23Zero Armadillo Horizon 2 vs Gordigear Hapuku

The 23Zero Armadillo Horizon 2 and the Gordigear Hapuku are both hardshell tents in the same part of the market, which makes them a genuine head-to-head rather than a comparison across categories. 23Zero and Gordigear take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the 23Zero Armadillo Horizon 2 brings 93 kg, 2.57 m² of floor, 109 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Gordigear Hapuku counters with 95 kg, 3.01 m² of floor, 140 cm of headroom and sleeps 3.

On weight they are effectively level — 93 kg against 95 kg — so the roof load question resolves the same way for both. Inside, the Hapuku gives 3.01 m² of sleeping floor against 2.57 m², about 17 percent more, and it sleeps 3 to the Armadillo Horizon 2's 2. Headroom separates them further: 140 cm in the Hapuku against 109 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.

They open differently: the Armadillo Horizon 2 is a clamshell and the Hapuku a pop-up. That is not cosmetic — it decides whether headroom is even across the tent or tapers towards one end, and how much of the roof the tent occupies when closed. The Armadillo Horizon 2 uses 14-gauge fully welded aluminium hard shell; the Hapuku uses aluminium 18 mm honeycomb core with aluminium planking. Canvas differs too: ECO13B fabric with Light Suppression Technology (LST) against 320 gr/m2 ripstop polyester-cotton blend, polyurethane impregnated and UV resistant; flysheet 150 gr/m2 600D Oxford (UV 50+). Closed, the Hapuku sits 19 cm lower on the roof — 15 cm against 34 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.