Horntools Cloud 140 vs Vickywood CUMARU EASE 135
The Horntools Cloud 140 and the Vickywood CUMARU EASE 135 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. Horntools and Vickywood take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
The Cloud 140 is 9 kg lighter at 60 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 Cloud 140 gives 3.18 m² of sleeping floor against 2.6 m², about 22 percent more, though both are rated for 2. Headroom separates them further: 145 cm in the CUMARU EASE 135 against 122 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. List prices are within $54 of each other, so price is unlikely to decide this one.
The Cloud 140 uses PVC (matte black), aluminium frame; the CUMARU EASE 135 uses aluminum 6 Series. Canvas differs too: 300 g/m2 sailcloth with PU coating; 65% polyester, 35% cotton (water column 2000 mm); canopy 210D Oxford with PU coating (3000 mm) against recycled 320 g/m2 ripstop polyester, PU-coated; rainfly 420D Oxford polyester, 5,000 mm water column, UV 50+. Closed, the Cloud 140 sits 12.5 cm lower on the roof — 12.5 cm against 25 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Horntools
Cloud 140
The Cloud is Horntools's ultra-flat triangular (wedge) roof tent for two, opening on gas springs to a peak interior height of 122 cm. It uses a matte-black PVC top shell over an aluminium frame and packs down to just 12.5 cm closed, with a 7 cm foam mattress and integrated three-mode LED lighting. Setup is quoted at under three minutes.
- Very low 12.5 cm packed height
- Gas-spring wedge opens in under three minutes
- Integrated three-mode LED lighting
- Wedge shape means interior height drops toward the foot end (min 23 cm)
Vickywood
CUMARU EASE 135
The CUMARU EASE 135 is a lightweight aluminium hardshell that opens semi-automatically on STABILUS gas struts, sleeping 2 on a 200 x 130 cm area with a 6 cm mattress. Its top shell is an integrated rack rated to 100 kg and it has two 100 cm dual-tone LED strips with USB-C. A dedicated annex fitting both the EASE and XP is offered separately.
- Semi-automatic gas-strut opening
- Integrated roof-load platform up to 100 kg
- Mattress thickness and fabric specs published
- No season rating or warranty period published
Which one to pick
Take the Cloud 140 if you need the sleeping room more than you need the lighter tent. Take the Cloud 140 if your roof load limit is the binding constraint. Beyond that the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex, cargo rails — are where the remaining difference lies.
Every specification, side by side
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | — | — |
| List price | $2,960— worst of the tents compared | $2,910— best of the tents compared |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 132 lb— best of the tents compared | 152 lb— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 7 ft 2 in— best of the tents compared | 7 ft 5 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 4.9 in— best of the tents compared | 9.8 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 7 ft 2 in— best of the tents compared | 6 ft 7 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared | 4 ft 3 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 34.2 sq ft— best of the tents compared | 28 sq ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 4 ft— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 2.8 in— best of the tents compared | 2.4 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | 3 min | ~60 secest. |
| Shell material | PVC (matte black), aluminium frame | Aluminum 6 Series |
| Fabric | 300 g/m2 sailcloth with PU coating; 65% polyester, 35% cotton (water column 2000 mm); canopy 210D Oxford with PU coating (3000 mm) | Recycled 320 g/m2 ripstop polyester, PU-coated; rainfly 420D Oxford polyester, 5,000 mm water column, UV 50+ |
| Warranty | 5years | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | — | — |
| Roof skylight | — | Yes |
| Annex available | — | Yes |
| Solar ready | — | — |
| Carries cargo on top | — | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Horntools product page | Vickywood product page |
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