Opinions on tent box?

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Hi all

Im looking for honest opinions from anyone who owns a tent box?

we have had everything else through the years static caravans touring caravans tents trailer tents etc.

the idea would just be for 1 or 2 nights one adult and one possibly two kids so I don’t think we’d need a huge set up with extra pup tents etc.

How will you feel about clambering down a ladder to go to the toilet at night?

Where will you cook?

Where will you sit when it's raining?

You could hire one to try it out. Here's one firm that does rentals.
https://roofboxed.com/products/tentbox-lite-xl-roof-tent-hire?srsltid=AfmBOorPUHJO9Mqso6lZNbDBRhOugnT-or5cByjqmsMKu-yKx7Xw1olB

Ooh thank you I didn’t know you could do that

To be honest for what I intend to use it for I wouldn’t be going in the rain and would just take a travel kettle and portable bbq and mostly eat out so I’m not too worried about that

They make me laugh. People pretending to be on safari while in a field on Anglesey.

I can't really see the point in them.

They're far more expensive than an ordinary tent.
If it's windy you'd really feel it.
You have to climb up and down a ladder.
No porch for shoes, cooking etc.

I also know someone whose tent came off while he was driving!

+1 on an ordinary tent is cheaper, smaller, more space and better in inclement weather.
If for some reason being on top of a wobbly car is worth it, then Tentbox seem well made.
But, a normal tent still to my eyes seems better.

They get stolen a lot

My friend has one and loves it. Importantly she sleeps like the dead and tends not to need to pee at night.

We were in our campervan a couple of weeks ago. Staying at a lovely bayside campsite. One night the wind was blowing hard and the woman who had a tent box had it collapse. The thought of going down the ladder in the middle of the night as well.