Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus vs Femkes Alu Khosi Family

The Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus and the Femkes Alu Khosi Family 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. Autohome and Femkes take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus brings 72 kg, 2.47 m² of floor, 92 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Femkes Alu Khosi Family counters with 82 kg, 3.87 m² of floor, 129 cm of headroom and sleeps 3.

The Maggiolina Airlander Plus is 10 kg lighter at 72 kg against 82 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 Alu Khosi Family gives 3.87 m² of sleeping floor against 2.47 m², about 57 percent more, and it sleeps 3 to the Maggiolina Airlander Plus's 2. Headroom separates them further: 129 cm in the Alu Khosi Family against 92 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 Maggiolina Airlander Plus is a pop-up and the Alu Khosi Family 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 Maggiolina Airlander Plus uses 100% fiberglass with insulated honeycomb roof panel; the Alu Khosi Family uses aerodynamic ABS, waterproof. Canvas differs too: dralon acrylic, waterproof and breathable against oxford 210D with silver coating, 300% waterproof. The Alu Khosi Family adds a roof skylight, which the Maggiolina Airlander Plus does not offer.