Eezi-Awn Fun vs Thule Foothill 2
The Eezi-Awn Fun and the Thule Foothill 2 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. Eezi-Awn and Thule take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Eezi-Awn Fun brings 50 kg, 130 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Thule Foothill 2 counters with 55 kg, 2.64 m² of floor, 94 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.
The Fun is 5 kg lighter at 50 kg against 55 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: 130 cm in the Fun against 94 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.
Canvas differs too: 260GSM double-stitched ripstop canvas on aluminium bows with reinforced PVC flysheet against 600D recycled polyester ripstop, 1500 mm waterproof rating.
Eezi-Awn
Fun
The Fun is a soft-shell fold-out tent in Eezi-Awn's soft-shell range, offered in 1.4m and 1.6m widths, both 2440mm long and 1300mm high when erected. It uses double-stitched 260GSM ripstop canvas stretched onto aluminium bows over 9mm marine-plywood floorboards with a 65mm SABS-approved foam mattress 235cm long. A fully retractable 208cm anodised-aluminium ladder, side storage pockets, YKK zippers and a ratchet-assisted PVC travel cover are included, with an optional add-a-room.
- Two erected widths offered (1.4m and 1.6m)
- 260GSM ripstop canvas over a 9mm marine-plywood floor
- Retractable 208cm ladder and optional add-a-room
- Manufacturer does not publish price or packed dimensions
Thule
Foothill 2
The half-width folder: 64 cm closed, so it occupies only one side of the roof and leaves the other free for a cargo box, bikes or boards. No other tent in this database packs down that narrow.
- 64 cm closed width leaves half the roof free
- Dual skylights
- Cheapest Thule tent here
- 94 cm interior height
Which one to pick
Take the Fun 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 | Softshell | Softshell |
| Opening style | Fold-out | Fold-out |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | 4-season |
| List price | $2,160— worst of the tents compared | $2,099.95— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 110 lb est.— best of the tents compared | 122 lb— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed length | — | 7 ft |
| Packed width | — | 2 ft 1 in |
| Packed height | — | 11 in |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 8 ft— best of the tents compared | 7 ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | — | 4 ft 1 in |
| Floor area | — | 28.4 sq ft |
| Interior height | 4 ft 3 in— best of the tents compared | 3 ft 1 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 2.6 in— best of the tents compared | 2.4 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~5 minest. | ~5 minest. |
| Shell material | — | — |
| Fabric | 260GSM double-stitched ripstop canvas on aluminium bows with reinforced PVC flysheet | 600D recycled polyester ripstop, 1500 mm waterproof rating |
| Warranty | — | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | — | No |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | Yes |
| Annex available | Yes | — |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Eezi-Awn product page | Thule product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Eezi-Awn Fun and the Thule Foothill 2.