23Zero Walkabout 62 2.0 vs Dometic TRT 140 AIR

The 23Zero Walkabout 62 2.0 and the Dometic TRT 140 AIR 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. 23Zero and Dometic take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

The TRT 140 AIR is 22 kg lighter at 47 kg against 69 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 Walkabout 62 2.0 gives 3.83 m² of sleeping floor against 3.16 m², about 21 percent more, and it sleeps 3 to the TRT 140 AIR's 2. Headroom separates them further: 132 cm in the Walkabout 62 2.0 against 115 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. The Walkabout 62 2.0 lists $500 lower, at $2,000 against $2,500.

They open differently: the Walkabout 62 2.0 is a fold-out and the TRT 140 AIR 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. Canvas differs too: ECO13B recycled canvas with Light Suppression Technology against 300D ripstop polyester. Closed, the TRT 140 AIR sits 5 cm lower on the roof — 31 cm against 36 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.