Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0 vs Wild Land Air Cruiser

The Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0 and the Wild Land Air Cruiser 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. Roam Adventure Co and Wild Land take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

By the numbers, the Roam Adventure Co Vagabond 2.0 brings 68 kg, 3.46 m² of floor and sleeps 3. The Wild Land Air Cruiser counters with 51 kg, 2.84 m² of floor, 145 cm of headroom and sleeps 3.

The Air Cruiser is 17 kg lighter at 51 kg against 68 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 Vagabond 2.0 gives 3.46 m² of sleeping floor against 2.84 m², about 22 percent more, though both are rated for 3. The Vagabond 2.0 lists about 20% lower than the Air Cruiser.

They open differently: the Vagabond 2.0 is a fold-out and the Air Cruiser an inflatable. That is not cosmetic — it decides whether headroom is even across the tent or tapers towards one end, and how much of the roof the tent occupies when closed. The Vagabond 2.0 uses insulated aluminium base; the Air Cruiser uses aluminium frame base. Canvas differs too: 600D poly/cotton ripstop; 420D PU nylon rainfly against 600D poly-oxford PVC-coated cover (PU5000mm); 280g rip-stop polycotton PU-coated 2000mm walls; 210D poly-oxford PU3000mm floor. Closed, the Vagabond 2.0 sits 7 cm lower on the roof — 23 cm against 30 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.