Maybe a great idea from down under.

Trouble is, it needs a dually and air-bags.

From a posting on Youtube "david melrose 7 months ago
Ive crossed there hundreds of times. I was really anxious throughout the video; there are huge crocs there "

With my luck, I would end up like this guy trying a river crossing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZnSAzRsum4

Roof top tent were invented in Africa, to get away from dangerous animals, most parts of the world they are not needed. There are lots of companies that make them, very expensive and inconvenient when compared to a ground tent.

We're renting a 4x4 with a rooftop this June for Oz. The one we rented in Namibia a couple of years back was just on a single cab bakkie and with a back opening canopy. This box on the back of a ute should be much handier. Both the "bakkie" we rented, and the "ute" that we will renting are Nissan Navaras, (Frontier). This time, we'll be getting a double cab turbo diesel with a side opening box. Lesson learned.

At my age, dressing in a rooftop tent requires taking some yoga lessons for preparation. The 2 inch hard foam is a bit tough on the old bones, too. But we're won't be on the ground, important to the DW.

We'll be going from Perth to Darwin through the Kimberley. Rental companies don't like the Kimberley . But Aussies consider the Kimberley in the north west of the state of Western Australia their #1 must see. You cross a few rivers without bridges. You don't do the first wade because of "salties", salt water crocs.

Look it up on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_atAxC6sIc

FreebirdFlies wrote:
I think this might be a hit with the Expedition Portal forum crowd. They tend to be young and very adventurous.
Once upon a time, I was young...... I even remember some of it. Lol
Great concept, and it looks like good execution. It is just quite a few decades to late for me.... :-)

Good thought..thanks. Did.


Gary Haupt

I think this might be a hit with the Expedition Portal forum crowd. They tend to be young and very adventurous.
Once upon a time, I was young...... I even remember some of it. Lol
Great concept, and it looks like good execution. It is just quite a few decades to late for me.... :-)

And I bet the legs could be steadied with some cross-bracing -- not hard to retrofit.

What attracted me was the module. Plus, one could pretty easily build their own, using fibreglass and so on. Just seemed like a good idea.



Gary Haupt

If you search the archives, you can find more information about similar models. Here's one of the threads. http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26782101/gotomsg/26784650.cfm#26784650