Roam Adventure Co The Desperado vs Vickywood HAZEL 130
The Roam Adventure Co The Desperado 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. Roam Adventure Co and Vickywood take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
By the numbers, the Roam Adventure Co The Desperado brings 81.6 kg and sleeps 2. The Vickywood HAZEL 130 counters with 67 kg, 2.2 m² of floor, 110 cm of headroom and sleeps 2.
The HAZEL 130 is 14.599999999999994 kg lighter at 67 kg against 81.6 kg, which on a factory roof rated for 68 to 75 kg is often the difference between a legal fit and a rack upgrade. Their list prices are within a few percent of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
The The Desperado uses aluminium extrusion with honeycomb panels; the HAZEL 130 uses ABS hard shell with special coating. Canvas differs too: 420D polyester Oxford against 300D elastic silk fabric with graphene coating, PU-coated, 5,000 mm water column, mold-resistant, UV-protected.
Roam Adventure Co
The Desperado
Roam's aluminium-honeycomb hardshell for two, opening in about 30 seconds; the maker does not publish its deployed footprint.
- ~30 s hardshell setup
- Aluminium honeycomb construction
- 2-year warranty
- Open dimensions not published
Vickywood
HAZEL 130
The HAZEL 130 is the narrower of Vickywood's two HAZEL ABS-shell tents, sold by the maker as a hardshell whose front section unzips fully for a 270-degree view. It sleeps 2 on a 110 x 200 cm area and opens on two pairs of STABILUS gas struts with a Quick-Pull drawcord to close. It ships with two 150 cm dual-tone LED strips and USB-C.
- Fully unzipping front for open-air views
- Graphene-coated 300D fabric with 5,000 mm water column
- Packed dimensions published
- Low interior peak height (approx 110 cm)
Which one to pick
Take the HAZEL 130 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 | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $3,199— worst of the tents compared | $3,120— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 180 lb— worst of the tents compared | 148 lb— best of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 6 ft 11 in— best of the tents compared | 7 ft 10 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 3 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 9.8 in | 9.8 in |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | — | 6 ft 7 in |
| Sleeping width | — | 3 ft 7 in |
| Floor area | — | 23.7 sq ft |
| Interior height | — | 3 ft 7 in |
| Mattress thickness | 2.8 in | — |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 30 sec | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | Aluminium extrusion with honeycomb panels | ABS hard shell with special coating |
| Fabric | 420D polyester Oxford | 300D elastic silk fabric with graphene coating, PU-coated, 5,000 mm water column, mold-resistant, UV-protected |
| Warranty | 2years | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | — |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Roam Adventure Co product page | Vickywood product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Roam Adventure Co The Desperado and the Vickywood HAZEL 130.