Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom vs Vickywood BIG WILLOW 4.0 (160)
The Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom and the Vickywood BIG WILLOW 4.0 (160) 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 Vickywood 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 Vickywood BIG WILLOW 4.0 (160) counters with 68 kg, 4.04 m² of floor, 115 cm of headroom 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. Floor area is close to identical at 3.84 m² and 4.04 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. Headroom separates them further: 135 cm in the Viken 2.1 Lagom against 115 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. 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 BIG WILLOW 4.0 (160) uses aluminum honeycomb base with rubberized surface.
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
Vickywood
BIG WILLOW 4.0 (160)
The BIG WILLOW 4.0 in its 160 width is the smaller of two BIG WILLOW sizes, a large soft-shell fold-out rated for up to 3 people with side-mounted gas struts assisting setup. Open dimensions are given by the maker as approximately 245 x 165 cm. It includes a dimmable USB-C LED and large roof windows.
- Large fold-out floor area
- Gas-strut assisted setup
- Headline weight states it includes mattress and ladder
- Tent fabric material not specified
Which one to pick
These two are closely matched on the numbers that usually decide it. Read the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex — and let whichever of those you will actually use break the tie.
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 | $2,470— 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— best of the tents compared | 5 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 1 in | 4 ft 1 in |
| Packed height | 13.8 in— best of the tents compared | 15.4 in— worst 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— worst of the tents compared | 5 ft 5 in— best of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 41.3 sq ft— worst of the tents compared | 43.5 sq ft— best of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 4 ft 5 in— best of the tents compared | 3 ft 9 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 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 | Aluminum honeycomb base with rubberized surface |
| Fabric | 420D ripstop polyester oxford tent and roof, UV- and mould-resistant; water columns 6500 mm (tent) / 3500 mm (roof) | — |
| Warranty | 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 | Vickywood product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Harva Outdoors Viken 2.1 Lagom and the Vickywood BIG WILLOW 4.0 (160).