I have owned the tent for over a year and have used it in various conditions. I have been camping all my life in all sorts of tents.
For:
- good quality materials and build
- it does the main things well, it keeps you dry and it is well ventilated
- roomy for the weight
- excellent (comfortable) sleeping quarters
- easy to pitch
Against:
-difficult to pitch properly, there’s always something sagging or wrinkling. The guylines (and there are many) don’t really help.
- the bag is too small to easily pack the tent. When wet, forget it. A roomier bag with a zipper (like most tents have nowadays) would be more practical. Note that I do leave the groundsheet of the sleeping quarters in the tent.
- the doors cannot easily be opened with one hand. This is mainly due to the velcro strips, and the ‘flaps’ tend to get snagged in the zipper. Also you can’t easily/quicly leave the sidedoors open for instance by moving it to one side.
- the screen door is unpractical as you always need to open both the screendoor and the regular door (or tie the screendoor up), and of limited use anyway given the large opening to the ground on all sides.
- the ‘garage’ area needs some storage pockets!
All in all I feel the tent is lacking some small yet important practical details that make it easy and fun to use.
I recommend this tent.
Years ago I bought an earlier version of this tent and used it when I was touring by motorcycling.
Now I’m touring in a minivan with my wife. This lastest tent has a few really good improvements, the most important to me being the expansion of the sleeping area so the we can sleep lengthwise and no longer need to step over the person closest to the opening to the “garage”.
Otherwise it’s pretty similar to the older tent but with some nice improvements like labeling the wind side of the tent and other small improvements.
There are a lot of tents out there, but few of them are this compact and as high a quality as this one. That garage is so useful as a transition area to the outside.
I ordered this last minute over the phone (amazing customer service) I was headed out on a trip and I had it shipped overnight.
I loaded it on the GSA without even opening it.
By the time I got to my camp it was dark. I thought setting up would be a pain but it took me about 10 minutes to figure it out. (They have a great tutorial on YouTube)
Very Roomy, well built and excellent Quality.
It may be a bit heavy or bulky for some people but to that I say, “Ditch the crap you won’t use and strap this tent on.”
Just received the tent and ground sheets two weeks ago. Just put it up for a three day trip. The tent was very easy to put up. Went through two days of heavy to all day rains and wind speeds to 35 mph. The tent held up well and stayed bone dry. I was amazed at the size of the garage area until you see it first hand you wouldn't believe it. Very well made tent. Man sure to stake all areas at the base. Only thing that would be nice which is the something I have heard was to have a couple place to hand small lanterns off rings in the garage area. Excellent tent
Just spent my first couple of nights away in my new Atacama Tent.
I had not even taken it out of the bag since receiving it and not fitted the ground sheet.
I was amazed on how easy it was to fit the ground sheet and put the tent up single handed. In the 3 days away I had 40 degrees Celsius temps and a full night of rain.
The tent preformed amazingly and I am more than happy with my purchase. It’s amazing the size of the tent once it’s setup, I also got the 50ltr dry bag to keep it in. It’s amazing the size that it pacs down to, smaller than you would think for a tent this size. The only thing I would change is the size if the mozzie mesh. Should be slightly smaller to stop midgies.
Well done Kevin for designing such a great tent.
This is the one tent you need without any doubt. It is huge volume but packs away small enough to a manageable size to carry on your bike light weight but tuff.. Quality pegs, poles & worth every penny. Miles ahead of anything else. Additional Extra Ground sheets are worth the purchase but should of been included as standard.
I have been using this tent for motorcycle camping trips around North America from Bike Rallies to National Parks and everything else that comes along . It has been through violent wind and rain storms in the mountains and dust/sand storms out west that have trashed other tents around me and this thing hands down is built like a tank and the best tent I have ever owned or ever used in over 30yrs of motorcycle camping. The room it offers being able to cook or hang out or whatever in foul weather and be comfortable is one of it's best features over all. The sleeping area fits a queen size air mattress with plenty of room to still be able to move arount it or stash more gear. The height is another big plus i'm 6'4 and this really works for me. It may not be the smallest or lightest but after using it you will find a way to make room for it. You get what you pay for and this tent is worth it for what it has to offer and to anyone looking for a tent for motorcycle camping or any type of camping I can't recommend this tent enough. Be Safe and Happy Adventuring!!!!
I called Redverz on short notice, asking them to expedite delivery of their Atacama Expedition Motorcycle tent for my trip to Sturgis, South Dakota.
