Gasell Adventure GC132 vs iKamper Skycamp 3.0

The Gasell Adventure GC132 and the iKamper Skycamp 3.0 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 iKamper take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.

Inside, the Skycamp 3.0 gives 4.12 m² of sleeping floor against 2.44 m², about 69 percent more, and it sleeps 4 to the GC132's 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. The GC132 lists $312 lower, at $3,113 against $3,425.

They open differently: the GC132 is a clamshell and the Skycamp 3.0 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 GC132 uses aluminum; the Skycamp 3.0 uses dual-layer fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) with 25 mm air insulation. Canvas differs too: poly-cotton, 280 g/m2, PU-coated, 3000 mm waterproof rating against 300gsm poly-cotton blackout canvas. The GC132 adds integrated LED lighting, which the Skycamp 3.0 does not offer. Closed, the GC132 sits 16 cm lower on the roof — 18 cm against 34 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.