The Annex for the ARB Simpson III Rooftop tent is a fantastic addition. It provides an area under the tent platform that is protected from both the bugs and the elements. I’ll let the photos do most of the talking for this review. The annex is mounted to the tent platform by sliding the edges…
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ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Detailed Review
by tomas •
Tent Construction Tent Body The fabric is a heavy ripstop cotton polyester tent canvas. All fastening clips are nylon and the window and door zippers are self healing coil. I found the construction of the tent to be top notch. All the seams are very well stitched and are sealed with seam tape on the…
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ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Review – Introduction
by tomas •
This is the first in a series of posts that will be a complete review of the ARB Simpson III Rooftop tent. With adventure or overland travel, camp tends to be moved almost every night. With this type of travel, setting up and tearing down the tent consume lots of time. On one of our…
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ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Installation
by tomas •
With the ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent in the driveway I first inspected the packing looking for any external shipping damage and found one corner of the box crushed. After photos of the corner I finished unpacking the tent which I found to be double boxed with the outside box being heavy duty. Even with the…
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ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Setup
by tomas •
Using the ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent makes setting up camp a snap, taking very little time and effort. For me the following steps work well to get the tent ready to be used: Undo the 3 Velcro straps Unzip and pull the cover back Lift my rack to the correct height Undo the 2…