There are endless choices when deciding how to camp. Customers have the choice of trailers, motorhomes, land vehicles and full-fledged motorhomes, but there are even simpler solutions. Rooftop tents provide a nice place to sleep without breaking the bank, and a new offering from SylvanSport called the Loft looks to turn just about any car into a motorhome.
This is SylvanSport’s first foray into rooftop tents, and it features a simple, easy-to-use design. The simple pop-up tent only takes 30 seconds to set up. Just unlock the front and rear retainers, lift, and it’s deployed with four hydraulic assist arms.
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The tent is 82.6 inches (2.1 meters) long and 50.7 inches (1.28 m) wide. It is 11 in (27 centimeters) high when closed and 41.3 in (1.1 m) high when open. The tent is big enough that you don’t have to remove the bedding before closing, making it easy to set up for the following night. Even the extendable ladder can be stored inside the closed tent. It weighs 117 pounds (53 kilograms) and can accommodate two people.
Inside, the pop-up tent offers 41 inches of headroom. It has two large doors on each side and two windows located at the front and the back. The doors have windows that feature zippered privacy panels and screens. SylvanSport constructs the shell from composite ABS and uses heavy-duty fabric for the sides.
The tent is not large, but it offers two hanging storage pockets, two elastic storage nets, an anti-condensation mat and a two-inch thick mattress.
SylvanSport designed the Loft to fit a wide range of vehicles. The tent attaches to the crossbars of the roof of the vehicle. Those who don’t want to get on the roof can choose to tow the Loft on the company’s Go Easy kayak trailer. It can carry the Loft tent, two kayaks and other gear, all of which weigh 181 kg. The trailer lowers the tent, so it is only one meter above the ground.
The Loft has an MSRP of $2,795. The Go Easy Kayak Trailer from SylvanSport starts at $2,295.
