Clam Shell Roof Top Tent

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Clam shell roof top tent.

This rooftop tent from raptor series is simple yet sturdy and effective and costs well under 1000 making it a budget minded camper s dream. The expandable skycamp clamshells opens with the top forming an angled section of roof wall and the bottom the platform for the mattress. With a footprint of 86 x51 this tent is big enough for two adults and their gear. It s wide enough to veyr comfortably fit two adults and with the windows on each side of the unit breathability and air.

The tentbox hardshell is a very good hard top tent with a fiberglass shell a classic box like design and a very thick mattress. Like yakima s skyrise tepui s tent is also relatively light at 105 pounds and uses the same mechanism to transform its clamshell design into a fully deployed shelter you pry it open by using the telescoping ladder. The company uses a hard shell on top and the tent pops straight up with gas struts inside. The interior volume is 90 cubic feet.

The sandpiper takes it a step further and includes a gear rack with two poles on top to replace the poles. Just remove the pvc driving cover pull the deployment strings to erect the tent attach two hooks to your vehicle and bingo your comfortable two. If tent camping seems like an attractive way of getting away from it all but you don t want the hassle of setting up and transporting all the equipment a rooftop tent is definitely worth considering. The tent that pops out of the hardshell is a weatherproof.

James baroud makes hard shell rooftop tents that pop up and are usable in mere seconds and they go back together almost as quick. Setup of this tent is about as easy as it gets. A 4 thick mattress with a utility net on the top of the inside of the tent 2 double side pockets and 2 hanging hooks. The roomy usable interior dimensions are 82 x48 x39 lxwxh.

As for differences it s slightly less finicky to work with the rainfly but the mattress is a thinner two inches.