ARB Introduces Simpson II Rooftop Tent!!

Green Ganesha

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John B said:
I was wondering about how the tent is sealed as well, i would hope that there is some type of zippered screen trapdoor to keep out mosquito's etc.

I can only speak to the Howling Moon design, but I'm assuming it's the same. There is no trapdoor; rather, the tent is sealed along it's sloped edge, which is a mirror-image of the left side you see in the original picture. The tent is symmetrical around the forward-facing window, with a zippered door at the top of the ladder. The enclosure above and around the ladder is just a shade/rain awning. The door at the top of the ladder, and all the windows, have both solid and fine-mesh covers, separately zippered.

I've attached some pictures to hopefully illustrate. This shows the open entrance area, and the zippered doorway into the tent. (It's a Howling Moon like mine, but a narrower model.)

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My 2.4-meter tent has the same arrangement.

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Here's a shot of the interior, showing the windows open, but with the mesh in place. (Sorry for the mess; the photographer popped in unexpectedly. :eek: )

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I spoke with a couple of the folks from ARB regarding the new tent...

The tent is manufactured for ARB, so it is not a rebadge according to the gents up there. However this is a brand new tent (different than the older ARB Touring model) so they really don't have alot of exposure to it yet... they have a container load on the way so I expect that will change shortly.

As for the differences between the ARB & the Howling Moon, I would love to tell you but I don't know... but as soon as mine arrives I'll take some pictures of me using it :D:D:D
 

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