4 season roof top tent are a new type of tents that have emerged with the development of the outdoor industry. It is installed on the roof of the car. As a car tent, where you can drive, there are campsites. It gets rid of the constraints of the environment and a lot of trouble. As a must-have equipment for field exploration and self-driving tours, but as a new thing, many people have a lot of concerns and ideas about it. In the exchange of friends, I summed it up and shared it with you.
1. Worry about high traffic police parking fines
This is a problem. The roof tents built are generally more than one meter high. Such a height is definitely not suitable for driving on the road. So it is recommended to unpack it and store it in the trunk when not in use. It’s not difficult to set up a few popular rooftop tents.
2. Worried that the roof cannot withstand collapse
It mostly depends on the model. Generally SUVs and SUVs have hard tops. The roof can carry about 300 kg. The weight of the average person and the weight of the tent will not exceed that weight. Be sure to specify when purchasing. Know the bearing capacity of your roof, as well as the weight of your tent and yourself, otherwise it will be troublesome if the roof collapses.
3. Worry about dishonest sleep or sleepwalking falls
It mainly depends on the design of the roof tent. Whether there are brackets on the side can prevent falling to the ground when sleeping, this is also a problem to consider when buying a rooftop tent, but many businesses have already thought of this, for example, the rooftop tent has railings blocking both sides, so you don’t have to worry about this.
4. Worry about going to the toilet at night
This seems more troublesome. The ground tent can sleep immediately after using the toilet, and the roof tent needs to climb a ladder, but I personally think this is not a big problem, just like you go up and down the stairs, the car on the roof is also off the ground. Just a few steps away, it would be even better if there was a whole convenient place inside the tent.
5. Worry about the ladder being stolen while sleeping
In fact, the quality of people is relatively high now, and many roof tents have hooks in front of the ladders. I don’t know how to hold them and it’s easy to make noise.
6. Worry about the volume and weight too much trouble to build
This is a real problem. Generally speaking, the ground tent weighs only a few kilograms, and the light tent weighs less than one kilogram. Compared with the roof tent of dozens of kilograms, it is indeed too heavy, but it is necessary, because to maintain the stability of the tent, the ability to resist wind and snow, etc., nothing is perfect, you need to accept its shortcomings, and also Accept it on its merits. However, there is another advantage of the roof tent, that is, it does not need anyone to carry it, and the weight disadvantage of putting it on the car is acceptable.
As for construction, there are also automatic roof tents, but they are slightly more expensive. Plus, like a hand-built rooftop tent, it’s not difficult to set up. According to the instructions, the construction can be completed quickly. It’s not that difficult for someone with strong hands-on skills.
7. Worry that the car is not suitable for installation
Roof tents can now be installed on SUVs and SUVs, as well as some small cars. The best way is to consult the seller before deciding to buy and tell them if your model is suitable for installation. The seller is still very experienced in this regard.
8. Worry that the performance is not as good as the ground tent
Including its wind resistance, rain and snow resistance, whether it is firm, etc., it involves the design, workmanship and materials of each merchant. Different rooftop tents perform differently, and you need to judge for yourself.
9. Price
The price is indeed a disadvantage, which is why roof tents are not as popular as ground tents, but then again, the cost is there and the price cannot be low. It depends on your financial means and whether you need to wait. wait.
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Post time: Jul-27-2022