Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus vs Gasell Adventure GC132
The Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus and the Gasell Adventure GC132 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 Gasell Adventure take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
On weight they are effectively level — 72 kg against 75 kg — so the roof load question resolves the same way for both. Floor area is close to identical at 2.47 m² and 2.44 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. Headroom separates them further: 165 cm in the GC132 against 92 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. Autohome does not publish a list price for the Maggiolina Airlander Plus, so a direct cost comparison means getting a quote from a dealer.
They open differently: the Maggiolina Airlander Plus is a pop-up and the GC132 a clamshell. 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 GC132 uses aluminum. Canvas differs too: dralon acrylic, waterproof and breathable against poly-cotton, 280 g/m2, PU-coated, 3000 mm waterproof rating. Closed, the GC132 sits 12 cm lower on the roof — 18 cm against 30 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Autohome
Maggiolina Airlander Plus
The original Italian hardshell, sized Medium here. It opens on a handwheel rather than gas struts, and uses Dralon acrylic instead of poly-cotton — the only tent in this database with either. The 30 cm closed height is among the lowest of any pop-up.
- Handwheel opening, no gas struts to fail
- Dralon acrylic resists mould better than cotton blends
- 25 mm insulated sandwich base
- 4 cm mattress, thinnest here
Gasell Adventure
GC132
The GC132 is Gasell Adventure's aluminium hard-shell clamshell tent, opening to a 165 cm interior peak on a 210 x 132 cm footprint. Gasell lists a 75 kg weight, a 350 kg roof load, a 50 mm high-density memory-foam mattress (200 x 122 cm), poly-cotton fabric (280 g/m2, 3000 mm) and a setup time of under a minute, with room for two adults and one small child. The product-page URL references 'GC138' while the product heading and specifications identify the model as the GC132.
- Aluminium hard shell opening to a tall 165 cm clamshell interior on a 210 x 132 cm footprint
- Manufacturer states a setup time of under a minute
- Includes a 50 mm high-density memory-foam mattress and LED lighting
- Rated for two adults and one child on a narrower 122 cm mattress than the GM and GA models
Which one to pick
These two are closely matched on the numbers that usually decide it. Read the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex — and let whichever of those you will actually use break the tie.
Every specification, side by side
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Pop-up | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | 4-season | — |
| List price | — | $3,110 |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 159 lb— best of the tents compared | 165 lb— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 6 ft 11 in | 6 ft 11 in |
| Packed width | 4 ft 9 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 4 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 11.8 in— worst of the tents compared | 7.1 in— best of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 5 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared | 6 ft 7 in— best of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 6 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 26.6 sq ft— best of the tents compared | 26.3 sq ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 3 ft— worst of the tents compared | 5 ft 5 in— best of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 1.6 in— worst of the tents compared | 2 in— best of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~60 secest. | 60 sec |
| Shell material | 100% fiberglass with insulated honeycomb roof panel | Aluminum |
| Fabric | Dralon acrylic, waterproof and breathable | Poly-cotton, 280 g/m2, PU-coated, 3000 mm waterproof rating |
| Warranty | — | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | No | — |
| Roof skylight | No | — |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | No | — |
| Carries cargo on top | No | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Autohome product page | Gasell Adventure product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus and the Gasell Adventure GC132.