Eezi-Awn Sword Family vs Yakima SkyPeak HD
The Eezi-Awn Sword Family and the Yakima SkyPeak HD 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 Yakima take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Eezi-Awn Sword Family brings 100 kg, 3.8 m² of floor and sleeps 4. The Yakima SkyPeak HD counters with 82 kg, 2.89 m² of floor, 171.45 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.
The SkyPeak HD is 18 kg lighter at 82 kg against 100 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 Sword Family gives 3.8 m² of sleeping floor against 2.89 m², about 31 percent more, and it sleeps 4 to the SkyPeak HD's 2. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
Closed, the SkyPeak HD sits 21.49 cm lower on the roof — 16.51 cm against 38 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Eezi-Awn
Sword Family
The Sword is a hard-shell family tent that Eezi-Awn rates for two adults and two children, listing a 100kg weight and a 70mm high-density laminated mattress. It includes internal LED lighting, dual storage pockets, a USB port and an integrated ladder, plus a 1m K9 track for accessories and a solar-panel bracket. Packed dimensions are 2200 x 1450mm, 260mm high at the front and 380mm at the back. At 100kg it is the heaviest of Eezi-Awn's hard-shell tents with a published weight.
- Manufacturer states family capacity of two adults plus two children
- Published 100kg weight and packed dimensions
- Internal LED, USB and a K9 track with solar-bracket compatibility
- Eezi-Awn does not publish price or open/erected dimensions
Yakima
SkyPeak HD
The SkyPeak HD is Yakima's hardshell rooftop tent, using a clamshell design with an expansion pop-out that opens the interior to 81.5 by 55 inches with a 67.5-inch peak height. It is the heaviest of Yakima's current rooftop tents at 180 lbs (82 kg) and adds USB-powered dimmable interior lighting, a floor pass-through port with solar-cable routing hardware, and tent-side T-slots rated to 75 lbs per side. Yakima rates it 4-season and backs it with a limited two-year warranty.
- Hardshell clamshell design with quick pop-out setup
- Integrated USB-powered dimmable lighting plus a floor pass-through port for solar cable routing
- Access doors on three sides and tent-side T-slots for gear (75 lbs per side)
- Heaviest of Yakima's current rooftop tents at 180 lbs (82 kg)
Which one to pick
Take the Sword Family if you need the sleeping room more than you need the lighter tent. Take the SkyPeak HD 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 | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 4— best of the tents compared | 2— worst of the tents compared |
| Season rating | — | 4-season |
| List price | $4,850— best of the tents compared | $4,999.99— worst of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 220 lb— worst of the tents compared | 180 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 10 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 15 in— worst of the tents compared | 6.5 in— best of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 6 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared | 6 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 6 ft 3 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 40.9 sq ft— best of the tents compared | 31.1 sq ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Interior height | — | 5 ft 7 in |
| Mattress thickness | 2.8 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 | Aluminium hard-shell with one-piece hinge mechanism | — |
| Fabric | 260 g/m² Teflon-coated polyester ripstop | — |
| Warranty | — | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | Yes |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | Yes | Yes |
| Carries cargo on top | Yes | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Eezi-Awn product page | Yakima product page |
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