Trustmade Innovator HD vs Trustmade Wildnest Pioneer HD
Both of these are Trustmade tents, so the question is not which brand to trust but which size and configuration suits your vehicle and how you camp. The Innovator HD and the Wildnest Pioneer HD share Trustmade's construction and warranty; where they part company is in the numbers below.
The Wildnest Pioneer HD is 7.200000000000003 kg lighter at 90.3 kg against 97.5 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 2.99 m² and 2.79 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. The Wildnest Pioneer HD lists $300 lower, at $1,499 against $1,799.
Canvas differs too: 320 g polyester, YKK zips against 320 g polyester, YKK zips, flocked floor lining.
Trustmade
Innovator HD
An elevated 3-in-1 pop-up hardshell with a full-circle LED strip, USB outlet, luggage racks and a skyview window.
- ~5 s elevated pop-up
- Full-circle LED, USB outlet, luggage racks
- Skyview window
- US-only availability
Trustmade
Wildnest Pioneer HD
A 4-season pop-up hardshell with a detachable winter thermal liner, a summer side awning, USB outlet and luggage racks.
- 4-season: thermal liner + side awning
- USB outlet and luggage racks
- ~5 s pop-up
- US-only availability
Which one to pick
Take the Wildnest Pioneer HD 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 | Pop-up | Pop-up |
| Sleeps | 3 | 3 |
| Season rating | — | 4-season |
| List price | $1,799— worst of the tents compared | $1,499— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 215 lb— worst of the tents compared | 199 lb— best of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 7 ft 1 in— worst of the tents compared | 7 ft— best of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 6 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 4 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 7.9 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 | 7 ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 6 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 4 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 32.2 sq ft— best of the tents compared | 30 sq ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Interior height | — | — |
| Mattress thickness | 2.6 in | 2.6 in |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 5 sec | 5 sec |
| Shell material | Aircraft-grade aluminium | Aircraft-grade aluminium |
| Fabric | 320 g polyester, YKK zips | 320 g polyester, YKK zips, flocked floor lining |
| Warranty | — | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | Yes | — |
| Annex available | No | No |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | Yes | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Trustmade product page | Trustmade product page |
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