Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Hood 2 Tent vs Gasell Adventure GM160 2026
The Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Hood 2 Tent and the Gasell Adventure GM160 2026 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 GM160 2026 counters with 68 kg, 2.87 m² of floor, 110 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.
Headroom separates them further: 135.89 cm in the Mt. Hood 2 Tent against 110 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 Mt. Hood 2 Tent uses aluminum; the GM160 2026 uses 5 mm matte black ABS plastic with cast aluminium frame. Canvas differs too: 280GSM polyester (600D Oxford cover) against poly-cotton, 300 g/m2, PU-coated, 4000 mm water column (rain cover: 600D Oxford polyester, PU-coated, 4000 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
GM160 2026
The GM160 2026 is the smaller of Gasell Adventure's two GM 2026 hardshell tents, built with a 5 mm matte-black ABS shell and cast-aluminium frame and opening on hydraulic gas struts to a 110 cm interior height. Gasell lists a 68 kg weight, a 350 kg roof load, a 50 mm memory-foam mattress (198 x 145 cm), poly-cotton canvas (300 g/m2, 4000 mm), a telescopic ladder to 230 cm, app-controlled LED lighting and optional load bars. It packs to 160 x 125 x 30 cm over a 198 x 145 cm sleeping area.
- Lighter (68 kg) than the GM210 2026 and the GA150 2.0
- 5 mm ABS shell with cast-aluminium frame and app-controlled LED lighting
- Includes a 50 mm memory-foam mattress and a telescopic ladder to 230 cm
- Manufacturer does not publish a setup time
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 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | 4-season |
| List price | $3,299— worst of the tents compared | $3,110— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | — | 150 lb |
| Packed length | — | 5 ft 3 in |
| Packed width | — | 4 ft 1 in |
| Packed height | — | 11.8 in |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | — | 6 ft 6 in |
| Sleeping width | — | 4 ft 9 in |
| Floor area | — | 30.9 sq ft |
| Interior height | 4 ft 5 in— best of the tents compared | 3 ft 7 in— worst 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 | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | Aluminum | 5 mm matte black ABS plastic with cast aluminium frame |
| Fabric | 280GSM polyester (600D Oxford cover) | Poly-cotton, 300 g/m2, PU-coated, 4000 mm water column (rain cover: 600D Oxford polyester, PU-coated, 4000 mm) |
| Warranty | 2years | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | Yes | 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 GM160 2026.