Eezi-Awn Dart vs Harva Outdoors Grundet
The Eezi-Awn Dart and the Harva Outdoors Grundet 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 Harva Outdoors take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Eezi-Awn Dart brings 70 kg, 140 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Harva Outdoors Grundet counters with 89 kg, 2.94 m² of floor and sleeps 2.
The Dart is 19 kg lighter at 70 kg against 89 kg, which on a factory roof rated for 68 to 75 kg is often the difference between a legal fit and a rack upgrade. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
They open differently: the Dart is a clamshell and the Grundet 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. Closed, the Grundet sits 12 cm lower on the roof — 20 cm against 32 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Eezi-Awn
Dart
The Dart is an aerodynamic fibreglass hard-shell clamshell tent rated for two people, opening in seconds with the ladder stowing inside the tent. US dealers list a lightweight white fibreglass body, 260-gram Teflon-coated polyester ripstop walls, an 80mm high-density laminated mattress, National Luna interior LED lighting and a 12V socket. Closed size is 2200 x 1450mm, 320mm high at the rear tapering to 165mm at the front, opening to a 1400mm interior peak height, with a weight of 70kg including the ladder.
- Fibreglass shell with an extension ladder that stows inside the tent
- 80mm high-density mattress with interior LED and a 12V socket
- Published 70kg weight including the ladder
- No longer listed in Eezi-Awn's own online catalogue, so specs are taken from a US dealer
Harva Outdoors
Grundet
The Grundet is a two-person hardshell fold-out (side-opening) tent from Harva Outdoors, with windows in two directions, a large entrance and an elevated sleeping platform. At 89 kg it folds to 215 × 142 × 20 cm and works with Harva's annex and tarp accessories (sold separately) and a ladder. Its open sleeping area is 210 × 140 cm (2.94 m²); Harva publishes little else for the Grundet — interior height, mattress and fabric specifications are not listed on its product page, so those are shown as unavailable. Listed at SEK 31,990, it carries Harva's company-wide 24-month warranty.
- Side-folding hardshell with a quick set-up and windows in two directions
- Works with Harva's annex and tarp accessories
- Harva publishes few specs — interior height, mattress and fabric are not listed
Which one to pick
Take the Dart 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 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $3,400— worst of the tents compared | $3,370— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 154 lb— best of the tents compared | 196 lb— worst 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— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 8 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 12.6 in— worst of the tents compared | 7.9 in— best of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | — | 6 ft 11 in |
| Sleeping width | — | 4 ft 7 in |
| Floor area | — | 31.6 sq ft |
| Interior height | 4 ft 7 in | — |
| Mattress thickness | 3.1 in | — |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~60 secest. | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | Fibreglass (lightweight white fibreglass body) | — |
| Fabric | 260 g Teflon-coated polyester ripstop | — |
| Warranty | — | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | — |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | — | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Eezi-Awn product page | Harva Outdoors product page |
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