KAMPKEEPER SUV Car Tent Tailgate Awning for Outdoor Camping Travel

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1. Thom Verified Buyer – 30 August 2024

   Finally an inexpensive, high quantity SUV tent that is simple to set up and high quality. The material is well made with a radiant heat barrier, comes with taped seams and our first camping trip was in a deluge and the KampKeeper shrugged off the downpour without problems. It has built in screened vents, a nice, large screen window with a zippered storm flap and two entry awnings with poles. Best of all the body of the tent has only one arch fiberglass segmented pole that supports the tent by clips and a short pass through sleeve. Stakes (basic) and cords are included. This tent does NOT have a floor which is an advantage as far as I’m concerned, when I need a floor I just use a tarp, cheap and easily replaced unlike a built-in floor. Set up is simple and the unit as a whole is light and provides an ~ 7’x10′, 6’+ height, plenty big enough for two. At half the price of many similarly sized other units it’s tough to beat.
   

2. Sam Newcomer Verified Buyer – 4 February 2025

   I’ve been camping/backpacking for almost 30 years in the PNW in sun, rain, snow and did I mention rain. I know what it’s like using low quality gear and I try to avoid it if possible. This tent is AWESOME for the features/price point. The material is decent quality and holds up pretty well in moderate winds. As many reviewers have mentioned, the instructions are……limited, at best. There’s a card inside with a link to video instructions which helps, but not by much. Honestly, if you have experience setting up other tents, you can manage this. If not, probably practice in the driveway. My first set up was in the dark and even then it only took ~15 – 20 mins. My wife and I commented several times about how surprised we were on the quality and features for the price. Multiple awnings, solid stitches and construction. The stakes are standard basic tent stakes and could probably use and upgrade, but are totally usable. It doesn’t have a ground cloth/cover, which worked for us as we simply used it for a sitting area, but a ground cloth or tarp can easily be had and would work great.

   TLDR: As someone with experience with many tents over the years, I highly recommend this one for it’s features, quality, and price.
   

3. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 4 February 2025

   This tarp os huge and one person cannot set this up alone. Besides the fact that a person needs at least 3 feet of room behind their vehicle to assemble.
   

4. Daniel G Wood Verified Buyer – 2 March 2025

   Some people have left reviews say that it takes a lot of work to get the tent assembled. I found a very simple way that works. The first time you put it on your car you set it all up and adjust your straps – then all you have to do is hook it up from then on out. The first time might take you 20 minutes, but after that, it probably only takes 10 or less. 1. Lay the tent out so that they gathered side of the tent that has elastic in it is pointing towards your car.. with the hatch back down lay this part of the tent over the top of your car. There are straps on each side, run them through the loops and then weave it through your wheel on your tire. Bring the strap back up and put it into the clip at the top. Cinch the strap tight. From now on it fits your car! 2. Then lift your hatchback with the tent laying over the car. This works the easiest because you don’t have to try to get the tent wrangled over the top of a hatchback that’s open.. much easier! If you have a roof rack on your car, I would with the strap through the roof rack as well. 3. Insert the tent poles through the clips and the loop that sound to the back side of the tent. Put each end of the tent poles into the grommets. Inside of the tent, there is a black strap that is attached near where the pole is. It stretches across the inside of the tent and attaches to a clip on the other side where the pole goes through the grommet on that side. 4. Make sure all of your doors screens and everything are zipped shut, then spread the tent out away from the car and insert the stakes on each side of the door. 5. We purchased new heavy duty stakes that have a hook on them, and we put a stake in near the tire, where the tent poles come down and near the opening of the door of the tent on each side. Six stakes in total.. I’ve seen a review that says it takes two people to put this up but it definitely could be done by one person. EDIT: we have used this for 7 nights – up and down each night. We have had strong winds, thunder, lightning and rain. As long as you get better stakes with a hook and put them in tight you are good to go. We set out crates with food and some firewood along the inner flap when we had the wind. This is holding up well.