Dometic TRT 140 AIR vs Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0

The Dometic TRT 140 AIR and the Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0 are both softshell tents in the same part of the market, which makes them a genuine head-to-head rather than a comparison across categories. Dometic and Roam Adventure Co take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

The TRT 140 AIR is 21 kg lighter at 47 kg against 68 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 Vagabond 2.0 gives 3.46 m² of sleeping floor against 3.16 m², about 9 percent more, and it sleeps 3 to the TRT 140 AIR's 2. Setup is not close. The TRT 140 AIR opens as a inflatable in 120 seconds; the Vagabond 2.0 takes 5 minutes. Over a trip with a new campsite every night, that gap compounds. List prices are within $101 of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.

They open differently: the TRT 140 AIR is an inflatable and the Vagabond 2.0 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. Canvas differs too: 300D ripstop polyester against 600D poly/cotton ripstop; 420D PU nylon rainfly. The Vagabond 2.0 adds integrated LED lighting, which the TRT 140 AIR does not offer. Closed, the Vagabond 2.0 sits 8 cm lower on the roof — 23 cm against 31 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.