Femkes JoyCee vs Vickywood HAZEL 130

The Femkes JoyCee and the Vickywood HAZEL 130 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 Vickywood take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Femkes JoyCee brings 65 kg, 2.79 m² of floor, 123 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Vickywood HAZEL 130 counters with 67 kg, 2.2 m² of floor, 110 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.

On weight they are effectively level — 65 kg against 67 kg — so the roof load question resolves the same way for both. Inside, the JoyCee gives 2.79 m² of sleeping floor against 2.2 m², about 27 percent more, though both are rated for 2. Headroom separates them further: 123 cm in the JoyCee against 110 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.

The JoyCee uses aerodynamic ABS, waterproof, with aluminium base; the HAZEL 130 uses ABS hard shell with special coating. Canvas differs too: polyester mix with 280 gr cotton canvas, waterproof and fire-retardant against 300D elastic silk fabric with graphene coating, PU-coated, 5,000 mm water column, mold-resistant, UV-protected. Closed, the HAZEL 130 sits 6 cm lower on the roof — 25 cm against 31 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.