They did, and I used it during my 11 day round-trip to Sturgis from Mariposa, California.
The first night was near Ely, Nevada, at Ward Mountain State Park. The set-up was intuitive, and quick.
I felt like I was sleeping in the Taj Mahal, and it was comforting to have my Harley (the biggest model for 2020) in the tent with me.
Thank you to Redverz for a superb home away from home!
I took my tent out camping last weekend where we had some heavy rains all night long. It maintained interior dryness 100%! Super high quality materials and design. You can tell they really put a lot of attention to the details. I twas easy to pitch and happens all in one effort with the tarp coming up with the tent. That's a great feature if it's lightly raining out....everything that needs to stay dry, does. I love the various ways you can configure the openings to promote airflow or warmth, shady seating or fully fortified for extreme weather.
If I had one thing to change it would be to make a waterproof window in the sleeping bay so you can see out of it in heavy weather and not get claustrophobic. Maybe that will be the next upgrade?
Regardless, this is the tent I've always wanted but never knew it....so glad I took the plunge and invested in it!
thank you Redverz!
I’ve been solo mostly, but wife retires this coming year :). I’m very much attached to my tent, don’t like changes in my life much but just maybe I shop with you again :). I never use the garage for my bikes, but it’s SO very useful otherwise . I’ve only experienced a couple camps where the tent is too big to fit. These are national parks . As a solo adventurer and a GSA sidecar enthusiast these days, I have near zero issues packing a few home comfy items most 2 wheelers find difficult. The tent has traveled a lot of years on my backseat before I converted to sidecar life. My recent Death Valley trip was on my vintage airhead I’ve owned 45 years. Redverz was packed on my seat , it’s still two wheels:). I gotta cut this saga but the tent has served me very well a long long time and I find it easy as any back pack tent Ive ever owned , to set up and take down. It’s big indeed but my time in this game, I can break camp in short order . Set up too.
I just wanted to let you know how well your tent performed this past weekend. I was on a winter campout with my son and we were expecting heavy rains Saturday. The forecast lived up to its hype but so did my Atacama tent. Sleeping compartment stayed dry except for some condensation, the garage space also was pretty dry, a little water coming under the sides but nothing that was bothersome. I have had this tent for several years now and it's definitely the best I have owned.
Thanks again for a great product!
Bought for my hubby for christmas, everything we hoped it would be!
I recently did a 3000 mile trip on a WR. which included 7 nights of camping. In the Atacama. Tent worked great. Best thing was pulling the bike in the tent and then zipping down the garage to unpack mosquito free.
This is one AWESOME tent. Loving it. Preforms perfectly.
So far, I've been camping out of this tent for little over a month straight in Texas and I can't help but be impressed by it (despite already having an idea of how good it was from a friend's experience with his own Redverz tent).
Setup is easy and can be accomplished solo without much effort in fair weather. It took me no more than a half hour for my initial try and more of that time was spent on familiarizing myself with how each step was supposed to work before I did it rather than on the build itself. With four anchor points, three color coordinated flex poles, and a prearranged guy line setup, the build really is suprisingly manageable for a tent of its size.
Capacity is excellent; I'm able to cram my XR650L with panniers, mountain bike, and 65gal cooler in the vestibule area and still have just enough space to set out my camp chair and relax comfortably if weather outside is uncooperative. The sleep area is also roomy; I've got an oversized cot/sleeping gear, couple pieces of luggage (including gorilla box), and tools/camp gear in there with enough left over space to still move about/change clothes without much restriction (other than that I'm 6'5" and do still have to crouch a bit at the tent's tallest points; not really any fault in the tent's design so much as my own physical peculiarity...).
Even more impressive than how much stuff I can stow away in this tent is its defiant ability to ride out whatever foul weather Texas throws at it. With only modest vegetation/cover to partially shield the tent from the west and north, my belongings and I have remained completely dry through two storm systems now (hail included), even as the tent's structural integrity is tested almost daily by batterings from a frequently windy environment (commonly sustained between 20-30 knots with gusts up in the 40+ range on rougher days). Granted, there may be a few additional provisions in place to aid its survival in such conditions (two 4x6 tarp covers up top for hail resistance and additional guy lines/larger anchoring stakes for stability) but, all the same, when a tent this size/shape can repeatedly shrug off such abuse (at broadside angles, even!) and remain standing just as intended, the durability more than speaks for itself as far as I'm concerned (still can't quite figure out how I haven't bent a pole yet...).
