Beyond X rooftop hub tent doubles livable volume of Jeep below

Danish camping company Fjordsen first came to our attention in 2020 with its extra-colorful inflatable rooftop tent. This year, it launched something even more eye-catching: the Beyond X hub-style rooftop tent (RTT), which rises nearly 5 feet (1.5 m) o… Continue reading Beyond X rooftop hub tent doubles livable volume of Jeep below

$2,000 IO carbon fiber rooftop tent is as light and slim as they come

A year ago, California’s Inspired Overland (IO) was busy celebrating a SEMA Global Media award for its Lightweight Rooftop Tent, to our knowledge the lightest non-inflatable clamshell RTT in the US, if not the world. Now it’s celebrating a consecutive … Continue reading $2,000 IO carbon fiber rooftop tent is as light and slim as they come

Jeep stamps its name on slick, modular pickup camper shell system

It didn’t take too long following the Gladiator’s 2018 debut for the overland market to create camper solutions for the Jeep pickup’s unique dimensions, and then the floodgates opened to let in a big wave. Now, years later, Jeep itself is getting into … Continue reading Jeep stamps its name on slick, modular pickup camper shell system

Thule Outset detachable hitch tent drops rooftop car camping to ground

Thule channels its expertise in hitch carriers and rooftop tents into a new style of vehicle tent aimed at giving car campers the best of both vehicle and ground camping … with a little trailer-style hitching/unhitching for good measure. The all-new … Continue reading Thule Outset detachable hitch tent drops rooftop car camping to ground

New hybrid rooftop tent blows up into multi-story camping complex

Many rooftop tents can expand into ground tents with add-on awnings and sidewalls, but the all-new Magic Fort from startup Thecatal reverses the process. This massive inflatable ground tent serves as both a camper and a garage, creating a glamping dupl… Continue reading New hybrid rooftop tent blows up into multi-story camping complex

Air Cruiser inflatable rooftop tent pops up with the push of a button

Although rooftop tents are designed to make camping easier, setting one up in the rain or late at night can still be a hassle. The Air Cruiser was designed with that fact in mind, as it goes up without much more than a single button-push.Continue Readi… Continue reading Air Cruiser inflatable rooftop tent pops up with the push of a button

Dometic pumps up camp with panoramic Air inflatable rooftop tent

Swedish brand Dometic has long been an inseparable part of the leisure vehicle market, its appliances and accessories featuring in RVs around the world. More recently, it’s been going lighter and faster, pushing deeper into the overland, modular camper… Continue reading Dometic pumps up camp with panoramic Air inflatable rooftop tent

Beefy hard-wall rooftop tent hauls more to camp than a Thule cargo box

Over the past decade or so, the term “RTT,” short for rooftop tent, has pushed its way into the everyday vernacular of all kinds of outdoorsy folks. AntiShanty looks to make the related “RTD,” rooftop dwelling, an official entry in that same dictionary… Continue reading Beefy hard-wall rooftop tent hauls more to camp than a Thule cargo box

Porsche will now sell you a pop-top roof camper for your 911 supercar

How many times have you found yourself out bush-bashing in a Porsche 911, catching a breathtaking view after a gnarly river crossing and thinking “damnit, if only I had somewhere convenient to sleep right now?” If it’s more than zero, you’re in luck.Co… Continue reading Porsche will now sell you a pop-top roof camper for your 911 supercar

Lightweight Terrapod Solo roof tent shelters explorers who go it alone

As brilliantly affirmed by Edward Abbey’s classic novel Desert Solitaire, there’s something deeply refreshing and profoundly inspiring about spending time alone in nature. There are plenty of solo ground tents ready to support soloists in such endeavor… Continue reading Lightweight Terrapod Solo roof tent shelters explorers who go it alone