Cascadia Vehicle Tents La Sal Tent vs Harva Outdoors Lagunen Lagom
The Cascadia Vehicle Tents La Sal Tent and the Harva Outdoors Lagunen Lagom 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. Cascadia Vehicle Tents and Harva Outdoors take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Cascadia Vehicle Tents La Sal Tent brings 119.38 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Harva Outdoors Lagunen Lagom counters with 67 kg, 3.28 m² of floor, 135 cm of headroom and sleeps 5.
Headroom separates them further: 135 cm in the Lagunen Lagom against 119.38 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.
The La Sal Tent uses aluminum; the Lagunen Lagom uses 5.5 mm ABS shell over an aluminium honeycomb floor. Canvas differs too: 280GSM polyester against 280 g ripstop canvas sides and 420D ripstop polyester oxford roof; water columns 6500 mm (roof) / 3500 mm (sides), UV- and mould-resistant. Closed, the La Sal Tent sits 8.41 cm lower on the roof — 21.59 cm against 30 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Cascadia Vehicle Tents
La Sal Tent
The La Sal is a side-opening aluminum hardshell sold in 50- and 56-inch widths at $3,399, with a 3-inch mattress and a stated 47-inch maximum headroom. CVT lists a 2-4 minute setup, a stargazing skylight, an LED light strip with USB connector, and integrated climate ports suited to diesel heaters. CVT's guide describes it as a 2-person tent.
- Side-opening hardshell with a stated 2-4 minute setup
- Stargazing skylight and a 3-inch mattress
- Integrated climate ports suited to a diesel heater
- Manufacturer does not publish weight or open/packed dimensions
Harva Outdoors
Lagunen Lagom
The Lagunen Lagom is the mid-size Lagunen, widening the 5.5 mm ABS clamshell to a 153 × 205 cm mattress that Harva rates for up to five — a family hardshell that still fits many cars. It weighs 67 kg, opens on gas struts to a 205 × 160 cm platform (about 3.3 m²) under a 135 cm peak, and keeps the range's roof window, three-way mesh windows, electrical outlet and condensation mat. Listed at SEK 31,900 with a 24-month warranty.
- 153 × 205 cm mattress that Harva rates for up to five
- Mid weight at 67 kg between the Lillen and Större
- 5.5 mm ABS shell, gas-strut opening and a roof window
- Five is a generous rating for a 160 cm-wide platform
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 | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2— worst of the tents compared | 5— best of the tents compared |
| Season rating | 4-season | — |
| List price | $3,399— worst of the tents compared | $3,370— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | — | 148 lb |
| Packed length | — | 5 ft 3 in |
| Packed width | — | 4 ft 1 in |
| Packed height | 8.5 in— best of the tents compared | 11.8 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | — | 6 ft 9 in |
| Sleeping width | — | 5 ft 3 in |
| Floor area | — | 35.3 sq ft |
| Interior height | 3 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 5 in— best of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 3 in— best of the tents compared | 1.6 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 3 min | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | Aluminum | 5.5 mm ABS shell over an aluminium honeycomb floor |
| Fabric | 280GSM polyester | 280 g ripstop canvas sides and 420D ripstop polyester oxford roof; water columns 6500 mm (roof) / 3500 mm (sides), UV- and mould-resistant |
| Warranty | 2years | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | — |
| Heater / HVAC port | Yes | — |
| Roof skylight | Yes | Yes |
| Annex available | — | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Cascadia Vehicle Tents product page | Harva Outdoors product page |
Related comparisons
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