One side note; since this tent's entire outer structure is rain fly material, the interior is a literal green house. If the sun is out and the the tent isn't opened up and getting some breeze, it gets toasty (nice on cold days; less than tolerable on days 70-80*F or warmer). In exchange for the supurb wet weather defence this tent provides though, I'd say its more than a fair tradeoff.
Final conclusion: this tent is worth every penny I paid for it and I recommend it hands down to anybody in the market for a spaceous, manaeable, and thoroughly dependable tent; hardcore motorcycle adventurer or not.
I bought this tent in the yellow color to start with. The problem was as soon as the sun came up it was very bright inside, and I was not ready to get up. I found some manufacturing issues with the tent. I took it to the distributor, and it was swapped out for the green version. That is customer service.
Three of us ride together, and now all three have the tents. Two of us have the older version without the additional vents, and one has the newer version. Two of us camped all the way to Alaska and back. It was nice to be able to put the bikes inside, out of the view of "prying eyes" in the campgrounds. The only issue we had was in putting up the tents when they were still wet from the night before. The poles were difficult to get in place. Others were envious of our cooking space, when it rained.
The other issue I have is the back vestibule. It is pretty much wasted space. Against the zipper access is just abou the only place my cot and sleeping bag will fit. On the newest version the vestibule has been eliminated, if desired, and the sleeping area has been enlarged. I would like to see a modification be made available to the older tents to accomodate the new modification without having to purchase a complete new tent. I contacted the company via email and was told I was not able to convert my tent.
So the reason for not giving the tent 5 stars are:
1. Poles difficult to insert if the material is damp at all.
2. Rear vestibule is wasted space.
Looks good so far although i’ve Only set it up in the back yard and slept in it overnight . Good quality design and material , except for one of the guy lines was frayed and shipped that way .
My first use of this tent was in Spearfish, SD. The first night provided a torrential rainstorm, with high winds. I stayed dry and comfy. The large interior and garage provided plenty of space to stay out of the rain and enjoy the time. The camp manager, (a hunter), was very interested in how the tenor performed. You may another customer.
After two weekends camping I wanted to give a quick review. First of all the people I have communicated with at Redverz have been great. They are passionate and seem to really enjoy their work, and took extra time to share personal stories and tips about the gear which they also us on a regular basis - such as how to pack the tent, etc.
The first night we were out it rained and we stayed dry. The garage area kept all of our gear dry and gave us a comfortable place to put on shoes and change, etc.
After a couple tries the tent is really easy to set up. Our 1st try was about 45 minutes total including guy ropes, now we are down to about a ten minute set up and ten minute take down.
I have the tent, garage floor, and sleep floor mat. All of them fit in the 50 liter dry bag with room to spare.
When packing the tent I take the pole bag and roll it up inside the tent, and it is also okay to leave the protective mats attached to the tent while you roll it up.
We have not gone motorcycle camping with it yet but that will happen before summer is over. Speaking with Kevin at Redverz, I am following his suggestion. I'll have side panniers on my bike, but not a top case. the 50 liter dry bag will fit nicely across the back of the seat of a KLR650 or lengthwise, leaving the panniers for all my other camp gear.
Great tent and excellent Redverz customer service. After enjoying it in Tuscany Italy, it will soon be our 'cabana' in the high mountains of the Pyrenees in Aragon, Spain.
Mike used to piss me off with his tent. It was much larger than mine, we could stand up in it and he somehow managed to put it up and take down in less time than my little crawl into three man tent was set up or stowed. He runs with the Atacama three man tent.
Two years ago I did the Ride to the Sun in Montana and spent a couple of days in Whitefish Montana. I arranged with your company to send me the same tent to a UPS drop in Whitefish and have been running with the tent ever since. It has been across western Canada, Yukon, Northwest Territories and southern Alaska, Skagway and Haines.
It is the stand out at all the campgrounds I visit. Many fellow motorcycle tour riders recognize your tent. I am quite proud to show them your tent and destroy the myth of your high price. I carefully show the finer points, the careful design points and quality work. I also show how the tent practically sets itself up.
You produce a quality tent well made and I thank you for it.
The best tent I have ever owned. Ease of set up, packs to right size on a bike. Been in torrential downpours and me, my gear AND my bike have stayed snug and dry. My favorite way to sleep is to use the screens on both big doors of the sleeping area so I can look out at my bike. The sleeping area stays nice and ventilated and I slept like a baby. Some might think you're crazy to spend this much on a tent. Don't think twice or second guess. Do it. You won't regret it.
