Vickywood CUMARU LIGHT 152 vs Vickywood HAZEL 155

Both of these are Vickywood tents, so the question is not which brand to trust but which size and configuration suits your vehicle and how you camp. The CUMARU LIGHT 152 and the HAZEL 155 share Vickywood's construction and warranty; where they part company is in the numbers below.

The HAZEL 155 is 6 kg lighter at 77 kg against 83 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 CUMARU LIGHT 152 gives 3.05 m² of sleeping floor against 2.7 m², about 13 percent more, though both are rated for 2. Headroom separates them further: 135 cm in the CUMARU LIGHT 152 against 110 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. The CUMARU LIGHT 152 lists $216 lower, at $3,229 against $3,445.

The CUMARU LIGHT 152 uses 6 Series aluminum; the HAZEL 155 uses ABS hard shell with special coating. Canvas differs too: recycled 320 g/m2 ripstop polyester, PU-coated; rainfly 600D Oxford polyester, PU-coated against 300D elastic silk fabric with graphene coating, PU-coated, 5,000 mm water column, mold-resistant, UV-protected. Closed, the CUMARU LIGHT 152 sits 9.3 cm lower on the roof — 15.7 cm against 25 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.