Pop Top Roof Camper

A pop top can be a very welcome addition to a van that is already small.

Pop top roof camper.

Just a few years ago rooftop tents began popping up in the outdoor market but they were ridiculously expensive. The tent that pops out of the hardshell is a weatherproof. It can give you a dedicated place to sleep and stay while providing a nice view while camping higher up. What started out as a fad that only appealed to rich outdoorspeople has since become much more accessible to all campers thanks to new models for budgets of all sizes.

Overview pop tops are the ultimate camper accessory. Duck canvas makes the pop up roof the instructables projectfocused on building the camper shell as the interior is still a work in progress. Then you pull out the two bed slides by hand. Many of these pop up roofs have screen windows all around giving you panoramic views of whatever location you are camping in.

The expandable skycamp clamshells opens with the top forming an angled section of roof wall and the bottom the platform for the mattress. Sitting low to the roof of your vehicle when not in use they don t affect fuel consumption or access to low areas like a high top does. Most if not all pop tops can also include a bed. When parked simply turn the latches push up and you have instant headroom and natural light.