Mark's Teardrop with Roof Top Tent; can sleep four

[rebapuck]

Glad you are using it. Colorado is a beautiful place to use it.

[markhusbands]

Here's a little evening picture.



Good night.

[S. Heisley]

It looks good! Thanks for sharing!
One thing that has me head scratching is that roof top tent. The part that forms a sort of awning doesn't look like it has anything (legs or whatever) supporting the overhang. How does that work?

[markhusbands]

The ladder is weight bearing, and the hinge is very stout and can hold up a bit of weight itself. It's quite long - perhaps almost 8' - so most of a sleepers body is on the fixed portion. But it does not feel at all tippy or flimsy.

[markhusbands]

Made it out for a very fine bicycle ride on the Monarch Crest Trail, and did some dry camping with the teardrop. Here's a photo of the camper on beautiful Kenosha Pass.

[markhusbands]

Slow start to the camping season this year, for a variety of reasons, but we've played catch-up by driving from Denver to Padre Island National Seashore and spending a week camping on the beach. Not bad. Considering how good this place is as a dry (and free) camping location, I was surprised not to see another teardrop down there.

Here's mine, in any case:

[S. Heisley]

Nice! It looks like you've added more under the tent area so that you now have a tented room below.
Thanks for sharing.

[markhusbands]

Yes, I've always had the side room, but I don't always bother to use it. When deployed it means that the ladder up to the roof tent and the trailer can be accessed through a fairly well protected room. The room is a nice place to keep a drink cooler shaded, stack bins of clothes, etc.