Femkes Alu Khosi Family vs Gordigear Hapuku

The Femkes Alu Khosi Family and the Gordigear Hapuku 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. Femkes and Gordigear take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

The Alu Khosi Family is 13 kg lighter at 82 kg against 95 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 Alu Khosi Family gives 3.87 m² of sleeping floor against 3.01 m², about 29 percent more, though both are rated for 3. List prices are within $173 of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.

They open differently: the Alu Khosi Family is a fold-out and the Hapuku a pop-up. 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 Alu Khosi Family uses aerodynamic ABS, waterproof; the Hapuku uses aluminium 18 mm honeycomb core with aluminium planking. Canvas differs too: oxford 210D with silver coating, 300% waterproof against 320 gr/m2 ripstop polyester-cotton blend, polyurethane impregnated and UV resistant; flysheet 150 gr/m2 600D Oxford (UV 50+). Closed, the Hapuku sits 12 cm lower on the roof — 15 cm against 27 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.