I just needed to write to tell you how much we love the Atacama tent. I took a group of 8 on a motorcycle camping trip to Alaska last summer and after a lot of research bought and recommended your tent. 2 of the other couples followed my recommendations and purchased the Atacama Expedition tent. The other did not. Needless to say, we all LOVED the tent. It went up and down quick and easy, the garage was great to store our gear nice and dry, plus a great place to be able to get out of the sleeping quarters, still be private and be able to dress as needed. The garage fit a table and chair for us! (It was dry and warmer than the outside). The couple that didn't purchase... well, they had to replace their tent half way through the trip after a catastrophic failure.
I have been admiring this tent at rallies for quite awhile. I have been camping my whole life and have finally become tired of crawling an my hands and knees in small backpacking tents. This tent is like a stadium inside. I only wish I had ordered it sooner. Very high quality and well thought out features. Watched all the videos on the website on setup and found them helpful. My only complaint, if you can call it that is better detailed info on how to pack this tent up neatly with less effort.
Great quality, great customer service, great design. Enjoying this tent to the max! Wish I had bought it long ago.
I love the tent. It is super high quality.
Followed your advise and put the old model Redverz Atacoma on ebay, almost immediately had order at initial asking price. This is by the best tent I have ever owned or used despite the early design iteration items you have addressed in the later design evolutions. My companions all converted I think to the ease of setup, functionality, and ability to stow in remarkably small package despite rather palatial footprint. The large size is the key advantage and sometimes requires very creative accommodation in the National/State parks out west that have rather small camp sites for tents. It always fit though even when sharing with another tent..
I love the continuous engineering improvement you have made to this already tremendous series of tents, again well done and thanks.
I recently bought this tent for a long ride & camping trip. It was the best purchase I have ever made. The tent is easy to pack, lightweight, easy to assemble, and made camping a great experience. I'm over 6' & can actually stand up in the text. There is plenty of room inside and overall lots of room for my gear. Buy this one - you will never regret it.
I have been in love with this tent from the first time I put it up...and down. It has to be the easiest tent to do either. And functionality? Oh man! The best. I'm 6 ft Tall and wanted a tent I could stand up in and one that wasn't too heavy or to big when packed. No other tent on the market can match this one. When I had a small issue with a seam separating from the fabric, the folks at Redverz took care of it in a friendly and expedient manner. Thanks Redverz for a great experience ALL the way around!
Delivery was great. I needed it soon for upcoming event and got it days to spare. Quality of tent was great! Cost a bit high though.
I've seen the redverz tent at every event I've been to. It wasn't till I had to cook in the rain that I saw it's real benefit. It packs a bit big and it's not for the minimalist. At 6'2 I can stand in it and get dressed like a human, it also seems to be the hangout for friends when the weather gets bad. Over all it's a high quality tent with a ton of space that's easy to put up and take down
Every couple years I seem to buy another tent. I was initially intimidated with the size of the Redverz. However, I'm now a happy camper. I'm getting much faster at setting it up and am around 12 minutes now and that's 9 days into a 5 week 13 State trip. What's cool, is I'm tall and can stand upright in it. I can stow all my stuff (haven't put the bike in yet), change clothes, sit and read too. Another important feature, not a single skeeter has gotten into the big sleeping area. It's costs a bunch, but after a week's worth of tent'n instead of motel'n it, it's paid for itself. Got from the good folks at Twisted Throttle. Oh yeah, I added the sleeping area tarp by Redverz, but just use an 8x8 cheep tarp in the vestibule area. Reason I'm writing this, I'm sure there are those who want more from a tent then struggling in and out of one in the middle of the night. The annoyance factor has dropped considerably.
I bought this before a two week trip - I'm sure if I hadn't it would have rained the whole time and I would have been miserable. As is turned out the weather was great so I didn't get to test it in the rain. I rode an f800gs, and carying the tent was not an issue about 50% of my trip was off road, so not an issue there either. It was great to be able to change standing up, and have the space to just "throw" the bike gear out of sight of other campers. The tent seems really well made (I have owned other top quality tents). Having to stake the tent was new for me, so I was unable to "flip the tent over" to sun dry the floor of the tent before packing it away - I was glad to have brought a painters tarp for use as a ground cloth - kept the tent clean. People were amazed that "all that" came off my bike :).
