Freespirit Recreation Aspen Pro XL vs Freespirit Recreation Evo V2 Standard

Both of these are Freespirit Recreation tents, so the question is not which brand to trust but which size and configuration suits your vehicle and how you camp. The Aspen Pro XL and the Evo V2 Standard share Freespirit Recreation's construction and warranty; where they part company is in the numbers below.

On weight they are effectively level — 69.9 kg against 74.4 kg — so the roof load question resolves the same way for both. Inside, the Aspen Pro XL gives 2.89 m² of sleeping floor against 2.47 m², about 17 percent more, and it sleeps 3 to the Evo V2 Standard's 2. Headroom separates them further: 132.1 cm in the Aspen Pro XL against 86.4 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. The Evo V2 Standard lists $332.5 lower, at $2,762.5 against $3,095.

The Aspen Pro XL uses aluminum hardshell: extruded aluminum frame, polymer corners, honeycomb aluminum top; the Evo V2 Standard uses extruded aluminum with polymer corners. Closed, the Aspen Pro XL sits 5.400000000000002 cm lower on the roof — 18.7 cm against 24.1 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.