What's a good tailgate tent for a '78 40 with ambulance doors?

[TEakins]

I am wanting to get back into camping and some lightweight overlanding. I gave my big family tent to the homeless, because my family grew up. I am an old man (71) post back surgery and probably not able to handle a rooftop tent. And I would have to keep a piss jug up there. The tailgate tents I've seen are all for lift gates or tailgates. Does anyone have any experience or info on a 2-3 person tent that would accommodate the open ambulance doors? Thanks, Ted

 

[76FJ40]

Slumberjack Road House

 

[charliemeyer007]

Nice rig. Got any sewing friends? A cabin tent of your choice with an adapter tunnel from your rig to the wall of your tent. You could put some snaps on the bottom rail of the roof rack to attach the top o the tunnel and use bungie cords to hold the bottom, along with 2 cords to hold the doors open. You could add some magnets to keep the tunnel tight along the vertical sides. That way the only mod to your rig is the snaps add to the roof rack. The adaper tunnel should be large enough to be able to close the hole in the back/side wall of the tent. You could also do magnet no-see-um screen to cover the rolled down windows.

I'd get a tent that will take a wood stove just in case you want to push the seasons. There lots of designs made from like 20mm ammo cans. I just got a single pole tent 2-4 people <$220 and a small titanium wood stove for about the same price , <#15 total. This was for the 4 wheeler or the rickshaw trailer for the mt. bike.

 

[TEakins]

Slumberjack Road House

Thanks! I really like the 4 person tent with the extended awning. It would be easy to make side curtains that attach to the awning, too. It looks tall enough to deal with my 2 1/2" lift and you can stand inside. Charlies's suggestion about magnets is a really good idea (except for the tub area which is aluminum).

 

[eaj71]

oZ tent with awning room

You can leave the tent I place if you wanted to jet off for the day.

Yet back right up into it

 

[eaj71]

See pics
You get the jist

Thinking about doing this too but I already have the OZ tent so I am biased

The ARB awning room may work but once it set up you have to repack it if you want to leave

 

[TEakins]

See pics
You get the jist

Thinking about doing this too but I already have the OZ tent so I am biased

The ARB awning room may work but once it set up you have to repack it if you want to leave

The Oz tents seem a little expensive, but I really like the ARB awning room! Thanks for your suggestions.

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