Roof Top Tents

A roof top tent puts you above the rocks, the mud and whatever walks around at night, and it pitches in about two minutes.

Hardshells like the Armadillo Horizon 3 and the Desperado pack down faster and pull less wind; softshells like ROAM’s Vagabond 2.0 and C6 Outdoor’s REV tents cost less for the floor space. Also here: Eezi-Awn’s Galaxy, Front Runner’s roof top tent, and models from 23ZERO, Freespirit Recreation, Alu-Cab and Inspired Overland.

The trade is real: the tent lives on your rack permanently, it eats roof payload, it costs you fuel economy, and you cannot drive anywhere without packing it down. Check your vehicle’s dynamic roof load before you buy — most crossover racks cannot legally carry one.