Horntools Cloud 140 vs Vickywood HAZEL 130

The Horntools Cloud 140 and the Vickywood HAZEL 130 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 Vickywood take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Horntools Cloud 140 brings 60 kg, 3.18 m² of floor, 122 cm of headroom and sleeps 2. The Vickywood HAZEL 130 counters with 67 kg, 2.2 m² of floor, 110 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.

The Cloud 140 is 7 kg lighter at 60 kg against 67 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 Cloud 140 gives 3.18 m² of sleeping floor against 2.2 m², about 45 percent more, though both are rated for 2. Headroom separates them further: 122 cm in the Cloud 140 against 110 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 Cloud 140 uses PVC (matte black), aluminium frame; the HAZEL 130 uses ABS hard shell with special 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 300D elastic silk fabric with graphene coating, PU-coated, 5,000 mm water column, mold-resistant, UV-protected. Closed, the Cloud 140 sits 12.5 cm lower on the roof — 12.5 cm against 25 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.