The Best Tent for Overlanding and Off-Roading | Chasing Dust

If you’ve followed this series long enough (or followed @desertchief on Instagram), you’ll know Matt’s very public disdain for roof top tents. But if you’re not waking up on the roof of your car every morning, are you really even overlanding?
On this episode, Matt is joined by Mark P, Founder and Owner of Overlandish, a company that brings innovative off-road and overland gear to guys who enjoy driving hard in the dirt and camping out of their vehicles. They discuss the new Base Camp Hub Tent by Overlandish, and why this tent sits atop the rest of the field for Matt’s adventures.
Some of the features and benefits to Hub Tents are much faster setup and pack-down times, better insulation in cold or hot weather, durability in inclement weather conditions, and some of the unique features of the Base Camp that make it an excellent choice for overlanders.
Follow along and drop a comment below if you’ve used a hub tent on your trips, and let us know how it compares to other tents you’ve used!
00:00 | Intro
01:08 | What is Overlandish?
01:18 | What is a Hub Tent?
02:16 | Tent Setup Race
03:35 | Pack-Down Size
04:06 | Insulation and Ventilation
05:26 | Removable Floor
06:18 | Rain Fly and Footprint
06:59 | What’s Next for Overlandish?
07:35 | Wrap-Up
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[@prush1]

you cant really "make fun" of overlanders/RTT when you sell a $1,200 ground tent lol

[@pepperislight2505]

The Rapid Deployment Shelter has better specs. Offers more too I think. Heat shield they offer makes a huge difference

[@TerraFirmaX]

Love the Olive Drab you just came out with. What is the wait on a pre-order for the olive drab?

[@Stickmister360]

If I may be honest. I am from Wisconsin. This is a portable pop up ice shanty with a floor. I would not pay for a pop up shanty with a floor for 900 plus big ones because that's just silly. Don't want to sound like I'm hating or anything. Its cool to see that ice shanty's are being re-purposed as "insolated tents" for camping. A double wide CLAM shelter is half the price and is made to fit 8 people and its only like 600 bucks. I'm sure it would cost 400 bucks to put a 15 dollar tarp on the ground and call it a floor but what do I know about "insolated tents".

[@PaulinaPerea-yr2ly]

❤😂s , k 1:02 😮😅

[@mateosilva5014]

Tuyrkrid

[@chublez]

Yea the tarps only $15. But the overland tax is $375. Plus the $10 these guys are knobs fee.

[@user-hd6ct6rz6c]

Te quero

[@adaptableamy4744]

I wondered what the difference was in an ice shanty and this.

[@beardedtacoma]

This is amazing

[@JarradShaw]

I have been using the gazelle for a couple of years. I hate the Velcro floor and I hate how tight the mesh is. No ventilation…

[@midwayj5291]

Who wants to get to camp late after a long day of Off-Roading and then take out their super easy to setup tent and try to zip in a floor in the dark... How is that popular what am I missing?

[@backroadtrips]

There’s not many images on their website and the base camp is out of stock. I think I will prefer the solo as most times it is just me or 2 of us. Would like to see the colors but there is one picture on the website in olive green. Any one have reviews on the solo?

[@AustinH7]

It would be cool if you made one that was about the size of the Gazelle t3x. If you could get the pack down length down to 55 inches or even slightly less that would be money. A 4 sided tent like the gazelle would also be very tempting. 6 sided is just a bit too much to have to guy line out in the wind. Overall looks great!

[@desertchief5769]

A smaller tent is in the works

[@eduardofernandezrojo9100]

Six sides is complicated to align, it would be better a little lower because of the winds and the Snow greetings from Mexico

[@nadakidd]

Cool tent, but one of the reasons many of us use typical walmart tents is that they're still fairly convenient and you can get a 6-man for ~$50 vs a grand for this one.

[@mehwolfy]

Is this not a black Shift Pod? I'm sorry, how is that pack-down size smaller? The REI Kingdom 6 is 20# And packs down to 25 x 16.5 x 9.5 inches. Those flaps that stick out on the ground are going to shunt water under the tent, and it's going to be a sail in the wind. But at least it's expensive(ish).