Very well designed, easy to set up and good quality materials.
Great product! Purchased last summer and used well over a dozen times. Well thought out design enables the tent to be set up easily and quickly by one person, even with heavy wind. Used mostly for family camping but my KLR650 without panniers fits well. I also purchased the ground sheet for the sleeping section. Also worth mentioning the support from Redverz is excellent....my request for longer guy lines was quickly fulfilled. Great product and well worth the money.
I bought this tent for 2 person camping with my wife, she is not into camping at all but this tent made camping okay since their is alot of room inside the tent. Constructuon of the tent is top notch. It packs down small for its actually size. It is a LARGE tent though. Fits perfectly on my bumot r1200gs pannier lid. Its a win in the books for me
This is my go tent regardless of how I got there. While it's intended for motorcycle travel, it's just so good I bring it in the truck too. Each time it's up someone inevitably asks me about. Features are amazing. It's built well and keeps you, and your gear, dry!
in 2015 I spent 20 riding in Europe. This tent was amazing. The great room in the front was great for preparing meals during rain and great for getting dressed. We had two Kermit chairs and a folding table with plenty of room. The sleeping space has plenty of room for two people. Over all it was easy to put up and easy to pack up.
Overall I like the tent, but only when traveling with others. When on the road alone there are plenty of tents that pack much smaller and weight much less. But I love the height and the privacy of the giant vestibule. As I get older, lying down in a small tent to get dressed in private kind of stinks. But with this tent that is no issue. I found it sets up easy, and stows away easy as well. Plenty of additional guide wires if it's really windy but not necessary every time. I have yet to ever park my bike inside, but that would be really nice in heavy rain, or perhaps when leaving a campsite unattended for a day hike. Seems well built and well thought out.
Holy cow! I don't know why I didn't buy this tent sooner. This tent is awesome. Easily room for three adult-sized folks in the sleeping area and lots of gear storage in the 'porch'. It is so much nicer being able to stand up inside my tent to put on clothing/gear without having to bend over or lay down to do so. The tent is water proof and allows great air flow throughout the sleeping space. Set up and tear down takes about 10-15 minutes....but that was before coffee. I purchased both ground groundsheets (one for the sleeping area and one for the 'porch') and they both work effectively. I use this tent for motorcycle camping and although on the heavier side of tents available, it is worth the extra few pounds to not have to crawl around on my hands and knees. Definitely recommend this tent and would purchase it again.
The Redverz tent is a good one, we have a smaller back packing tent we used for several years but we were tired of crawling in and out and trying to get dressed in it.
If you have room to haul this one you you will like it.
We dont park our bikes in it but use the garage to sit in and with the garage foot print you keep things out of the dirt.
Before riding a 5000k miles trip around Utah, Arizona, California, Nevada and Colorado I looked for 2 month and saw so many tents. When I found this one I asked to my self if was worse to spend so much money. Trust me is imposible to regret about it. Is so well design and perfect to mount it in all kind of weather. Super easy.
I was happy that I bought the groundsheet (helps so badly for keeping your tent clean and is so easy to leave it on or take it before folding. The awning kit is really good to specially to hang out at your rest area.
I am a former Marine who researches every piece of kit I buy. I spend hours on forums, or reading the most recent motorcycle magazines in order to ensure my money supports the best product for me.
This tent is exceptional. I went on a trip without practicing putting it up prior to embarking (I usually just slide into a bivy sack and rack out), and was able to set this thing up in the rain without an issue.
The design is great. You can set it up in inclement weather which, if you lay it out properly, rain/snow will not get inside the sleeping quarters. I could use a few more pockets to place items (they have two decent pockets inside the tent), but I like having order inside my tent.
My friends initially thought I was nuts to buy such a large tent, but once they realize that I am usually within 1-2lbs of their tents, BUT I get massive size to work on my bike, they ask right away where to buy one.
I've noticed that Redverez now makes a one person tent. I don't tolerate people well, and usually travel alone, but I can say that the weight different between the one person and the 2-3 person isn't large enough to concern me (maybe if you are sub 500cc it might be a better idea to get the one person).
If you are looking for a tent for your motorcycle adventure, please consider this one. Revzilla is still fantastic. I ordered with free shipping and received in 2 days.)
