Rooftop tent pros and cons

The advantages and disadvantages of roof tents are believed to be one of the topics that every friend who is about to buy a roof tent is most concerned about. Secondly, are roof tents dangerous, are roof tents safe, are roof tents practical, roof tent prices, will roof tents crush the car, can roof tents be slept in in winter, and which brand of roof tents is the best?

In fact, whether it is a roof tent or a ground tent, it has only one purpose, which is to help us sleep outdoors. Let’s first talk about the advantages of roof tents. Roof tents are divided into soft shells and hard shells, and they are generally installed on As for the roof position, the roof tent generally weighs about 50kg, so once it is installed on the roof, it is not that easy to remove it.

At present, the roof tents are windproof and rainproof, and there is a thick cushion inside the roof tent, which is very comfortable to sleep on. Secondly, the roof tent is very convenient to open and store. It can be opened in 3 minutes. 2 It can be stored in minutes. In fact, this is also the biggest advantage of roof tents. Brother Dong has seen many people using ground tents. They don’t know how to set up and they don’t know how to store them after camping. It is really laborious. In fact, it is mainly now The designs of ground tents are very complex. Some tents, especially large tents, generally require 2-3 people to set up.

Worry 1. Will a rooftop tent crush the car?

First of all, we need to understand the load-bearing capacity of the roof. The entire force of the roof will be released downward through the A-pillar, B-pillar, C-pillar on both sides, and some models also have the D-pillar. If you are familiar with the body structure, You must have thought of it. The longitudinal beams, cross beams and ABCD columns that make up the entire passenger compartment are basically high-strength steel and hot-formed ultra-high-strength steel. Not to mention the weight of several people, even if you put a car on it, it may not deform the roof. Therefore, it is self-evident at this point whether the roof tent will crush the car.

Worry 2. Is a rooftop tent comfortable to sleep on?

The old-fashioned folding roof tent has many shortcomings. It is not tightly sealed and has poor sound insulation when sleeping. You can clearly hear the slightest disturbance. Today's folding roof tents are mostly hard-shell fully automatic roof tents and hard-shell semi-automatic helicopter roof tents. These two types of roof tents have many advantages. Advantage 1: Well sealed, noise-proof, rain-proof, wind-proof and moisture-proof. Advantage 2: Save money on traveling and staying in hotels. Advantage 3: You can stay wherever you want without worrying about snakes, insects, and ants. This truly realizes the realm of "building an outdoor home and being at peace with the situation."

It should also be noted that the best crossbar must be used for the connection between the roof tent and the car body. It is recommended to use heavy-duty crossbars, especially when the off-road vehicle is driving in the mountains, the vehicle is relatively bumpy, and the tent and the connection position must be Will produce greater pulling force

There are also disadvantages to roof tents. For example, after adding a roof tent to the roof tent, the car body will become taller. We must consider the height limit in the basement or some special road sections. In addition, after installing the roof tent, there will be slight wind noise on the highway, and it will be relatively troublesome to clean.