Roof top tent and your dog

[Canada Mike]

Hi,

I'm wondering how you get your large breed dog (7 year old lab in my case) up into your roof top tent?

 

[Jan-78FJ40]

Hi,

I'm wondering how you get your large breed dog (7 year old lab in my case) up into your roof top tent?

Our dogs sleep downstairs in the truck.
cheers,
J

 

[bcutshall]

i was thinking about this when i was considering to roof mount or trailer mount the tent. my dog is only 40 lbs but having to carry him up the ladder and hand him off to the wife as she tries to hold him would be a little difficult being so high on top of the roof. Trailer mounted i could put him inside the tent without the need of a second set of hands.

but a dog your size, sleeping in the vehicle would probably be the easiest.

 

[schaney]

My 45 lb Border Collie is an easy lift in with a tent on a trailer. Getting a Lab up the ladder to the roof would be a workout.

 

[Corey]

Here is one way.

‪Rooftop Tent Camping with our Dog‬‏ - YouTube

 

[Hoz FJ40 CO]

Here is one way.

‪Rooftop Tent Camping with our Dog‬‏ - YouTube

Nice!!!

 

[BigRed40]

Here is one way.

‪Rooftop Tent Camping with our Dog‬‏ - YouTube

Thats pretty cool right there!

 

[cody c]

I dont know that I would want a dog sleeping in my tent, or scratching up the paint on my hood or roof.

Your tent smells like wet dog/dog breath in the morning as well.

 

[motorcoach123]

Hachi in Airtop in Fairbanks, AK. The and I with the Boston worked well in our small Airtop for 9000 kilometers to Alaska and back. FWIW.

Cheers,
Gord

 

[kybishop]

When they get older they can have a harder time with jumping. That YouTube option works well when they are young but doubt it will be jumping and climbing like that in old age. My 10 year old boxer is starting to have a harder time jumping in the back of the 80. Have to lift my 9 year old male in the back.

Not sure what you would do other than pack them up or hoist them somehow.

 

[02 Beast]

Ours sleeps in the changing room at the bottom, in his own sleeping bag.