Just a few years ago rooftop tents began popping up in the outdoor market but they were ridiculously expensive.
Pop top roof camper.
To set up your tent camper you ll use a winch or a hydraulic lift to raise the hard roof which extends with telescoping metal poles.
Sitting low to the roof of your vehicle when not in use they don t affect fuel consumption or access to low areas like a high top does.
A pop top can be a very welcome addition to a van that is already small.
What started out as a fad that only appealed to rich outdoorspeople has since become much more accessible to all campers thanks to new models for budgets of all sizes.
Overview pop tops are the ultimate camper accessory.
When parked simply turn the latches push up and you have instant headroom and natural light.
The tent that pops out of the hardshell is a weatherproof.
Most if not all pop tops can also include a bed.
Then you pull out the two bed slides by hand.
He did add in some short plywood pieces to start laying out the frame of his bed.
It can give you a dedicated place to sleep and stay while providing a nice view while camping higher up.
The expandable skycamp clamshells opens with the top forming an angled section of roof wall and the bottom the platform for the mattress.