Comments on: ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent Detailed Review

By: stan (macka)

stan (macka) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:17:25 +0000

we would like to know how to remove mildew and stains from the canvas on a ARB Tourer rooftop camper

By: Jody

Jody — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:14:45 +0000

Christine, we were able to leave the eggshell in the roofy, it did make it quite snug, & we did take out the other bedding, pillows, doona.

By: tomas

tomas — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:54:53 +0000

I have packed the tent with a few sleeping bags and had no problem.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 05:00:36 +0000

Were you able to fold up tent with bedding left in tent? Have been told that it is not possible as the cover is a snug fit & will not allow any extra’s.

By: jody

jody — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:20:10 +0000

We travelled around Oz for nearly four months and loved our roof top, we had no problems, and could be set up and sitting down with a drink in our hands within 20 minutes! We did purchase an eggshell mattress as we found the supplied one a little thin for an extended travel, this did the trick, made the whole thing a little bulky but we worked around this issue. We experienced gale force winds at Port Gibbon SA, then torrential rain the next night same place and the tent withstood both. Not so sure about the occupants!! We had 2 days of solid rain near Broome and we found ourselves spending a lot of time in our annex. Whilst we remained relatively dry the tent did get quite wet (although it was solid rain) and it did remind us that it is still a tent. Once the rain stopped the tent dried out very quickly and this little glitch did not stop us from having the trip of a lifetime.

By: tomas

tomas — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:47:50 +0000

ARB has fixed a number of the issues with the Simpson III tent.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:15:06 +0000

I’m just completing a camping trailer in Los Angeles area.Looking for “reasonable” roof top tent. is everyone happy, have problems listed above been addressed?

By: Preecha

Preecha — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:29 +0000

Roof tent how mush?
shipping from boat to thailand.
I wont dealer sale in thailand.
thank you.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:16:20 +0000

Hi Tomas,

It looks like the improvements over the ARB Simpson II roof top tent make it quite a package.

My wife and I had the Simpson II for about 3 years and it was an excellent purchase. We spent two months travelling the Kimberley region in Western Australia for our honeymoon in 2007 and slept in the tent for most of those 2 months.

We have just recently sold the roof top tent and purchased an Oztent RV4 (the 30 second tent) ground tent as our 2 year old Labrador, Lucy, does not like being locked in the car at night when we go camping. Now she gets to lay on our feet in the tent :)

Have loved reading your reviews and I may need to purchase an ARB Simpson III for a camping trailer I’ve been planning on building!

Cheers,

Jason.

By: jody

jody — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:58:54 +0000

I bought this tent through a wholesaler in Melbourne, sold as Simpson III (although I could not find any branding on product) I returned the problem tent and after a short discussion it was replaced with a brand new one. We went camping at Wonnangatta Station on the weekend and after an uneventful setup had a great weekend. The tent was set up in about 30 minutes including the annex. This annex is very roomy, you could certainly sleep two in in comfortably. We loved the room in the rooftop and am looking forward to our 3 month trip to the Kimberleys later this year.