Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Hood 2 Tent vs Gasell Adventure GC138
The Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Hood 2 Tent and the Gasell Adventure GC138 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 Gasell Adventure take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Hood 2 Tent brings 135.89 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Gasell Adventure GC138 counters with 89 kg, 2.54 m² of floor, 145 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.
Setup is not close. The GC138 opens as a clamshell in 60 seconds; the Mt. Hood 2 Tent takes 3 minutes. Over a trip with a new campsite every night, that gap compounds. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
Canvas differs too: 280GSM polyester (600D Oxford cover) against poly-cotton, 280 g/m2, PU-coated, 3000 mm water column (rain cover: 600D Oxford polyester, PU-coated, 3000 mm).
Cascadia Vehicle Tents
Mt. Hood 2 Tent
The Mt. Hood 2 is a clamshell-opening aluminum hardshell offered in 50-, 56- and 60-inch widths, all priced at $3,299. CVT lists a 2-4 minute setup, a maximum interior headroom of 53.5 inches, an LED light strip with USB connector, and curved wraparound channels on the shell for attaching gear. It is CVT's low-profile clamshell hardshell in the current range.
- Clamshell opening with a stated 2-4 minute setup
- Published maximum headroom of 53.5 inches
- LED light strip with USB and shell channels for gear attachment
- Manufacturer does not publish weight, dimensions, or mattress thickness
Gasell Adventure
GC138
The GC138 is Gasell Adventure's aluminium hard-shell clamshell tent, opening to a 145 cm peak on a 218 x 138 cm footprint. Gasell lists an 89 kg weight, a 350 kg roof load, a 50 mm high-density memory-foam mattress (200 x 127 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. Gasell's own page still carries a GC132 label in its prose while the title and URL call it the GC138; they are the same model.
- Aluminium hard shell opening to a 145 cm clamshell interior on a 218 x 138 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 127 cm mattress than the GM and GA models
Which one to pick
Take the GC138 if you move camp most days. 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 | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $3,299— worst of the tents compared | $3,110— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | — | 196 lb |
| Packed length | — | 7 ft 2 in |
| Packed width | — | 4 ft 6 in |
| Packed height | — | 7.1 in |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | — | 6 ft 7 in |
| Sleeping width | — | 4 ft 2 in |
| Floor area | — | 27.3 sq ft |
| Interior height | 4 ft 5 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | — | 2 in |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 3 min— worst of the tents compared | 60 sec— best of the tents compared |
| Shell material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Fabric | 280GSM polyester (600D Oxford cover) | Poly-cotton, 280 g/m2, PU-coated, 3000 mm water column (rain cover: 600D Oxford polyester, PU-coated, 3000 mm) |
| Warranty | 2years | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | Yes | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Cascadia Vehicle Tents product page | Gasell Adventure product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Hood 2 Tent and the Gasell Adventure GC138.