Harva Outdoors Grundet vs Thule Widesky
The Harva Outdoors Grundet and the Thule Widesky 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. Harva Outdoors and Thule take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Harva Outdoors Grundet brings 89 kg, 2.94 m² of floor and sleeps 2. The Thule Widesky counters with 67 kg, 2.95 m² of floor, 117 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.
The Widesky is 22 kg lighter at 67 kg against 89 kg, which on a factory roof rated for 68 to 75 kg is often the difference between a legal fit and a rack upgrade. Floor area is close to identical at 2.94 m² and 2.95 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. The Grundet lists about 16% lower than the Widesky.
They open differently: the Grundet is a fold-out and the Widesky a clamshell. That is not cosmetic — it decides whether headroom is even across the tent or tapers towards one end, and how much of the roof the tent occupies when closed.
Harva Outdoors
Grundet
The Grundet is a two-person hardshell fold-out (side-opening) tent from Harva Outdoors, with windows in two directions, a large entrance and an elevated sleeping platform. At 89 kg it folds to 215 × 142 × 20 cm and works with Harva's annex and tarp accessories (sold separately) and a ladder. Its open sleeping area is 210 × 140 cm (2.94 m²); Harva publishes little else for the Grundet — interior height, mattress and fabric specifications are not listed on its product page, so those are shown as unavailable. Listed at SEK 31,990, it carries Harva's company-wide 24-month warranty.
- Side-folding hardshell with a quick set-up and windows in two directions
- Works with Harva's annex and tarp accessories
- Harva publishes few specs — interior height, mattress and fabric are not listed
Thule
Widesky
Thule's hardshell flagship, and the only tent here whose mattress converts into a backrest so the interior works as a seating space in daylight. The 20 cm closed profile matches the Roofnest Falcon.
- Mattress converts to a sofa backrest
- 20 cm closed profile
- Two dimmable USB LED lights
- $4,000 for a two-person tent
Which one to pick
Take the Widesky if your roof load limit is the binding constraint. Take the Grundet if the budget is fixed. 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 | Fold-out | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | 4-season |
| List price | $3,370— best of the tents compared | $3,999.95— worst of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 196 lb— worst of the tents compared | 147 lb— best of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 7 ft 1 in— worst of the tents compared | 6 ft 11 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 8 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 7 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 7.9 in | 7.9 in |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 6 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared | 6 ft 11 in— best of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 7 in | 4 ft 7 in |
| Floor area | 31.6 sq ft— worst of the tents compared | 31.8 sq ft— best of the tents compared |
| Interior height | — | 3 ft 10 in |
| Mattress thickness | — | 2.4 in |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~60 secest. | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | — | Aluminum frame with fiber-reinforced polyamide corners and aluminum honeycomb base |
| Fabric | — | 600D recycled polyester ripstop, water resistant |
| Warranty | 2years | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | — | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | Yes | — |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Harva Outdoors product page | Thule product page |
Related comparisons
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