Darche Kozi HighRize 1250 vs Overland Vehicle Systems HD Bundu 2 Cantilever

The Darche Kozi HighRize 1250 and the Overland Vehicle Systems HD Bundu 2 Cantilever 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. Darche and Overland Vehicle Systems take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Darche Kozi HighRize 1250 brings 99 kg, 2.66 m² of floor, 110 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Overland Vehicle Systems HD Bundu 2 Cantilever counters with 67 kg, 3.35 m² of floor, 119.38 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.

The HD Bundu 2 Cantilever is 32 kg lighter at 67 kg against 99 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 HD Bundu 2 Cantilever gives 3.35 m² of sleeping floor against 2.66 m², about 26 percent more, though both are rated for 2. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one. Overland Vehicle Systems also backs the HD Bundu 2 Cantilever for 4 years against 2.

They open differently: the Kozi HighRize 1250 is a fold-out and the HD Bundu 2 Cantilever 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 Kozi HighRize 1250 uses 6-Series Aluminium; the HD Bundu 2 Cantilever uses high-impact UV-stable ABS over aluminum honeycomb base. Canvas differs too: 280gsm Ripstop Polycotton Canvas body; 420D Polyester Oxford Ripstop fly (3000mm both) against 280g rip stop poly cotton canvas body, 420D polyester Oxford rainfly. Closed, the Kozi HighRize 1250 sits 7.98 cm lower on the roof — 22.5 cm against 30.48 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.