Smittybilt Aluminum Pop-up vs Wild Land Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120
The Smittybilt Aluminum Pop-up and the Wild Land Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 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. Smittybilt and Wild Land take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
Inside, the Aluminum Pop-up gives 3.02 m² of sleeping floor against 2.44 m², about 24 percent more, and it sleeps 3 to the Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120's 2. List prices are within $46.98999999999978 of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
They open differently: the Aluminum Pop-up is a pop-up and the Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 a clamshell. 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 Aluminum Pop-up uses aluminum; the Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 uses aluminium honeycomb with silver coating.
Smittybilt
Aluminum Pop-up
The Aluminum Pop-up RTT is a hard-shell rooftop tent with an aluminum shell that raises vertically on gas-assisted struts to sleep 2-3 people. It shares the same footprint and external roof rack bars as Smittybilt's Aluminum Side Opening model but pops up to a taller interior peak. It includes a 2.5" high-density foam mattress, an LED light strip with remote and internal mesh storage, and carries a 661lbs load rating with a 5-year warranty.
- Vertical pop-up gives more interior peak height than Smittybilt's side-opening aluminum model
- External roof rack bars for cargo on the closed shell
- Aluminum hard shell with 5-year warranty and quick gas-assisted setup
- Manufacturer does not publish tent weight or season rating
Wild Land
Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120
The Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 is a two-person clamshell hardshell with rear entry and an aluminium-honeycomb shell, packing to a slim 18 cm. It sets up in under 60 seconds and includes dimmable LED lighting, an integrated diesel heater port, roof crossbars and a 7 cm layered mattress.
- Slim 18 cm closed profile with quick clamshell setup
- Integrated diesel heater port and roof crossbars
- 7 cm layered mattress included
- Only a single ventilation opening
Which one to pick
Take the Aluminum Pop-up if you need the sleeping room more than you need the lighter tent. 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 | Pop-up | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 3— best of the tents compared | 2— worst of the tents compared |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $2,499.99— worst of the tents compared | $2,450— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | — | 157 lb |
| Packed length | 7 ft 1 in— best of the tents compared | 7 ft 3 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 4 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 7.1 in— worst of the tents compared | 7.1 in— best of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 7 ft 1 in— best of the tents compared | 6 ft 9 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 7 in— best of the tents compared | 3 ft 10 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 32.5 sq ft— best of the tents compared | 26.3 sq ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 3 ft 9 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 2 in— best of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 2.5 in— worst of the tents compared | 2.8 in— best of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~60 secest. | 60 sec |
| Shell material | Aluminum | Aluminium honeycomb with silver coating |
| Fabric | — | 210D ripstop poly-oxford 3000mm outer; 600D rip-stop oxford PU2000mm inner and floor |
| Warranty | 5years | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | Yes |
| Roof skylight | — | — |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | Yes | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Smittybilt product page | Wild Land product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Smittybilt Aluminum Pop-up and the Wild Land Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120.