Freespirit Recreation Aspen Pro Standard vs Roam Adventure Co The Desperado

The Freespirit Recreation Aspen Pro Standard and the Roam Adventure Co The Desperado 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. Freespirit Recreation and Roam Adventure Co take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Freespirit Recreation Aspen Pro Standard brings 60.8 kg, 2.39 m² of floor, 132.1 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Roam Adventure Co The Desperado counters with 81.6 kg and sleeps 2.

The Aspen Pro Standard is 20.799999999999997 kg lighter at 60.8 kg against 81.6 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.

The Aspen Pro Standard uses aluminum hardshell: extruded aluminum frame, polymer corners, honeycomb aluminum top; the The Desperado uses aluminium extrusion with honeycomb panels. Canvas differs too: tri-Layer: polycotton fill between two layers of 210D ripstop against 420D polyester Oxford. Closed, the Aspen Pro Standard sits 6.300000000000001 cm lower on the roof — 18.7 cm against 25 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.