ARB Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm) vs Harva Outdoors Grundet
The ARB Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm) and the Harva Outdoors Grundet 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. ARB and Harva Outdoors take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the ARB Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm) brings 70 kg, 2.89 m² of floor, 138 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Harva Outdoors Grundet counters with 89 kg, 2.94 m² of floor and sleeps 2.
The Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm) is 19 kg lighter at 70 kg against 89 kg, which on a factory roof rated for 68 to 75 kg is often the difference between a legal fit and a rack upgrade. Floor area is close to identical at 2.89 m² and 2.94 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one. ARB also backs the Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm) for 3 years against 2.
They open differently: the Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm) is a clamshell and the Grundet 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.
ARB
Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm)
The Intrepid 2.0 is the narrowest (1285mm) of ARB's three honeycomb-aluminium hardshell Intrepid sizes, sleeping two adults with 138cm of internal headroom. It packs down to 180mm high and deploys in about 60 seconds via quad gas struts. The mattress is a 50mm foam layer over a 15mm condensation mat.
- Slim 180mm pack-down height
- Manufacturer-stated 60-second setup
- Full 138cm internal headroom
- Narrowest sleeping width of the Intrepid range
Harva Outdoors
Grundet
The Grundet is a two-person hardshell fold-out (side-opening) tent from Harva Outdoors, with windows in two directions, a large entrance and an elevated sleeping platform. At 89 kg it folds to 215 × 142 × 20 cm and works with Harva's annex and tarp accessories (sold separately) and a ladder. Its open sleeping area is 210 × 140 cm (2.94 m²); Harva publishes little else for the Grundet — interior height, mattress and fabric specifications are not listed on its product page, so those are shown as unavailable. Listed at SEK 31,990, it carries Harva's company-wide 24-month warranty.
- Side-folding hardshell with a quick set-up and windows in two directions
- Works with Harva's annex and tarp accessories
- Harva publishes few specs — interior height, mattress and fabric are not listed
Which one to pick
Take the Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm) if your roof load limit is the binding constraint. Beyond that the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex, cargo rails — are where the remaining difference lies.
Every specification, side by side
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Clamshell | Fold-out |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $3,300— best of the tents compared | $3,370— worst of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 154 lb— best of the tents compared | 196 lb— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 7 ft 5 in— worst of the tents compared | 7 ft 1 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 3 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 8 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 7.1 in— best of the tents compared | 7.9 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 7 ft 5 in— best of the tents compared | 6 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 3 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 7 in— best of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 31.1 sq ft— worst of the tents compared | 31.6 sq ft— best of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 4 ft 6 in | — |
| Mattress thickness | 2 in | — |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 60 sec | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | Honeycomb aluminium | — |
| Fabric | 300D double rip-stop polycotton, PU coated | — |
| Warranty | 3years— best of the tents compared | 2years— worst of the tents compared |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | — |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | Yes | — |
| Annex available | — | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | ARB product page | Harva Outdoors product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the ARB Intrepid 2.0 (1285mm) and the Harva Outdoors Grundet.