Gossamer Gear The One vs MSR Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1

Two shelters, measured against each other on the figures that decide whether they work on a bike.

The short answer

The The One takes headroom and vestibule space; the Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1 takes weight, floor space and price. Their pole sets are close enough that neither wins on the bars, so this comes down to what you want from the shelter itself.

Assembled from the differences below rather than written over them. Every figure is a published measurement or computed from one — nobody here has used either one.

Where they differ

5 of the 5 things we can measure come out differently.

Minimum weight

278g lighter on the Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
Gossamer Gear The One
558g
MSR Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
280g

Trail weight where the maker publishes one — fly, inner and poles, without the stuff sacks or the footprint. Worth reading against the pole length rather than instead of it: a Bikepack edition is usually a few grams heavier for shorter poles.

Floor area

0.08m² more floor in the Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
Gossamer Gear The One
213 × 84cm — 1.79m²
MSR Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
223 × 84cm — 1.87m²

Inner length by inner width as published. On a bike trip the floor also has to take whatever you brought inside off the bike, so a few centimetres is not nothing.

Peak height

29cm more headroom in the The One
Gossamer Gear The One
125cm
MSR Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
96cm

Whether you can sit up, which decides how a rained-out afternoon goes.

Vestibules

1 more on the The One
Gossamer Gear The One
1
MSR Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
0

Where wet kit and panniers go. On a bike trip it is also where the bags off your bike spend the night, which is more volume than a hiker brings.

Price

$60 between them
Gossamer Gear The One
$260
MSR Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
$200

As we hold it. Shelter prices move more than most gear, so check before you commit.

Side by side

Including the rows where they are level.

Gossamer Gear The OneMSR Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
Minimum weight558g280g
Floor area213 × 84cm — 1.79m²223 × 84cm — 1.87m²
Peak height125cm96cm
Vestibules10
Price$260$200
Gossamer Gear
The One
$260 · 590g
MSR
Thru-Hiker Mesh House 1
$200 · 500g

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