Gasell Adventure GA150 2.0 vs Howling Moon Meteor Delux

The Gasell Adventure GA150 2.0 and the Howling Moon Meteor Delux are both hybrid tents in the same part of the market, which makes them a genuine head-to-head rather than a comparison across categories. Gasell Adventure and Howling Moon take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

The GA150 2.0 is 10 kg lighter at 85 kg against 95 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 Meteor Delux gives 4.62 m² of sleeping floor against 2.8 m², about 65 percent more, though both are rated for 2. List prices are within $184 of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.

They open differently: the GA150 2.0 is a clamshell and the Meteor Delux a fold-out. 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 GA150 2.0 uses aluminum; the Meteor Delux uses aluminium hardshell with scratch-resistant RAPTOR coating. Canvas differs too: poly-cotton, 320 g/m2, PU-coated, 4000 mm waterproof rating against 329gsm ripstop poly-cotton canvas, UV50+, breathable. Closed, the GA150 2.0 sits 9 cm lower on the roof — 27 cm against 36 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.