Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom vs Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0
The Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom and the Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0 are both softshell 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 Roam Adventure Co take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
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 Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0 counters with 68 kg, 3.46 m² of floor and sleeps 3.
On weight they are effectively level — 66 kg against 68 kg — so the roof load question resolves the same way for both. Inside, the Viken 2.1 Lagom gives 3.84 m² of sleeping floor against 3.46 m², about 11 percent more, though both are rated for 3. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
The Viken 2.1 Lagom uses 2.5 cm aluminium honeycomb sandwich base (rated to 300 kg) with aluminium and stainless-steel hardware; the Vagabond 2.0 uses insulated aluminium base. Canvas differs too: 420D ripstop polyester oxford tent and roof, UV- and mould-resistant; water columns 6500 mm (tent) / 3500 mm (roof) against 600D poly/cotton ripstop; 420D PU nylon rainfly. Closed, the Vagabond 2.0 sits 12 cm lower on the roof — 23 cm against 35 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
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
Roam Adventure Co
Vagabond 2.0
Roam's insulated-base fold-out softshell for two to three, with an included annex, a skylight and a high-R-value memory-foam mattress.
- Insulated base, R-10 mattress
- Annex and skylight included
- 2-year warranty
- ~5 min softshell setup
Which one to pick
Take the Viken 2.1 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 | Softshell | Softshell |
| Opening style | Fold-out | Fold-out |
| Sleeps | 3 | 3 |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $2,480— worst of the tents compared | $2,399— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 146 lb— best of the tents compared | 150 lb— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 5 ft 5 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 8 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 1 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft— best of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 13.8 in— worst of the tents compared | 9.1 in— best of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 7 ft 10 in— worst of the tents compared | 8 ft— best of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 5 ft 3 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 8 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 41.3 sq ft— best of the tents compared | 37.2 sq ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 4 ft 5 in | — |
| Mattress thickness | 2.8 in— best of the tents compared | 2.5 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~5 minest. | 5 min |
| Shell material | 2.5 cm aluminium honeycomb sandwich base (rated to 300 kg) with aluminium and stainless-steel hardware | Insulated aluminium base |
| Fabric | 420D ripstop polyester oxford tent and roof, UV- and mould-resistant; water columns 6500 mm (tent) / 3500 mm (roof) | 600D poly/cotton ripstop; 420D PU nylon rainfly |
| Warranty | 2years | 2years |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | — | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | Yes |
| Annex available | Yes | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Harva Outdoors product page | Roam Adventure Co product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom and the Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0.