England. No complaints on the tent once I'd set it up a time or two. Packs small enough. I am able to pack the tent and two therma rest prolite camping pads (prolite 3 for the wife, prolite 4 for me) all in the side case on the ST1300.

Sleeping bags and rain gear and pocket rocket / mrs fuel and pot all fit in top box along with spare gloves/maps widder vests when not cold, etc

Her clothing in other side bag, mine in a tank bag.

Can't take much food.....simple meals and a bottle of wine picked up close to the camp ground.

Oh yeah, one night we set up and then went to pick up food in town to go... Two medium pizza boxes (pizza and apple dessert pizza) and a six pack also will fit nicely in the givi top box....

Creat fun... some snow early one morning on the Shenendo Skyline drive...

Looking forward to hearing about more camping experiences of my fellow riders...