I Thought the Rooftop Tent Was the Big Upgrade… Then I Opened This Thing

I Thought the Rooftop Tent Was the Big Upgrade… I think I was wrong!

I added the new gray OPENROAD Trail Series 270-degree awning to my Tacoma Trailhunter and took it out to a real mountain campsite. Until you have had one of these, you just don't know...

See how the awning unfolds, how its shade wraps around the side and back of the truck, and how the space works with my camp chair, cooler and storage box. Once daylight fades, the built-in awning lights plug into my BLUETTI for usable campsite lighting.

The massive overhead view is one thing; fitting a 270-degree awning next to the PeakRoof LT V2 on my six-foot OPENROAD cap took some creativity. I share what I liked about the actual campsite space, the lighting and the mounting process—plus the tradeoffs that come with such a big canopy.

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0:00 Upgrading the Trail Hunter Setup
1:47 Testing the Campsite Coverage
4:06 The Reality of Mounting Hardware
6:27 Is This Upgrade Right for Your Build?