23Zero Onyx Triple X 1450 vs Darche Lightrize

The 23Zero Onyx Triple X 1450 and the Darche Lightrize 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 Darche take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the 23Zero Onyx Triple X 1450 brings 98 kg, 2.78 m² of floor and sleeps 2. The Darche Lightrize counters with 80 kg, 2.4 m² of floor and sleeps 2.

The Lightrize is 18 kg lighter at 80 kg against 98 kg, which on a factory roof rated for 68 to 75 kg is often the difference between a legal fit and a rack upgrade. Inside, the Onyx Triple X 1450 gives 2.78 m² of sleeping floor against 2.4 m², about 16 percent more, though both are rated for 2. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.

They open differently: the Onyx Triple X 1450 is a clamshell and the Lightrize a fold-out. 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 Onyx Triple X 1450 uses oxide-coated aluminium extrusions with a honeycomb base; the Lightrize uses 6-Series Aluminium Alloy Extrusions with composite honeycomb baseboard. Canvas differs too: 320 gsm canvas with Light Suppression Technology (LST) against 280gsm Ripstop Polycotton Canvas body; 420D Polyester Oxford Ripstop fly (3000mm waterhead).