Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom vs Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Större
Both of these are Harva Outdoors tents, so the question is not which brand to trust but which size and configuration suits your vehicle and how you camp. The Viken 2.1 Lagom and the Viken 2.1 Större share Harva Outdoors's construction and warranty; where they part company is in the numbers below.
By the numbers, the Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom brings 66 kg, 3.84 m² of floor, 135 cm of headroom and sleeps 3. The Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Större counters with 74 kg, 4.56 m² of floor, 135 cm of headroom and sleeps 5.
The Viken 2.1 Lagom is 8 kg lighter at 66 kg against 74 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 Viken 2.1 Större gives 4.56 m² of sleeping floor against 3.84 m², about 19 percent more, and it sleeps 5 to the Viken 2.1 Lagom's 3. The Viken 2.1 Lagom lists about 8% lower than the Viken 2.1 Större.
Harva Outdoors
Viken 2.1 Lagom
The Viken 2.1 Lagom is the middle of Harva's three Viken softshell sizes, widening the platform to 160 × 240 cm — more room for a couple with a child, at 66 kg and SEK 23,490. It packs to 165 × 125 × 35 cm and, like the rest of the range, folds out to about a 315 cm footprint on a 300 kg honeycomb base with a 7 cm mattress and a 135 cm peak.
- 160 × 240 cm platform — room for a couple plus a child
- Middle weight and price of the three Viken sizes
- Bedding can stay inside when the softshell is folded down
- 66 kg is a two-person lift onto the roof
Harva Outdoors
Viken 2.1 Större
The Viken 2.1 Större is the largest and heaviest Viken softshell (74 kg, SEK 25,490), with a 190 × 240 cm platform Harva rates for up to five. It packs to 195 × 125 × 35 cm and folds out to roughly a 315 cm footprint on the range's 300 kg honeycomb base, 7 cm mattress and 135 cm peak — the roomiest option in Harva's softshell line, aimed at families.
- Largest Viken berth, 190 × 240 cm, rated for up to five
- Most sleeping room in Harva's softshell range
- 300 kg honeycomb base and a 7 cm high-density mattress
- Heaviest Viken at 74 kg
Which one to pick
Take the Viken 2.1 Större if you need the sleeping room more than you need the lighter tent. Take the Viken 2.1 Lagom if your roof load limit is the binding constraint. 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 | Softshell | Softshell |
| Opening style | Fold-out | Fold-out |
| Sleeps | 3— worst of the tents compared | 5— best of the tents compared |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $2,480— best of the tents compared | $2,690— worst of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 146 lb— best of the tents compared | 163 lb— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 5 ft 5 in— best of the tents compared | 6 ft 5 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 1 in | 4 ft 1 in |
| Packed height | 13.8 in | 13.8 in |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 7 ft 10 in | 7 ft 10 in |
| Sleeping width | 5 ft 3 in— worst of the tents compared | 6 ft 3 in— best of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 41.3 sq ft— worst of the tents compared | 49.1 sq ft— best of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 4 ft 5 in | 4 ft 5 in |
| Mattress thickness | 2.8 in | 2.8 in |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~5 minest. | ~5 minest. |
| Shell material | 2.5 cm aluminium honeycomb sandwich base (rated to 300 kg) with aluminium and stainless-steel hardware | 2.5 cm aluminium honeycomb sandwich base (rated to 300 kg) with aluminium and stainless-steel hardware |
| Fabric | 420D ripstop polyester oxford tent and roof, UV- and mould-resistant; water columns 6500 mm (tent) / 3500 mm (roof) | 420D ripstop polyester oxford tent and roof, UV- and mould-resistant; water columns 6500 mm (tent) / 3500 mm (roof) |
| Warranty | 2years | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | — | — |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | Yes | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Harva Outdoors product page | Harva Outdoors product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom and the Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Större.