Rooftop Tents Gold Coast

Pull into camp, open the tent and the bed is already made. A rooftop tent keeps you up off the sand, the mud and the ants, and leaves the tub and the back seat free for the fridge, the water and the gear.

We fit Raxar and Alu-Cab rooftop tents, and the Rhino-Rack brackets that hold them, to roof racks, platforms and ute canopies at our Miami workshop. Choosing the tent is the easy part. The real job is making sure your roof, your rack and the mounts can carry it, both on the highway and parked at camp.

Rooftop tents we fit

Raxar quotes about 30 seconds to set up its tents, which use an extruded aluminium A-frame and come with a built-in 270 awning. Alu-Cab's Gen 3-R pops up on gas struts. Each card shows the part number and the maker's RRP for the tent itself.

Dynamic and static roof load, in plain terms

Alu-Cab's own figures for its RT-4S tent show how big the gap can be: 50 kg closed dynamic against 200 kg closed static. Size the tent and rack to the dynamic figure for driving, and the static figure for the tent with people in it at camp.

1. Vehicle roofThe maker's rating in your owner's handbook
2. Rack, platform or canopyIts own dynamic and static ratings
3. Tent and mountsThe tent, brackets and anything on top
4. Lowest number appliesThat is the limit you drive to

How heavy are they?

Weights from each maker's product details. Alu-Cab lists the Gen 3-R without the mattress and ladder and the RT-4S with them.

Roof rack, platform or canopy?

A tent needs a rated base under it. On a wagon that means load bars or a flat platform on the roof. On a ute you have a second option: mount the tent on the canopy, which keeps the cabin roof clear and puts the weight over the tub. Either way, the base has to suit the tent's footprint and mounting system. Alu-Cab recommends three 1450 mm load bars for the RT-4S, while Rhino-Rack's bracket kit lets you take a tent off a Pioneer platform when you don't need it.

Racks and canopies carry their own ratings. For example, the TrailMax roof rack for the Next Gen Ranger (104260) is rated 110 kg dynamic and 320 kg static, the Alu-Cab Contour canopy 200 kg dynamic and 400 kg static, and the Maxliner Venture Gen 2 canopy 150 kg dynamic and 350 kg static. TrailMax notes the vehicle maker's roof limit still applies even when the rack is rated higher.

See roof racks and platforms for the bars and platforms we fit, or canopies and tub covers if you want the tent on a ute canopy.

Mounting and camp extras

Prices are each maker's published RRP for the part, checked 21 October 2026, plus fitment (excl. freight). Prices on request are quoted for your vehicle. Ask for your fitted price and we text it to you within one business day.

The weight counts twice

A rooftop tent adds to your roof load and to your payload. With a bull bar, canopy, drawers, fridge and water already on board, the tent can be the item that pushes a touring ute over its GVM. Run your build through the GVM weight checker first, and see GVM upgrades if you are close to the limit.

Finish the camp

A tent is one part of a touring setup. Our camping and touring page covers awnings, hot showers and camp extras, all fitted in the same visit.

Why fit it with us in Miami

• We check your vehicle's dynamic roof rating and your rack's rating before we fit.
• Racks, platforms, canopies and tents fitted together in our Miami workshop.
• Part numbers and RRPs shown, and a fitted price texted to you within one business day.
• Zip and Afterpay available.

Questions we get asked