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Thanks.  They are specialized equipment no doubt, but keep you off the cold ground, away from snakes and bears and such, things you don't encounter in the UK granted.

These are more specialized as they are for expedition type people, doing overland expeditions, and can even be mounted on top of small off-road trailers, the kind you tow behind a 4X4 like a FJ Cruiser.  See overlandjournal.com and you will see lots of refs to ARB, EEZI AWN and GORDIGEAR roof tents.

Accordong to wikipedia they are popular in Europe, there are some Italian companies making them, but the ones I see on YouTube from Maggolina or whatever look kind of lame compared to the top-dollar ARB Simpson III tent from Australia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75SgD8jG2us

This is ARB kit, but gets kind of pricey by the time they import it.

Anyone got any experience in this area?  Thnx

I've not been in one myself but there was one parked near us at a campsite in France last year.  They looked great fun, probably really comfortable and cosy inside but like someone else said, getting up in the night and clambering down the ladder for the loo might be a bit difficult

Must be pretty easy to pitch (or whatever you actually do to it...) ...?

Quote: Originally posted by petemillis on 07/9/2010

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Howling Moon ones I've read good stuff about, but they're expensive. Mate of mine, who I have seen for ages, has one on a Land Rover trailer. Read good stuff about Prime Tech ones as well (think they might be Camping Lab or something in the US). Half the price of Howling Moon, quicker to set up....and from reviews they are much better value. Would like to get one at some point to either go on my Mitsubishi or on my trailer.

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