A great design heaps more room than my previous tent but not much bigger when packed.Simple to put up took me around 10 min.the first time with out reading the instructions can only get faster with practice
I was surprised when I was able to set up the tent in only 13 minutes, on my first attempt. This included figuring out which side was up, and which end was which. After paying attention to the way that I rolled and repacked the tent, I believe I can get the setup time to around 6 minutes. Also, I couldn't believe the size of the sleeping area. Huge, compared to my other tents. Great quality. A lot of thought went into this tent design.
I received the Atacama Expedition tent in July. I then took a 4-week motorcycle tour of 21 states. I spent and entire week in the Great Smoky Mountains each night in this tent. The fit and finish are astounding. It paid for itself in just a few nights as I didn't have to stay in motels.
I have inside this tent during a hard rain and no leaks, no drips, no errors.
I will use this tent anytime I camp.
The service I received from Kevin and Christine as very professional. These are good people who sell a great tent.
I never leave reviews, but this tent made our trip. My boyfriend decided we should switch out our tent for this one for our South America trip. Customer service from Christine was amazing and arrived at our hotel in time. used it for 2 weeks so far in between hotel stays. Sooo much space, best feature own doors from the sleeping room. And I can stand up in the tent. We don't bring either of the bikes in as we bring everything into the tent at night. 5 stars for us
Not the lightest tent around, but definately the best for moto riders or just someone wanting a well engineered tent.
It's a breeze to put up ( no pun intended, if you've seen the videos this will make sense.
Every tine we use it, someone wants to know where to buy one.
The last time, I put it up in the dark in less than 5 minutes.
Do yourself a favor and next time you're in the market,buy this tent.
I don't know how often if ever I'd park a bike in the garage, there are two of us each with our own. Maybe if it was bad weather and we had some maintainence to do, but what it really gives you is SPACE. Something you normally don't have in a moto tent. You can stand up to get dressed and aren't tripping over stuff while doing it.
My wife thinks it's the best $500 we've spent on camping gear.
They laugh about the bike in the garage tent but then when it's raining, snowing or blowing out it's suddenly the most popular tent in the campground! I've had this particular tent for nearly a year now and I love how roomy it is, how I can stand up to change my clothes, the ventilation that prevents moisture buildup and how much space in the bay there is for storage, cooking or just visiting. I've only put the bike inside once and that was to hide it from a park ranger who was hassling us about the number of bikes/tent site! My advice is get the footprints for both the sleeping and garage area; they fit great and and a nice touch.
Your YouTube videos were a driving force for me buying that tent, and everything you said was true. That trip, had hot days and very cool, high-wind nights, wind and clay from the dry bed, sand-blasting and pulling at all my tie-lines... (I did buy four, a bit longer, [twisted] stakes (REI i think), because i knew i'd be in ...just clay, not firm dirt) and tho the wind howled and threatened, the tent held firm, myself and I all my gear were protected inside. It is truly amazing, and tho you hear folks talk about how light they like to travel, I am one of those people (like you i image) that are willing to trade a bit of room, for the comfort (LUXURY! ;-) i have with your tent. So thank you for all your hard work.
I went camping this past weekend (Labor Day weekend) and I was anxious to see my Atacama tent in action. Setting up the tent was a breeze, it literally took me 15 minutes (considering that I have never setup the tent, I think that is pretty good). Once the tent was setup, I could not stop to thinking about the details that the tent has… everything was well thought off. Over the course of the camping, it rained several times on me, and the inside of the tent was dry like the Sahara. In simple words, it is the best tent that I have ever owned. My only complained is that I was missing 3 stakes.
This tent is great. While it is a little more to carry on your bike versus my old Big Agnes 3 person tent it is worth the extra 6 to 8 lbs. It is easy to set up and take down as there is only 3 poles. The biggest complaint you will have is the guys you camp with yelling at you for taking up so much room.
It is great to be able to step into the tent versus crawl. Great ventilation and keeps you bone dry. I like these tents so much when the Atacama came out I had to sell my Series II to get one. And selling a well taken care of tent is no hassle as I had three people interested.
Treat yourself and get one today.
Redeverz Atacama tent.
I had my new Atacama shipped to the BMW MOA Rally in Billings. Put it up and slept in it for 6 nights. Packed it up and took it home.
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed all the features of the tent especially the vestibule for lounging, cooking and dining. Plenty of head room for my 6'2" frame.
Had a few occasions when the J-door zipper snagged on the fabric but apart from that, no issues.
Two-up on a bike with this tent may necessitate some selective packing.
Great product.
Thanks Kevin, Christine and the team.
