Before you start thinking about trading in your current vehicle for a sprinter van turn your eye toward the rooftop tent company roofnest.
Sprinter roof top tent.
While a camper van will cost you money to maintain to insure and to fuel up a rooftop tent won t cost you anything after you purchase it.
The main tent is 10 x10 which i believe is the perfect size for two 2 people with a lot of gear.
The platform style aluminum rack integrates a custom wide version of the gfc roof mounted.
Basic roof top tent info.
Without the rainfly on you can watch the stars at night.
A new rooftop tent will cost you somewhere between 1 000 00 to 5 000 00 while a new camper van could cost you up to six figures.
Normally they are made of either fiberglass shells or aluminum shells.
Some pop tops especially if they go up much higher can weigh considerably more.
Its added durability doesn t come with extra weight as the front runner is the lightest on this list at 93 pounds.
Unfolding in minutes the rooftop tent provides sleeping quarters off.
Started in 2016 in boulder colorado roofnest is the brainchild of tim nickles.
Front runner s rooftop tent is a soft shell.
Rtts come in two different types.
The sprinter rb with sportsmobile s penthouse pop top more than exceeded the test weight requirements.
The roambuilt gfcrack takes sprinter vans with a rooftop tent rtt to all new heights of functional cool.
The cost differences don t end after you make your purchase either.
If you added a roof rack and much cargo you may exceed the sprinter s maximum weight.
The arb simpson iii rooftop tent paired with the annex delivers the ultimate in comfort and convenience while traveling.
I would buy this again.
Something for car camper to rvers to those living the vanlife.
It s important that you also understand a few basic concepts form rooftop tents.
The screen tent area is 6 x7 and great for extra storage.
Roof weight mercedes benz allows a maximum added roof weight to the sprinter of 660 pounds.
Hardshell tents or hard tops are either the squared shaped tents or the clamshell tents.
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This tent attaches to the suv very well and setup is easy.