Gasell Adventure GC132 vs Horntools Cloud 140

The Gasell Adventure GC132 and the Horntools Cloud 140 are both hardshell 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 Horntools take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

The Cloud 140 is 15 kg lighter at 60 kg against 75 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 Cloud 140 gives 3.18 m² of sleeping floor against 2.44 m², about 30 percent more, though both are rated for 2. Headroom separates them further: 165 cm in the GC132 against 122 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. Setup is not close. The GC132 opens as a clamshell in 60 seconds; the Cloud 140 takes 3 minutes. Over a trip with a new campsite every night, that gap compounds. List prices are within $154 of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one. Horntools also backs the Cloud 140 for 5 years against 2.

The GC132 uses aluminum; the Cloud 140 uses PVC (matte black), aluminium frame. Canvas differs too: poly-cotton, 280 g/m2, PU-coated, 3000 mm waterproof rating against 300 g/m2 sailcloth with PU coating; 65% polyester, 35% cotton (water column 2000 mm); canopy 210D Oxford with PU coating (3000 mm). Closed, the Cloud 140 sits 5.5 cm lower on the roof — 12.5 cm against 18 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.