Best SUV Tents for Camping in 2021

Transferring all of your gear from your car to your tent can be such a time waster. Instead of doing that at the beginning and end of every camping trip, get yourself a tent that connects to cars.

This way, once the tent is set up, all of your stuff is technically already inside of your tent.

SUV tents for camping also provide a place to keep all of our gear, giving you more space inside of your tent. Some even use the car as a place to sleep another person or more.

Let’s dive in and take a look at the best SUV tents of 2021.

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Best SUV Tents – Top 5

#1 Napier Family SUV Tent

The Napier Family Sportz SUV Tent comes in two different sizes and they both come in blue and white.

The tents can be attached to multiple vehicles – SUVs, CUVs, and minivans.

The smaller one is 9 x 9ft and has a peak height of 7ft, making it great for 4-5 people. It only weighs around 15kg, so it is not too heavy to carry around for a little while.

The larger one is for 5-6 people but if you use the boot of your car as a place to sleep too, more people can easily fit. The interior of the tent is 10 x 10ft and over 7ft tall. The major differences between the two is not just the size, but this tent also has a 42 square foot screen room and a 6 x 6ft awning.

I am mainly going to focus on the larger size because the tents have similar features, but the larger size has much more worth mentioning.

The screen room has a 6ft T-door that makes entering and exiting the tent extremely easy, even if more than one person wants to do so at the same time. This room is floorless though, so you need your own footprint if you want one. Although it is easier to keep clean without a floor and it’s less to carry. This room is great for lounging, cooking, eating, storage, and as an extra sleeping space on warm nights.

The entire thing, both the doors and the walls on the sides, are mainly mesh so you will have lots of ventilation coming in and be able to enjoy your surroundings. A tent with a screen room can be a bad thing because it is more space that is often left exposed to the elements – that is not the case with this one since there are zip-up flaps that you can close to cover and protect all of the mesh screens.

It’s impossible for an SUV tent camper of this size to have a super quick set up and takedown, but for sure is worth it in this case. Since this tent isn’t pre-assembled, it takes around 15 minutes to have everything connected and then pitched. It can be done by just one person, but it is easier if there are two.

Once I got the hang of it though set up did get faster and easier.

The tent can be used as a standalone shelter just in case someone needs to use the car. All you need to do is unbuckle the connecting sleeve, roll it up, then zip up that side of the tent. This zip can also provide a means of privacy between the boot of your car and the tent.

Once you return with the car, just re-attach – it’s extremely easy. The sleeve has an airtight seal so that you won’t have any air coming in from where you don’t want it and it is easier to regulate the temperature inside.

The sleeve is outfitted with dual bungee bands; a band on the outside for a snug seal on the outside, and one on the inside for extra protection. Straps and clips connect the tent to the wheel wells, trunk opening, roof rack, and even the hood. You can adjust and tighten the cinch straps as much as necessary.

Just make sure that you pitch your tent before putting the sleeve on and leave that for last. This is so to avoid damaging or tearing the sleeve during setup.

This SUV pop up tent also has gear lofts, a lantern hook to light up your tent, and two storage pockets so that everyone can keep small items organized and in one place.

In total there are three windows that provide lots of fresh air, and if you have the rainfly off you also have a mesh ceiling so that you can stargaze at night.

The expandable carry bag makes repacking easy, and it also takes up little space (30” x 12” x 12”) so that you can store it anywhere in your home.

The tent’s steel and fiberglass poles structure and the included stakes keep it stable, and the floor of the tent is made bath-tub style with polyethylene which is very durable and resilient. Polyethylene is great for ensuring the tent stays dry on the inside, even if the ground is wet.

The stakes that I mentioned are the only thing that don’t seem to be made with great quality. I prefer using more heavy-duty stakes for long-term use and peace of mind.

The rainfly is very water-resistant, as it’s made with a 1200mm PU coating and has taped seams so that rainwater cannot get into your tent. The best feature about the rainfly must be the fact that it can also become an awning and provides shade so that you can relax and enjoy your trip. Alternatively, you could also keep gear and shoes in the shade of the canopy.

What’s great about SUV camping tents is that you can store gear in the boot of your car and there is no need to stay unzipping and exiting every time you want or need something.

It should come as no surprise that this tent is on the pricier side of the spectrum, but it is the absolute best choice for families or groups of friends.

#2 Backroadz SUV Tent

Here we have one of the best SUV tents by Napier – it’s available in the color grey and weighs 1kg. With an interior of 10 x 10ft (100 square feet), and a peak height of 7ft, this tent is great for