Eezi-Awn Blade 40th Edition vs Wild Land Rock Cruiser Pro
The Eezi-Awn Blade 40th Edition and the Wild Land Rock Cruiser Pro 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 Wild Land 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 Wild Land Rock Cruiser Pro counters with 75 kg, 2.87 m² of floor, 102 cm of headroom and sleeps 3.
The Rock Cruiser Pro is 7 kg lighter at 75 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 102 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.
They open differently: the Blade 40th Edition is a clamshell and the Rock Cruiser Pro 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 Blade 40th Edition uses aluminium (extruded base with two 8mm accessory slots); the Rock Cruiser Pro uses aluminium honeycomb. Canvas differs too: 260 g/m² Teflon-coated polyester ripstop against 190g rip-stop polycotton PU2000mm silver-coated; 210D ripstop poly-oxford PU2000mm floor. Closed, the Rock Cruiser Pro sits 9 cm lower on the roof — 23 cm against 32 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Eezi-Awn
Blade 40th Edition
The Blade 40th Edition is an aerodynamic aluminium hard-shell tent with an extruded base carrying two 8mm accessory slots and a K9 rack platform on top rated for solar panels, bikes or kayaks. Eezi-Awn lists an 82kg weight, packed dimensions of 2200 x 1450 x 320mm (rear), two stainless-steel locks, revised gas struts and a USB port. It is one of Eezi-Awn's aluminium hard-shell models.
- K9 roof platform rated for solar panels, bikes or kayaks
- Stainless-steel locks and revised gas struts
- Published 82kg weight and packed dimensions
- Manufacturer does not publish mattress thickness, capacity or open dimensions on this page
Wild Land
Rock Cruiser Pro
The Rock Cruiser Pro is a 2-3 person fold-out hardshell with an aluminium-honeycomb shell and a hydraulic opening the maker states takes about 30 seconds. It packs to a slim 23 cm and includes V4 load bars rated to 30 kg on the roof, dimmable LED lighting and a 9 cm layered mattress. The dealer states it has no diesel heater port or sky window.
- Fast roughly 30-second hydraulic setup
- Thick 9 cm layered mattress and roof load bars included
- Slim 23 cm closed profile
- No diesel heater port or sky window
Which one to pick
Take the Rock Cruiser Pro if your roof load limit is the binding constraint. Beyond that the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex, cargo rails — are where the remaining difference lies.
Every specification, side by side
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Clamshell | Fold-out |
| Sleeps | 2— worst of the tents compared | 3— best of the tents compared |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $2,690— best of the tents compared | $2,740— worst of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 181 lb— worst of the tents compared | 165 lb— best of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 7 ft 3 in— worst of the tents compared | 7 ft 1 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 12.6 in— worst of the tents compared | 9.1 in— best of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | — | 6 ft 9 in |
| Sleeping width | — | 4 ft 7 in |
| Floor area | — | 30.9 sq ft |
| Interior height | 4 ft 7 in— best of the tents compared | 3 ft 4 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 3.1 in— worst of the tents compared | 3.5 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. | 30 sec |
| Shell material | Aluminium (extruded base with two 8mm accessory slots) | Aluminium honeycomb |
| Fabric | 260 g/m² Teflon-coated polyester ripstop | 190g rip-stop polycotton PU2000mm silver-coated; 210D ripstop poly-oxford PU2000mm floor |
| Warranty | — | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | — | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | No |
| Roof skylight | — | No |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | Yes | — |
| Carries cargo on top | Yes | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Eezi-Awn product page | Wild Land product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Eezi-Awn Blade 40th Edition and the Wild Land Rock Cruiser Pro.