I am a sea kayaker and I was looking for a tent that could meet my specific wants and desires. I looked at as many different tents that I could possibly find on-line and concluded that this tent was the closest thing out there to what I was looking for. After emailing back and forth with Redverz customer service and asking many questions, I took the chance and purchased the tent. No regrets, it’s awesome! Following are my opinions of some pros and cons of the Atacama:
Pros:
- The tent is constructed very well. Good materials, good stitching, seems are taped. Rip stop nylon on the fly and the nylon is thicker than you would expect. The inner tent is actually somewhat water tight and dew will not drip through. The bathtub floor is constructed well and the side walls are 10 inches off the ground; no concerns about water leaking in. Ground sheets are strong nylon and worth the extra money; they clip into the tent very nicely and stay taught. When you look at the construction of the tent, you’ll understand that a lot of thought went into it.
- Poles setup on the outside of the tent. The hoop design makes for quick easy setup and because the pole sleeves are on the outside of the tent, setup can be done in the rain without worry of getting the inner tent wet. The wind side of the tent must go into the wind. There are lots of guy out lines that secure the tent in windy conditions. There are storage pockets for the guy lines, but they are undersized and the Velcro closure makes stuffing lines into them a challenge.
- The color is great. I got the green one; it does not look like the color presented on the website pictures. Less brown and more green than you may expect. I would describe the green color as the perfect shade to blend in with nature. If you want your tent to seamlessly fit in with the natural landscape, go with green. If you want high visibility go with yellow.
- Setup is easy! If someone says otherwise, they are not doing it right. Watch the setup video; unfold the tent and lay fully out, 2 stakes on the wind side, 2 stakes on the leeward side, slide three poles through sleeves, insert pull ends into grommets, go to other side of the tent and insert pull ends into grommets, attach c-clips, and you’re done. This should take 5 minutes if you are familiar with tent and if you stow it properly. I leave the inner tent attached and both ground sheets clipped in, so it’s ready to go as soon as it’s up. However, if you want, the inner tent can be removed and packed separately; this is helpful on really wet days.
- The tent has incredible gear storage potential. If you are not parking a motorcycle in the tent, there is more than enough room to accommodate all gear that you have with you, plus interior living/cooking space in foul weather. I like to connect the “garage” ground sheet and then fold back the motorcycle bay portion of it towards the J door. I then place all of my gear on the ground sheet in front of the J door, thus allowing maximum storage space and ease of access to my gear. I enter the tent from one of the 2 side doors, since the ground sheet has been folded out of the way, there is no need to take off shoes and I can stand up comfortably, function, and operate within the motorcycle bay (I’m 6’2”). Because all gear fits in the garage, my campsite is clean, my gear is out of the UV light and out of the rain, it is away from animals, it is away from people, it is organized, and it is incredibly easy to access.
- The tent packs down small and the weight is relatively light. Just like with motorcycle touring, you can only fit so much gear into a kayak, so the pack size and weight of the tent is important. If I can fit this into a kayak, you can fit this on your motorcycle. This tent is about the same package size and weight of my previous touring tent, a Mountain Hardwear Trango 4, but has twice as much floor space and height!
- I can stand up in this tent. Unlike any other tent I’ve owned, I can walk into this tent and I can take off my dry suit in comfort. I can comfortably spend time in this tent. I can relax in my Helinox Camp Chair inside the garage. I can almost standup at the entrance to the inner tent. No crawling through a hobbit hole to get into this tent.
- Perfect for 2 people. Plenty of sleeping space, storage space, moving around space, and space for anything else you and a companion would need.
Cons:
- Zippers snag easily on both J doors. This happens because there is extra material that covers the zipper on the outside. It keeps the water out, but requires extra attention when zipping. The vertical side doors do not have this issue.
- No awning over either J door. If there were awnings, I could open up the top of the J doors for more ventilation in foul weather; when I need additional ventilation the most.
- The side doors can roll up and be stowed, but only when fully unzipped. Sometimes I only want them half open, but then there is no way to stow the rolled up material.
- The mosquito netting on the large J door needs an additional tie off when rolled up. The bungee tie offs do not allow synching, so therefore when the mosquito netting is rolled up it loosens up and becomes floppy and saggy and drags on the ground.
- The tent stakes bend. This could be user error, but in normal use I’ve managed to bend many of my tent stakes and I have not had that issue with other tents or stakes. My thought is that in an attempt to make the tent taught, more force than you might expect is placed on the stakes.
