Rooftop Tent

Camp at Lake Mungo, NSW

The ‘Howling Moon’ is a rooftop tent and was the final addition to our camping trailer. For many years, we rolled out swags in lousy weather and erected tents in the pouring rain. No doubt, having a rooftop tent avoids all the fumbling with tents in the dark, twisted ropes, and lost pegs, trying to secure the whole thing in gale-force winds.

We can pull up with a rooftop tent on the camper, and a cosy waterproof tent has popped up within five minutes. See how I fitted a rooftop tent to my electric beach trolley!

The Howling Moon rooftop tent is designed in South Africa.  The units are mounted on vehicles or trailers. Once fitted with an annexe, you have a very cosy camp environment. Packing up the tent is as easy as setting up; it folds away with your bedding.

On a trip through Lake Mungo National Park in New South Wales with the camping trailer, we were caught in torrential downpours. We had approached Mungo from the south, heading North from Benanee. So we camped the first night in the Prungle Lakes system. As we left that morning, it began to bucket down, and the roads flooded within an hour.

Arriving at Mungo National Park, fine abrasive mud caked the camper trailer. All roads were closed, and we were the only travellers in the Park. However, the rooftop tent was brilliant, and we stayed there for a few days. Thankfully, the Park Rangers were very helpful and allowed me to use their wash-down bay. With high pressure, we hosed the worst mud off.

Packed up after a sub-zero temperature night in the Snowy Mountains