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Rooftop Tents
Hard-shell and soft-shell tents that mount to a roof rack or bed rack. Sleep capacity, packed dimensions, and roof load are the gating specs.
ARB Altitude Rooftop Tent
ARB's flagship hardshell rooftop tent: fiberglass-composite shell, electric-actuator opening, integrated mattress, and LED interior lighting. Sized for two…
Thule Approach M Rooftop Tent
The Approach M is Thule's mid-size softshell rooftop tent, sleeping two adults and a child under a 100% recycled 600D polyester ripstop canopy. The shell opens…
23 ZERO Armadillo Horizon 2 Hardshell Rooftop Tent
The Armadillo Horizon 2 is 23 ZERO's left-opening hardshell rooftop tent, replacing the AX2 in their Armadillo line. The shell is welded 14-gauge aluminum with…
23 ZERO Breezeway 2.0 Softshell Rooftop Tent (72 in)
The 72-inch wide Breezeway 2.0 — a soft-shell rooftop tent with the highest ventilation of the 23 ZERO line (the "Breezeway" name comes from the…
23 ZERO Kabari X Hardshell Rooftop Tent
The next-generation Kabari with X-shaped opening (faster deploy than the Kabari Z's scissor lift, larger interior volume than the Kabari Lite). Hardshell…
23 ZERO Kabari Z Aluminum Z-Lift Hardshell Rooftop Tent
The Kabari Z is 23 ZERO's newer hardshell rooftop tent using a Z-Lift mechanism: scissor arms raise the aluminum shell straight up instead of folding open…
Cascadia Vehicle Tents La Sal Hardshell Tent
The La Sal is Cascadia's flagship hardshell rooftop tent, with a side-opening shell, a 3-inch jersey-cotton-wrapped mattress, and 47 inches of headroom. A…
Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Hood 2 Hardshell Rooftop Tent
The Mt. Hood 2 is Cascadia's mid-tier wedge-style hardshell rooftop tent, sized for two adults on a 54-by-90-inch sleeping surface. Aluminum shell opens…
Cascadia Vehicle Tents Pioneer 2 Softshell Tent
The Pioneer is Cascadia's softshell rooftop tent, in continuous production since 2007. Body fabric is 320 GSM canvas with a 1000D PVD shell and PVC cover…
iKamper Skycamp 4.0 Quad
A fold-out hardshell rooftop tent that doubles its footprint when open: 84⅝-by-83⅛-inch sleeping platform, sized for 3–4 people, off a 85⅜-by-55⅛-inch closed…
ROAM Adventure Co. Vagabond 2.0 Rooftop Tent (3-Person)
The Vagabond 2.0 is ROAM's 3-person softshell fold-out rooftop tent, opening to a 56-by-96-inch sleep platform from a 56-by-48-inch closed footprint. 260gsm…
ROAM Adventure Co. Vagabond 2.0 XL Rooftop Tent (4-Person)
The Vagabond 2.0 XL is the wider version of ROAM's Vagabond softshell rooftop tent, opening to a 73-by-96-inch sleep platform sized for two adults plus two…
ROAM Adventure Co. Vagabond RTT 12" Annex Extension (Black)
A 12-inch fabric extension that adds height to the standard ROAM Vagabond rooftop tent annex room. Lets taller users stand up in the annex without crouching…
23 ZERO Walkabout 2.0 56" Softshell Rooftop Tent
The Walkabout 2.0 is 23 ZERO's mid-tier softshell rooftop tent line, with the 56-inch model sized for narrower vehicle racks. The shell folds open with rainfly…
23 ZERO Walkabout RTT Annex — Tall (78 in) / 87 in
The largest of the Walkabout-compatible annex options: 78-inch tall ceiling, 87-inch wide footprint matched to the largest Walkabout tent (existing 56-inch in…
Cascadia Vehicle Tents Wasatch Hardshell Rooftop Tent
The Wasatch is Cascadia's flagship hardshell rooftop tent, a clamshell design opening to a full-height sleep area. 3-inch jersey-cotton-wrapped mattress…
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