Gasell Adventure GA150 2.0 vs Harva Outdoors Älven Lagom
The Gasell Adventure GA150 2.0 and the Harva Outdoors Älven Lagom 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. Gasell Adventure and Harva Outdoors take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Gasell Adventure GA150 2.0 brings 85 kg, 2.8 m² of floor, 120 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Harva Outdoors Älven Lagom counters with 75 kg, 3.08 m² of floor, 120 cm of headroom and sleeps 4.
The Älven Lagom is 10 kg lighter at 75 kg against 85 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 Älven Lagom gives 3.08 m² of sleeping floor against 2.8 m², about 10 percent more, and it sleeps 4 to the GA150 2.0's 2. The GA150 2.0 lists about 8% lower than the Älven Lagom.
The GA150 2.0 uses aluminum; the Älven Lagom uses cast aluminium shell with gelcoat over aluminium/plastic honeycomb panels. Canvas differs too: poly-cotton, 320 g/m2, PU-coated, 4000 mm water column (rain cover: 600D Oxford polyester, PU-coated, 4000 mm) against 280 g ripstop canvas sides and 420D ripstop polyester oxford top; water columns 6500 mm (top) / 3500 mm (canvas), UV- and mould-resistant.
Gasell Adventure
GA150 2.0
The GA150 2.0 is Gasell Adventure's aluminium-shell flip-up tent that opens on hydraulic gas struts to a 120 cm interior height and a 204 x 150 cm floor from a 150 x 115 cm packed size. Gasell lists an 85 kg tent weight, a 400 kg maximum roof load, a 50 mm memory-foam mattress, poly-cotton fabric (320 g/m2, 4000 mm) and app-controlled dimmable LED lighting, with a stated 1-2 minute setup. It is rated by the maker for two adults and up to two small children.
- Aluminium shell with a high 400 kg maximum roof-load rating
- App-controlled dimmable LED lighting inside and outside
- Includes a 50 mm memory-foam mattress and 320 g/m2 / 4000 mm poly-cotton fabric
- Heavy for a two-person tent at 85 kg
Harva Outdoors
Älven Lagom
The Älven Lagom is the smaller of Harva's two premium Älven hardshells: a gas-strut, semi-automatic clamshell in cast aluminium finished with gelcoat, sized to sit on smaller cars and wagons while still opening to a four-person floor. It weighs 75 kg, packs to 150 × 115 × 27 cm and opens to a 205 × 150 cm floor (about 3.1 m²) under a 120 cm peak, on a 38 mm mattress. Built-in USB LED lighting, an aluminium telescopic ladder and a roof rated to 28 kg round it out. Listed at SEK 34,990 with a 24-month warranty.
- The lighter, more car-friendly Älven at 75 kg and a 150 × 115 × 27 cm pack
- Cast-aluminium shell with gelcoat and gas-strut, semi-automatic opening
- Built-in USB LED lighting and a roof rated for 28 kg of cargo
- Still 75 kg — a two-person lift onto the roof
Which one to pick
Take the Älven Lagom if your roof load limit is the binding constraint. Take the Älven Lagom if you need the sleeping room more than you need the lighter tent. Beyond that the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex, cargo rails — are where the remaining difference lies.
Every specification, side by side
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2— worst of the tents compared | 4— best of the tents compared |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $3,400— best of the tents compared | $3,690— worst of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 187 lb— worst of the tents compared | 165 lb— best of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 4 ft 11 in | 4 ft 11 in |
| Packed width | 3 ft 9 in | 3 ft 9 in |
| Packed height | 10.6 in | 10.6 in |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 6 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared | 6 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 11 in— best of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 30.1 sq ft— worst of the tents compared | 33.2 sq ft— best of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 3 ft 11 in | 3 ft 11 in |
| Mattress thickness | 2 in— best of the tents compared | 1.5 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 2 min | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | Aluminum | Cast aluminium shell with gelcoat over aluminium/plastic honeycomb panels |
| Fabric | Poly-cotton, 320 g/m2, PU-coated, 4000 mm water column (rain cover: 600D Oxford polyester, PU-coated, 4000 mm) | 280 g ripstop canvas sides and 420D ripstop polyester oxford top; water columns 6500 mm (top) / 3500 mm (canvas), UV- and mould-resistant |
| Warranty | 2years | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | — | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Gasell Adventure product page | Harva Outdoors product page |
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