Darche Streamliner 1250 vs Vickywood CUMARU EASE 135
The Darche Streamliner 1250 and the Vickywood CUMARU EASE 135 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 Vickywood take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Darche Streamliner 1250 brings 69 kg, 2.4 m² of floor, 145 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Vickywood CUMARU EASE 135 counters with 69 kg, 2.6 m² of floor, 145 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.
Floor area is close to identical at 2.4 m² and 2.6 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
The Streamliner 1250 uses 6-Series Aluminium / EPE composite; the CUMARU EASE 135 uses aluminum 6 Series. Canvas differs too: 280gsm Ripstop Polycotton Canvas body (3000mm); 420D Polyester Oxford Ripstop fly (1500mm) against recycled 320 g/m2 ripstop polyester, PU-coated; rainfly 420D Oxford polyester, 5,000 mm water column, UV 50+. Closed, the Streamliner 1250 sits 10 cm lower on the roof — 15 cm against 25 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Darche
Streamliner 1250
The Streamliner 1250 is a low-profile aluminium composite clamshell hardshell that packs down to 150mm and publishes a 69kg weight. It has three full-width access doors with a removable fly, dimmable bi-colour USB LED lighting, self-repairing coil zips and a 50mm memory-foam mattress. Darche lists a 3-year warranty on it.
- Very low 150mm packed height
- Published weight (69kg) and 3-year warranty
- Self-repairing coil zips and removable fly
- Open/external dimensions not published
Vickywood
CUMARU EASE 135
The CUMARU EASE 135 is a lightweight aluminium hardshell that opens semi-automatically on STABILUS gas struts, sleeping 2 on a 200 x 130 cm area with a 6 cm mattress. Its top shell is an integrated rack rated to 100 kg and it has two 100 cm dual-tone LED strips with USB-C. A dedicated annex fitting both the EASE and XP is offered separately.
- Semi-automatic gas-strut opening
- Integrated roof-load platform up to 100 kg
- Mattress thickness and fabric specs published
- No season rating or warranty period published
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 | — | — |
| List price | $3,040— worst of the tents compared | $2,910— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 152 lb | 152 lb |
| Packed length | 6 ft 11 in— best of the tents compared | 7 ft 5 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 1 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 5.9 in— best of the tents compared | 9.8 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 6 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared | 6 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 3 ft 10 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 3 in— best of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 25.8 sq ft— worst of the tents compared | 28 sq ft— best of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 4 ft 9 in | 4 ft 9 in |
| Mattress thickness | 2 in— worst of the tents compared | 2.4 in— best of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~60 secest. | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | 6-Series Aluminium / EPE composite | Aluminum 6 Series |
| Fabric | 280gsm Ripstop Polycotton Canvas body (3000mm); 420D Polyester Oxford Ripstop fly (1500mm) | Recycled 320 g/m2 ripstop polyester, PU-coated; rainfly 420D Oxford polyester, 5,000 mm water column, UV 50+ |
| Warranty | 3years | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | Yes |
| Annex available | — | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Darche product page | Vickywood product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Darche Streamliner 1250 and the Vickywood CUMARU EASE 135.