Goose Wingman Tent

I tossed the idea of purchasing this tent for quite a while. It seems a big investment but I was tired of cheap junk camping gear. After placing the order it took about two weeks to get it shipped as they were out of stock at the time. They definitely made up for it by keeping me updated at every opportunity. It shipped out on a Tuesday and my tracking stated it would arrive that Thursday. I thought this had to be a mistake as I am in the US, in Tennessee. It was no mistake, it arrived and was waiting for me after work on Thursday evening! Of course I had to set it up immediately.
This is what it looked like out of the box.

 

I rolled the bike around to the garage and began setting it up. The setup was pretty straightforward like any other bivy style tent, I won’t bother with the details here. If you want more, search on YouTube for this tent and you will find setup and takedown videos that are very helpful. Setup took about ten minutes, but the second try was much less once I was familiar with the process.
Here’s the final result.

 

Here are some detail shots of the construction. Most photos I’ve seen don’t really show the material very well. It is described as heavy ripstop canvas. It reminds me of the olive colored canvas of some military surplus tents I had years ago. Very robust! This is no lightweight backpack tent! It weighs around 10kg, or 20.2lbs. This includes a foam mattress pad and sleeping bag, however. The bag is said to be a three season bag, but seems fairly thin. I am cold natured and anything below 60f or 15c and I’m ready for a jacket. It does have a silver colored liner which may be a heat retaining fabric, I will have to try it out. A review will be added after the maiden voyage in a couple weeks.
A couple detail shots.



This is a closeup of the fabric and color, something not really clear in the description.


A wonderful embroidery old school patch on the outside.

 

If anyone wants a particular detail photo or description feel free to ask. So far I’m fairly impressed with the quality of construction and will update when I use it on an upcoming trip. Fall is in full swing and the evenings are getting cooler, perfect camping weather!

I would like to thank Stuart Fillingham for his excellent review of this tent. I’m not sure if he is a forum member, but if you haven’t seen his series of YouTube videos they are a great resource for any Triumph or RE owner.

 

Most super light backpacking tents I’ve seen go for that much or more, and don’t forget this includes a really nice sleeping pad and sleeping bag. Not any cheaply made and stitched together junk either, I feel this will last me the rest of my life. Not a bad bargain if you ask me.

 

It was set up this way just to give an example. The bike is actually far enough away that if it did fall it would barely graze the body of the tent. The perspective of the photo makes it seem closer. It has plenty of room I wouldn’t need any thing else for a long trip, although I am used to a smaller bivy tent than this I use for backpacking.

 

It actually will cover, this was the first time setting up and I started too far away from the bike. There is plenty of room to get closer without danger of the bike falling on you. I always place support under the stand when parking off pavement anyway, just as a precaution.

 

I’ve honestly not used it with the bike yet, only car camping on trips hiking and mountain biking. Some of the best sleeps I’ve had in a tent.