[@desertchief5769]

You’re comparing apples to zebras in the tent world. It rained hard (thunderstorm) the first night I used this tent, we didn’t even set up the rain fly, and we were dry. It held up in 45mph sustained winds with gusts to 75mph. Not sure how much worse weather you would be camping in; but by all means. Enjoy setting up poles in your thin REI tent.

[@ritas6972]

@@desertchief5769 Is the tent rainproof without the rain fly? (For unexpected nighttime rains) Mostly interested in the smaller version. Thank you.

[@reevesgarnett]

@@ritas6972based on my research (I haven’t bought one yet), yes the tent is water resistant without the rain fly. The rain fly just adds an extra layer of protection.

[@danmc2678]

Black is great if you like waking up roasting in a hot tent. How about a light tan or very light green body with a reflective or white rain fly?

[@jpdrummer86]

Lol 😂 wake up roasting! That sounds horrible! You think even in the winter you’d wake up roasting?

[@tomassanesson902]

Awesome

[@nynomadfjc3907]

Does it mold as easily as the Shiftpod if packed away with the slightest amount of moisture?

[@desertchief5769]

I always clean mine when I get home, especially if it’s damp or wet out when packing it up.

[@lidiaoviedo10]

G racias padre .Amado por todo lo quemedas y la fortaleza para seguir adelante sinbajar los brazos Gloria Tl Señor Amen

[@adriancollins4747]

The best tent is the AMOK DRAUMR 5.O Lay Flat Hammock Tent. All you need are two trees or a roll bar and a tree. The awesome thing about it is that it becomes a recliner. I will not sleep on the ground ever again.

[@danmc2678]

If you slept in a cot, would that still be on the "ground"?

[@ancientplayground]

So, I have been a camper my whole life and spending a lot of time in a tent and an especially a hammock. I just gotta make some observations when I started watching over landing videos. I noticed that when it comes to sleep systems in this community, they are not afraid to spend an insane amount of money for a quick set up (RTTs and hubs). Why? It’s camping, slow down and enjoy a little work and the simplicity of the outdoors. In this video in particular, you pretty much compared your system to one of the cheapest conventional tents of the market. That is not a fair comparison at all. The hub does set up nice, but it’s a pop up hunting blind/ ice fishing shanty. Any outdoorsman who has spent any amount of time in one of these knows the downside to the design. It’s strong sustaining winds. After a while, the wind is gonna win with this style. I don’t want to chance that out in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night during a serious storm with a wife and kids. Geodesic style tents are tried and true and have been tested in the harshest, windiest environments on the planet. The good ones hold snow very well and can take a beating Mother Nature throws at them. You want $1400 for a 60 pound tent where the rain fly doesn’t even go to the ground. The largest Cabelas Alaskan Guide series tents ways just under 40lbs and comes in at around $540. Add a simple ground tarp and you are still under half the price of your tent. Half the price, a bomb proof tent, the rain fly goes to the ground, that does take a minute to set up. The advantages far outweigh the loss of speed of setting it up. I spent 3 days in the 8 man version of the cabelas tent in an incredible blizzard in Wyoming. Absolutely held its own against Mother Nature. Did outstanding. Do you honestly think your tent would hold up for 3 days of massive snowfall and sustained winds if 35mph with 50mph gusts? I mean, if you are over landing in the middle of no where and a storm like that blows in, you are def not breaking camp and leaving. You would have to depend of your product to protect you against the elements.

[@pizzasaurolophus]

you probably stay at a campground in 1 spot for several days. When you are overlanding it's common to drive around to different places each night along a trail, and haivng something that saves minutes to set up is a big deal

[@ancientplayground]

@@pizzasaurolophus I do the vehicle camping on the forest roads. And at times we do pick a new camp every day. It’s either a hammock or a ground tent for me. Usually a hammock. I also do multi day river kayak trips. That’s usually a hammock. Hey, to each their own though. I just think that’s an Insane price for a tent that looks like it gonna get spanked pretty hard in heavy wind.

