Freespirit Recreation Aspen Pro Standard vs Freespirit Recreation Evolution V3 XL

Both of these are Freespirit Recreation tents, so the question is not which brand to trust but which size and configuration suits your vehicle and how you camp. The Aspen Pro Standard and the Evolution V3 XL share Freespirit Recreation's construction and warranty; where they part company is in the numbers below.

The Aspen Pro Standard is 22.700000000000003 kg lighter at 60.8 kg against 83.5 kg, which on a factory roof rated for 68 to 75 kg is often the difference between a legal fit and a rack upgrade. Inside, the Evolution V3 XL gives 2.89 m² of sleeping floor against 2.39 m², about 21 percent more, and it sleeps 3 to the Aspen Pro Standard's 2. Headroom separates them further: 132.1 cm in the Aspen Pro Standard against 96.5 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. The Aspen Pro Standard lists $700 lower, at $2,895 against $3,595.

The Aspen Pro Standard uses aluminum hardshell: extruded aluminum frame, polymer corners, honeycomb aluminum top; the Evolution V3 XL uses extruded aluminum with polymer corners. Closed, the Aspen Pro Standard sits 5.400000000000002 cm lower on the roof — 18.7 cm against 24.1 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.