Gossamer Gear The One vs Nordisk Lofoten 1 ULW

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 price; the Lofoten 1 ULW takes weight and floor space. On a bike the pole set usually decides it before the rest do.

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

6 of the 6 things we can measure come out differently.

Poles to carry

the The One has no pole set at all, the Lofoten 1 ULW does
Gossamer Gear The One
None — trekking-pole shelter
Nordisk Lofoten 1 ULW
220mm folded

A trekking-pole shelter has nothing to fit across your bars, which removes the constraint entirely — but you then need poles from somewhere, strapped to the frame or bought separately. It is a different problem, not a smaller one.

Minimum weight

68g lighter on the Lofoten 1 ULW
Gossamer Gear The One
558g
Nordisk Lofoten 1 ULW
490g

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.

Construction

Lofoten 1 ULW is double wall, The One is single
Gossamer Gear The One
single wall
Nordisk Lofoten 1 ULW
double wall

A double wall puts a gap between you and the condensation; a single wall saves the weight of the second layer and puts the condensation on the inside of your shelter. Which is right depends on where you sleep, not on which is better.

Floor area

0.08m² more floor in the Lofoten 1 ULW
Gossamer Gear The One
213 × 84cm — 1.79m²
Nordisk Lofoten 1 ULW
220 × 85cm — 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

55cm more headroom in the The One
Gossamer Gear The One
125cm
Nordisk Lofoten 1 ULW
70cm

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

Price

$360 between them
Gossamer Gear The One
$260
Nordisk Lofoten 1 ULW
$620

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 OneNordisk Lofoten 1 ULW
Poles to carryNone — trekking-pole shelter220mm folded
Minimum weight558g490g
Constructionsingle walldouble wall
Floor area213 × 84cm — 1.79m²220 × 85cm — 1.87m²
Peak height125cm70cm
Price$260$620
Gossamer Gear
The One
$260 · 590g
Nordisk
Lofoten 1 ULW
$620 · 570g

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