Freespirit Recreation Evolution V3 XL vs Roofnest Falcon 3 EVO Air

The Freespirit Recreation Evolution V3 XL and the Roofnest Falcon 3 EVO Air 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 Roofnest take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Freespirit Recreation Evolution V3 XL brings 83.5 kg, 2.89 m² of floor, 96.5 cm of headroom and sleeps 3. The Roofnest Falcon 3 EVO Air counters with 59 kg, 2.42 m² of floor, 147 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.

The Falcon 3 EVO Air is 24.5 kg lighter at 59 kg against 83.5 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 Evolution V3 XL gives 2.89 m² of sleeping floor against 2.42 m², about 19 percent more, and it sleeps 3 to the Falcon 3 EVO Air's 2. Headroom separates them further: 147 cm in the Falcon 3 EVO Air against 96.5 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. The Falcon 3 EVO Air lists about 5% lower than the Evolution V3 XL.

The Evolution V3 XL uses extruded aluminum with polymer corners; the Falcon 3 EVO Air uses rooftex ABS shell with aluminum frame and side rails. Canvas differs too: tri-Layer: polycotton fill between two layers of 210D ripstop against 280gsm poly-cotton canvas with blackout coating.