Solid Roof Tent

Bigfoot tents explorer series hard shell roof top tent includes.

Solid roof tent.

The company uses a hard shell on top and the tent pops straight up with gas struts inside. The explorer series hard shell rooftop tent is another convenient pop up option for over landers who don t want to mess around with poles and pegs. Two main categories of roof top tent exist soft shell tents and hardshell tents. Rigid tent systems are durable insulated easy to assemble and able to withstand extremes.

Hard shell tent aluminium ladder interior light 50 cotton mattress. This shelter features a heavy duty reinforced diamond plate base with a comfy high density foam mattress. Roof top tents are shelters that can be attached to the roof rack of your vehicle to provide an elevated outdoor living space. Next you create a solid frame for the tent using a combination of 2x6s and 1x1s to customize the platform to your vehicle s roof rack.

On the other hand a few hard sided options exist these are more visually appealing and aerodynamic but come at a premium. Plus rtts often include a built in mattress so you don t have to mess around with uncomfortable air mattresses that are difficult to inflate. The outer layer is marine grade 600d rip stop polyester that is waterproof and windproof. Most tents are soft meaning they fold into a thick pvc fabric cover on your roof.

Both types are attached to your vehicle s roof rack during transportation and either flip open or pop open when parked. The tent is built using 210d nylon rainfly for maximum durability as well as mesh paneling for added ventilation on hot days. The tent that pops out of the hardshell is a weatherproof. Product line by vpe global focuses on you.

Hard shell rtts have some definite advantages over soft shells. The expandable skycamp clamshells opens with the top forming an angled section of roof wall and the bottom the platform for the mattress. The perfect solution for comfort and safety in any environment. Roofnest has taken a different approach to its tents.

First you need to create a larger platform at the top of your vehicle using particle board and 2x4s and then mount this to the roof rack. Roof top tents are designed to be more durable than ground tents and they are generally quicker and easier to set up too.