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Podcast #16 :: Rooftop Tent or Ground Tent or Wedge Camper for Overlanding?

/ April 6th, 2020

The Overland Journal Podcast #16

Principles of Overlanding :: RTT vs. Ground Tent vs. Swag vs. Habitat vs. Sleeping in the vehicle

Summary:
For this Principles of Overlanding podcast, Matt and Scott discuss the best sleeping solutions for an overland camp. They review the options of a Rooftop Tent (RTT) vs. a Ground Tent vs. a Wedge Camper (Habitat) vs. Sleeping in the vehicle, and even the Australian Swag. With well over 1,000 nights camping between the two of them, they get deep into the lessons learned camping on all seven continents.

The complete show notes are available here: https://overlandjournal.com/roof-tent-vs-ground-tent-vs-wedge-camper-vs-swag/
Listen on Apple Podcast: HERE
Listen on Google Podcast: HERE

Roof Top Tent
Comprehensive soft shell roof tent test: https://expeditionportal.com/above-the-fray-soft-shell-roof-tents/
Comprehensive hard shell roof tent test: https://expeditionportal.com/the-travelers-tree-house/

Habitat or Wedge Camper
Comprehensive test of Wedge Campers: https://expeditionportal.com/the-off-road-wedge-camper-shootout/

Scott is the publisher and co-founder of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal. His travels by 4WD and adventure motorcycle span all seven continents and include three circumnavigations of the globe. His polar travels include two vehicle crossings of Antarctica and the first long-axis crossing of Greenland. He lives in Prescott, Arizona IG: @scott.a.brady Twitter: @scott_brady