Backroadz SUV Tent

I love my Backroads tent! Loads of space and easy access to my cargo area of my Jeep. I am the envy of my camp mates!

We needed a new tent for car camping as the popup tent we previously had been using had reached the end of its useful life. We had no idea tents specifically made to attach to a SUV existed, found this one, and took a chance that it would work with our RAM Promaster City van. We did our initial backyard test setup today and it went well. It fits very nicely on the van even with the swing out doors versus the typical lift gate, attached easily to the roof rack and wheels, and gives far more useable and stand up space than we had in the past. We were a little concerned when only the first hoop was in place as the wind was blowing it sideways but worked it out. Less than 30 minutes for the first time setup seemed pretty good and no serious problems getting everything in place. Two weeks of field testing next month in state and national forest campgrounds but so far it seems like a great solution for our camping style.

This wasn't the SUV tent I was originally looking for, but it was hard to pass up at the price. It is less expensive and roomier than most competitors. One thing I liked about it is that it fits width wise between the roof rack rails on my SUV so I was able to store and transport the tent in my cargo box. Very convenient. Set up is pretty standard for anyone who has previously put up a dome tent, and ideally takes 2 people but could be done with 1 in a pinch. With the exception of the sleeve that attaches to the hatch of your SUV the design of thus tent is pretty typical of most dome tents as well. It has great height, nice bug windows that also have Mosquito netting, and a floor. It also has a convenient strap dangling from the ceiling to hold a candle lantern or light which was very convenient. The access door is quite large, you can get coolers and tables in and out no problem but you do have to crouch a bit to get in each time. The sleeve worked great! My SUV attached easily and gave me a whole other room (see photo). I was happy with the seal of the sleeve to the SUV but if you are worried about it, three bungee cords looped around the outside of your car really helps to keep the sleeve pressed up tight against the body of the car. At the connwxtion between the sleeve and tent is a Mosquito screen to keep any bugs out of the tent. The sleeve was important to me as this was the reason I bought this tent. The sleeve is also easily detached from your SUV so that you can drive away if you need to, while leaving the tent sealed and standing. Very convenient. The construction material on the tent is pretty standard. I had no problems with ripping or tearing but the tent is definitely not heavy duty. I seem to recall that it is only 800 denier. This is my biggest area of concern on terms of longevity and waterproofness. I have seen other reviews where people complained about the quality of the tent pegs. I have no such complaint. They are actually sturdier than many other recreational tent pegs and I was literally able to hammer them into dirt without deformation. Overall I am very happy with this purchase, it was affordable, easy to set up, and worked well. Just don't know about long term waterproofness or wearability.

Great accessory for extra space and privacy, and for those rainy camping days. We were 3 weeks on the road. Mounting and dismounting was easy once you get the hang of it. Only draw back: we had a 13-100 model and experienced lots of leakage at the floor seams but it was raining a lot.

Just wanted to let you folks know that the SUV tent that we bought from you guys worked wonderfully in a crazy storm that hit northern Idaho just yesterday with torrential downpour sideways winds sideways rain debris, flash flooding thunder andlightning in crazy weather and we didn’t get wet, even though we had to hold on to everything the Napier tent did what it was supposed to do. Just thought you might want to know that thank you. The grateful Golden’s