preparations

SUV Tent

Overall weight: 53 lb / 24 kg

It was a simple solution, the SUV. The possibility of attachment the tent to the rear of the car giving an easy access to the luggage directly from the inside of the tent was promising.

Camp in the woods::Maine, USA::
Camp in the Woods

In order to set up a tent you always need a large flat surface. Any irregularities like rocks, roots, twigs could ruin your night. After a while, we stopped setting up a tent next to the car and connecting it mainly for two reasons, the dust on the car body and often the lack of space to park a car in the right place in order to be possible to connect it with the tent. During our expeditions, we are constantly on the move and we quickly realized that even with some practice, it takes a lot of time and effort to set up a big tent and beds. Daily morning routine was even more annoying, especially when the tent is wet after the rainy night.

Tent connected to Jeep::SUV Tent::
Tent connected to Jeep
Trunk Access::SUV Tent::
Trunk Access
Inside the Tent::SUV Tent::
Inside the Tent
Camping in Forillon N.P.::Gaspe, Quebec, Canada::
Camping in Forillon N.P.
Morning in the Needles District::Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA::
Morning in the Needles District
Camping on the Plateau::Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA::
Camping on the Plateau

After some time, we decided on a more convenient alternative to traditional tent, the rooftop pop up tent.


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