Eezi-Awn Blade 40th Edition vs Overland Vehicle Systems HD Bundu 2 Cantilever

The Eezi-Awn Blade 40th Edition 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. Eezi-Awn and Overland Vehicle Systems take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Eezi-Awn Blade 40th Edition brings 82 kg, 140 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 15 kg lighter at 67 kg against 82 kg, which on a factory roof rated for 68 to 75 kg is often the difference between a legal fit and a rack upgrade. Headroom separates them further: 140 cm in the Blade 40th Edition against 119.38 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 Blade 40th Edition uses aluminium (extruded base with two 8mm accessory slots); the HD Bundu 2 Cantilever uses high-impact UV-stable ABS over aluminum honeycomb base. Canvas differs too: 260 g/m² Teflon-coated polyester ripstop against 280g rip stop poly cotton canvas body, 420D polyester Oxford rainfly. The Blade 40th Edition adds the ability to carry cargo on the shell, which the HD Bundu 2 Cantilever does not offer.