- Sometimes the tent is too big for the available tent spot location. It would be wonderful if the side door zippers were full length and could fully unzip. For the small camp site I would love to be able to remove the motorcycle bay altogether, and zip the J door vestibule directly to the sleeping bay!
- No windows in the tent. When the weather is bad and doors need to be closed, the tent lacks natural light. One window in the large J door would be nice.
In conclusion, this is a wonderful tent and I would highly recommend it. I wrote this review because there are many things I appreciate about this tent and I think other people would appreciate as well! Also check out the “Solo Expedition Tent”; I would love try out this tent since the Atacama is sometimes too large for me to use by myself or when kayaking in a group. Maybe Redverz will let me test the Solo version; if so, I’ll update this review. Good luck finding the right tent for you.
Setting up was fairly easy and should get easier each time you do it. I just got back from the Motor Guzzi Nationals, where I spent four nights sleeping in the new 2015 model. It's huge and has all the storage room, one could ever need.
It packs nicely for a tent it's size and carrying on my bike was easy.
The construction was great and everything operated as it should. The zippers, windows, and doors, operated flawlessly
I've been camping for over 40 years and owned many tents. I've always bought the best that I could afford and this tent is the best I've owned so far. My riding partner has had one for a couple years and we've loved it. This year I bought my own and the upgrades made in the design are outstanding. I sleep on a full-sized cot and this tent is perfect for this.
I looked at two other tent with garage manufactures after finding out that the tent alone was about the same packing size as the tent with a garage and the tent alone wasn't as tall. I know that a good portion of biking anywhere occurs in the rainy seasons. This space is great.
I had a surprise when I opened the package. I was leaning to another tent because it advertised better material. I was super pleased to see my Redverz expedition was made out of this great material. I am vey pleased with how fast my first set up went and I look forward to many adventures.
I have had the tent for a while now and have travelled across Australia using it. I am very happy with the tent and have no issues using it on the return leg; been sleeping in it for about 28 days now and still look forward to the next 28 or so days. There has obviously been a lot of thought put into the tent and the attention to detail is excellent. I have had a few problems with the pegs, we have some rocky ground which they don’t like. Overall I’m glad I bought the tent and will use it for many years to come.
Went camping last night with our new tent. Set it up easily in the dark no problems. All zippers and seams no flaws.
Love the garage area. No complaints. It took us 6 months to decide on this purchase. We are real happy with it.
Easy to haul on a bike and a nice bag to keep everything organized. Our first weekend camping in this tent was met with all night thunderstorms both nights. We drove in the last stake as the rain drops started. Luckily we had some stools and got settled in the garage area to watch the storm. The bikes didn't get to come in out of the weather this trip. We had rivers of water coming through the garage area and the mud flows along with it. We kept glancing over at the sleeping area expecting water and it didn't happen. We went to sleep listening to the pouring rain all night long and stayed perfectly dry and got a great nights sleep. Repeat exactly the same thing the next night. Quick up, quick down. This tent is awesome. Just buy it!
Received the tent very quickly. Had several questions and emails were replied to quickly. Had responses the following day both times. Have only put it up once so far. Will take quite a few setups to do this quickly. The videos certainly make it look a lot easier than it was the first time. I know that a little experience will make a lot of difference. Tent seems well built. I have a Goldwing with a luggage rack on the trunk. The back edge of the rack hits the tent way too hard and would wear through the tent quickly. Front tire still stuck out the other side about six inches. Without a rack you "could" fit a Goldwing inside but would still be very tight. I was able to get the zippers down but was difficult. I would say it is not big enough for this size of motorcycle. Plan a trip from Oklahoma to Nova Scotia in September so will know a lot more after that. One night in Texas in April so that will help better understand how to set it up.
My background in tents comes from high altitude mountaineering. I would not hesitate to pay twice as much for a tent that was 75 % smaller...
I set the tent up twice in the park, opening every door looking at the details and found not a flaw in its construction!!
It sets easily and has ample tie downs for the wind.
I bought both of the ground cloths for it and will use it without the included tent. Just the the waterproof fly and the ground footprints will be more than ample for most 3 season usage. The sew house that makes this tent is first class
Just received the Atacama Expedition tent and have only set it up in the back yard but it seems a great tent. The design is really good and it will be a luxury having so much tent space on a motorcycle trip. The build quality is really good with obvious thought going into some of the features. Very much looking forward to taking this tent on my next trip (~8 to 10,000kms).
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