[@reevesgarnett]

@@ancientplaygroundthere’s a KZbin video of a wind test done on hub tents. The tent survived over 105 mph sustained winds. It wasn’t the tent that failed at 109 mph but a stake. After the stake broke the wind got under it and away it went. Even so, once it stopped rolling the tent and poles were still in tact and functional. Like you said, to each their own. I’ve backpacked for 40 years using lightweight backpacker tents. However I’m getting to where I just want to set up a basecamp and hike out and back now. I’m looking at hub tents for their sturdiness, ease of setup, roominess, and insulation material that blacks out light in the early AM.

[@NativeHulk406]

whats the time line on the V3?? should i wait or go for the V2??

[@desertchief5769]

V2 is here to stay for a while. I’d go for that or the new Basecamp Solo.

[@vulfranoperez5115]

This is just a black shift pod. All these insulated hub tents really suck at ventilation. To much condensation and you can't run buddy heaters in them. Sold my shift pod because of that. OK in spring but not good in winter

[@Mangold108]

That's pretty impressive for a rich, homeless guy!

[@LetsDGBogeyFree]

yea that's not a lot of windows...most tents have the entire top mesh...looks like mainly this is a cold weather tent.

[@jimmyr1683]

I want to know about how can something like this protect us from bears and mountain Lions and such? That why i like to sleep somewhere that has hard sides

[@desertchief5769]

Predators like that aren’t a concern where I camp. Not that they don’t exist, but they have never broke into a tent as far as I know.

[@jgpainting8815]

I like my gazelle😊

[@anotherplebeian]

Isn't this just an ice fishing shelter?

[@erics3527]

For the price i will stay with the gazelle. Nice tent tho

[@davidcarrico3385]

Would like to see vents in two of the ground level triangles to aid in ventilation.

[@t.o.f.t.s.]

why Overlandish vs Gazelle?

[@desertchief5769]

Smaller pack down size, insulation, zip out floor, stronger windows, better ventilation and it’s blackout for sleeping in.

[@MatthewSeratti]

'Why male models?'...Seriously? He just got done explaining it.

[@brucepetty6059]

I bought a used almost new 20 year old pop up truck camper working 3-way freezer fridge stove water pressured built-in Port-A-Potty toilet for 2000 bucks no tents for me thanks

[@rstreet2272]

You made a shift pod. 😏

[@PittiesAndMore]

It's better than the Shift Pod.

[@oneloveforadventure]

but $500 cheaper ;)

[@audisportcarrasco]

That’s a icy pop up

[@tentman4fun]

The door on the hub tents suck

[@ramonamora8978]

😅Huí 8 tú

[@Trail429]

Yeah, no.

[@user-cc8uq4ss8p]

Por mí familia mis hijos y nietos mi salud y la de mi mamá

[@markh6676]

Too big.

[@netflixnchill882]

100% probability this thing buckles in any sort of sustained wind or gusts over 20 mph. Testing at a park with grass is different than in the desert which is where most BLM land is located. A campground, that’s different but do not ever bring that thing to the desert. Anything without poles is absolute garbage, similar to trying to re-invent the wheel; I’ve bought these before and none of them can withstand wind over 20 mph. You may not like rooftop tents but in the desert they’re king, it just tells me you’ve never tested this because it’s a failed design that cannot hold up wind that a $60 tent from Walmart can.

[@desertchief5769]

I’ve literally had this tent in 35-40mph sustained winds in the middle of the desert. Mark has had it in 75mph gusts. Maybe you should watch the video.

[@user-tj3yi9zj4m]

I own one and had it in 70+mph gusts in AZ. With the guy lines down not only is it stable but surprisingly quiet. I love our basecamp 2.

[@NicolasGomez-fn5xg]

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[@UncleFjester]

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[@ancientplayground]

@@user-tj3yi9zj4m I would love to see a video of this tent holding up in anything over 45mph sustained. I’m taking the wind hitting broadside to the tent. Not at one of the corners.

[@UncleFjester]

*Wow! A tent lazy Millennials won't have to look at pictures to assemble, who cares of its the size of a refrigerator to store in a truck* $1200 for A TENT? Thats nothing since your student loan won't be repaid!

[@desertchief5769]

OK boomer.

[@Daddio69er4p]

Looks like a fishing shanty 😂😂😂😂