Horntools Cloud 140 vs Howling Moon Lunar
The Horntools Cloud 140 and the Howling Moon Lunar 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. Horntools and Howling Moon take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
The Cloud 140 is 15 kg lighter at 60 kg against 75 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 3.18 m² and 3.12 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. Headroom separates them further: 122 cm in the Cloud 140 against 105 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. List prices are within $70 of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
The Cloud 140 uses PVC (matte black), aluminium frame; the Lunar uses fibreglass with scratch-resistant coating. Canvas differs too: 300 g/m2 sailcloth with PU coating; 65% polyester, 35% cotton (water column 2000 mm); canopy 210D Oxford with PU coating (3000 mm) against heavy-duty ripstop canvas with YKK zips. Closed, the Cloud 140 sits 20.5 cm lower on the roof — 12.5 cm against 33 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Horntools
Cloud 140
The Cloud is Horntools's ultra-flat triangular (wedge) roof tent for two, opening on gas springs to a peak interior height of 122 cm. It uses a matte-black PVC top shell over an aluminium frame and packs down to just 12.5 cm closed, with a 7 cm foam mattress and integrated three-mode LED lighting. Setup is quoted at under three minutes.
- Very low 12.5 cm packed height
- Gas-spring wedge opens in under three minutes
- Integrated three-mode LED lighting
- Wedge shape means interior height drops toward the foot end (min 23 cm)
Howling Moon
Lunar
The Lunar is a clamshell hardshell tent with a fibreglass top and bottom raised by a gas-strut lifting mechanism, fitted with a fully quilted 100 mm high-density foam mattress. Aluminium mounting rails are built into the top of the lid to allow fitting a solar panel or other accessories. It has large screened aperture windows and is available in black, grey or white.
- Thick 100 mm quilted foam mattress
- Fibreglass shell with lid mounting rails for solar/accessories
- Fully published open and packed dimensions
- Ladder is sold separately
Which one to pick
Take the Cloud 140 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 | Horntools Cloud 140
| |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $2,960— best of the tents compared | $3,030— worst of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 132 lb— best of the tents compared | 165 lb— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 7 ft 2 in— best of the tents compared | 7 ft 3 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 4.9 in— best of the tents compared | 13 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 7 ft 2 in— best of the tents compared | 7 ft 1 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 9 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 34.2 sq ft— best of the tents compared | 33.6 sq ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 4 ft— best of the tents compared | 3 ft 5 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 2.8 in— worst of the tents compared | 3.9 in— best of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 3 min | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | PVC (matte black), aluminium frame | Fibreglass with scratch-resistant coating |
| Fabric | 300 g/m2 sailcloth with PU coating; 65% polyester, 35% cotton (water column 2000 mm); canopy 210D Oxford with PU coating (3000 mm) | Heavy-duty ripstop canvas with YKK zips |
| Warranty | 5years | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | — | Yes |
| Carries cargo on top | — | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Horntools product page | Howling Moon product page |
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