Darche Stratos vs Femkes Khosi ABS

The Darche Stratos and the Femkes Khosi ABS are both hybrid tents in the same part of the market, which makes them a genuine head-to-head rather than a comparison across categories. Darche and Femkes take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Darche Stratos brings 65 kg, 2.58 m² of floor and sleeps 2. The Femkes Khosi ABS counters with 55 kg, 3.23 m² of floor, 113 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.

The Khosi ABS is 10 kg lighter at 55 kg against 65 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 Khosi ABS gives 3.23 m² of sleeping floor against 2.58 m², about 25 percent more, though both are rated for 2. The Stratos lists about 19% lower than the Khosi ABS.

They open differently: the Stratos is a clamshell and the Khosi ABS a fold-out. 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 Stratos uses aluminium Alloy; the Khosi ABS uses aerodynamic ABS, waterproof. Canvas differs too: 190gsm Ripstop Polycotton Canvas body; 210D Polyester Oxford Ripstop fly (3000mm waterhead) against polyester mix with 200 gr cotton canvas, waterproof and fire retardant; canopy Oxford 210D with silver coating.